Skakawiza mountain hut
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| Mountain range | North-West Rila Mountains | |
| Regions | Rila National Park | |
| Geographical location: | 42 ° 13 '48.6 " N , 23 ° 18' 12.3" E | |
| Altitude | 1876 m | |
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| Built | 1921-1922 | |
| Construction type | Hut; stone | |
| Usual opening times | all year round | |
| accommodation | 79 beds, 0 camps | |
The mountain hut "Skakawiza" (Bulgar. Хижа "Скакавица"; abbreviated: х. Скакавица) was the first mountain hut in Bulgaria . It was built in 1921 and 1922 by tourists and members of the Dupnitsa City Tourist Association . The mountain hut is located 1876 meters above sea level in the northwest of the Rila Mountains, which in turn are located in the southwest of Bulgaria.
The hut is located in the Rila National Park , in the Skakawischka Valley, in the Goljama Skakawiza area , on the eastern slope of the 2531 m high Kabul summit.
The building is a massive, three-story construction with 79 beds, its own sanitary facilities, water supply and its own power supply from a water-powered generator. It is heated with stoves for solid fuels. There is a dining room, a kitchen and a small bar for tourists.
The mountain hut is listed as number 25 among the 100 national tourist objects of Bulgaria created by the Bulgarian Tourist Board.
Neighboring mountain huts and hiking routes
- to the Skakawiza waterfall - about 30 minutes' walk
- to the Pionerska mountain hut - approx. 1.5 hours walk
- to the basin with the Seven Rila Lakes (past Lake Babreka [the kidney]) - approx. 1.5 hours walk
- to the mountain hut Iwan Wasow (along the Suchija ridges ) - approx. 4 hours walk
- to the mountain hut The Seven Lakes - approx. 1.45 hours walk (marked path)
- to the Rilaseen mountain hut - approx. 1 hour's walk (marked path)
- to the Lowna mountain hut - approx. 1.5 hours' walk (marked path)
- to the mountain peak of Kabul - approx. 2 hours walk (marked path)
- to the mountain summit Otowischki - approx. 2.3 hours walk (marked path)
- to the mountain hut Wada - approx. 2.5 hours walk (marked path)
- to the Maljowiza mountain hut - approx. 6 hours' walk (marked path)
- to the Rila monastery - approx. 7 hours walk (marked path)
Starting points for the ascent to the Skakawiza mountain hut
- from Panichishte village (Bulgarian Паничище) - approx. 2.5 hours walk
- from the town of Saparewa Banya - approx. 4 hours walk