Rilaseen mountain hut

"Rilaseen" mountain hut
Mountain range	North-West Rila Mountains
Regions	Rila National Park
Geographical location:	42 ° 13 '11.6 " N , 23 ° 19' 18" E Coordinates: 42 ° 13 '11.6 " N , 23 ° 19' 18" E
Altitude	2150 m
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	all year round
accommodation	135 beds, 0 camps

The mountain hut "Rilaseen" ( Bulgarian хижа "Рилски езера" ; abbreviated: х. Рилски езера) is a mountain hut in the northwest of the Rila Mountains , which is located in southwest Bulgaria . The name of the mountain hut is derived from the nearby Seven Rila Lakes . The mountain hut is located at an altitude of 2150 m in the Rila National Park and has a capacity of 135 beds.

The hut has rooms with 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11 and 12 beds. Most of the small rooms have their own toilet. The sanitary facilities for the other rooms are centrally located on the individual floors.

The mountain hut is open all year round and offers a dining room, a lounge with TV and a bar.

Next to the mountain hut there is a small ski slope with a drag lift. In addition to this piste, there are much steeper slopes and opportunities for deep snow skiing .

Neighboring mountain huts and hiking routes

to the mountain hut The Seven Lakes - approx. 1 hour walk (marked path)
to the Pionerska mountain hut - approx. 1.5 hours' walk (marked path)
to the Lowna mountain hut - approx. 1 hour's walk (marked path)
to the mountain hut Wada - approx. 2.5 hours walk (marked path)
to "Dolnote esoro", the lower of the Seven Rila Lakes - about 30 minutes' walk
to the mountain hut Skakawiza - approx. 1 hour walk (marked path)
to the Skakawiza waterfall (past the Skakawiza mountain hut) - approx. 1.5 hours walk
to the Maljowiza mountain hut (past the Seven Rila Lakes ) - approx. 7 hours walk (marked path)
to the Rila monastery - approx. 7 hours walk (marked path)
to the mountain hut Iwan Wasow - approx. 3 hours walk (marked path)
Summit ascents:
- Hajduti (= summit Charamija; Bulgarian Харамията directly behind the Seven Rila Lakes, 2465 m )
- Otowiza ( Bulgarian Отовица , 2697 m )
- Damga (= Wasow summit; Bulgarian Дамга , 2669 m )

Starting points for the climb

from the town of Saparewa Banja via the mountain hut Pionerska (has a road connection) and from there with the chairlift "Rilaseen" (two-seater), whose valley station is at the mountain hut Pionerska, near the village Panichishte ( Bulgarian Паничище )
Via the Lowna mountain hut on foot to the Rilaseen mountain hut - approx. 2 to 3 hours' walk from the Pionerska mountain hut
from the village of Gowedarzi via the Wada mountain hut (paved road to there) - approx. 3.5 hours walk (marked path)

Web links

official website of the mountain hut (Bulgarian)