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PLACE NAME: Golden Bridges, Vitosha Mountain, in Sofia, Bulgaria

STARS: 4.5/5

WE VISITED ON: Sunday, 23 April 2023, at around 1700

HOW WE GOT THERE: From our hotel, B1 Hotel Sofia, we walked across the street and caught tram/train #7 to the end. We walked about 15 minutes to catch bus# 63; the bus ride was about 50 minutes each way. Walked about 1-2 minutes to the boulders. Then, when we were ready to leave, we took bus #63 back down. **NOTE, the bus# 63 pickup location was not in exactly the same place as drop off, but a little ways farther up. Then we walked 15 minutes to catch tram/train #4 back to our hotel.

Really pleased with the public transportation here, although we don’t understand why 90+ percent of passenger don’t tag on. Maybe they’re exempt (kids, elderly)?? NOTE: at a few stops, ticket checkers hopped onboard. Again, they only checked some people’s tickets, but always checked ours.

On both the tram/train and buses, you simply tag on at any of the ticket reader machines on board with a pre-paid transportation card or credit card. If you want to pay cash, pay the driver (who 50% of the time ā€œdoesn’t have changeā€, so try to have exactly 2Lev per person each leg). Driver gives you a ticket for each person to scan at the tag on point. No tagging off on these rides.

PS Don’t follow the instructions on Google Maps via bus, as it said we had to take bus# 63Z after 63, and had more walking involved. Also, the bus stops marked on there were not accurate.

AMBIANCE: transportation was fairly average in all ways, surprisingly not crowded, and a little too warm for me (although the 4th leg had some open windows which helped cool it down).

DRESS: wear good walking shoes, especially if you’re doing any of the hikes. Also, the temperature was cool at that elevation when we went, so a light jacket this time of year is perfect.

DRIVERS: no English, but we got by without Google Translate

PRICING: we paid 2Lev pp for each leg of the journey, so a total of 16Lev ($9) for the entire trip for the 2 of us. Much cheaper than the paid tours we saw advertised.

SAW / DID: the ride up/down the mountain was forest… lots of pretty trees. Golden Bridges is a ā€œriver of bouldersā€, no actual bridges, BTW. There were only 2 groups ahead of us taking photos on boulders, so the wait for our turn was less than 15 min for a clear view up. There were hiking trails, but we didn’t have time.

SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT: tram/train & bus— signs in English would be so helpful (both on the vehicle and at the stations).

RECOMMEND?: yes, if you’re a...

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Єубаво Šø ŠæŃ€ŠøŃŃ‚Š½Š¾ Š¼ŃŃŃ‚Š¾. Златни мостове са може би най-посещаваната местност на Š’ŠøŃ‚Š¾ŃˆŠ°. ŠžŃ‰Šµ преГи Втората световна война, когато не е имало ŠæŃŠŃ‚ от Š”Š¾Ń„ŠøŃ Го Ń‚ŃƒŠŗ, Š»ŃŽŠ±ŠøŃ‚ŠµŠ»ŠøŃ‚Šµ на планината, с раници на Š³Ń€ŃŠŠ±, иГвали през почивните си Гни по малките ŠæŃŠŃ‚ечки от ŠšŠ½ŃŠ¶ŠµŠ²Š¾, Š‘Š¾ŃŠ½Š° Šø Š’Š»Š°Š“Š°Ń, за Га се Š½Š°ŃŠ»Š°Š“ŃŃ‚ на красивата прироГата. Днес м. Златни мостове (на 12 км от Š‘Š¾ŃŠ½Š°) е ŃŠ²ŃŠŃ€Š·Š°Š½Š° със столицата с автомобилен ŠæŃŠŃ‚. ŠœŠµŃŃ‚Š½Š¾ŃŃ‚Ń‚Š° Златни мостове (1390 м н.в.) се намира в среГното течение на ВлаГайска река, на границата межГу Деверен (КаменГелски) Šø ДеверозапаГен (Делимишки) Š“ŃŠ»Š¾Š²Šµ на Š’ŠøŃ‚Š¾ŃˆŠ°. Š’ŠæŠµŃ‡Š°Ń‚Š»ŃŠ²Š°Ń‰Šø са огромните овални каменни блокове от сиенит (морени) по ŃˆŠøŃ€Š¾ŠŗŠ¾Ń‚Š¾ корито на реката. Те ŠøŠ·Ń†ŃŠ»Š¾ покриват воГното течение, за наличието на което човек само се Госеща по ŠæŃ€ŠøŠ³Š»ŃƒŃˆŠµŠ½ŠøŃ Ń‚ŃŠŃ‚ŠµŠ½. ŠŸŠ¾Š²ŠµŃ‡ŠµŃ‚Š¾ морени, са покрити с Š¶ŃŠŠ»Ń‚ŠµŠ½ŠøŠŗŠ°Š²Šø лишеи, които, огрети от ŃŠ»ŃŠŠ½Ń†ŠµŃ‚Š¾, приГобиват златист Ń†Š²ŃŃ‚. Това е еГно от Š¾Š±ŃŃŠ½ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŃ‚Š° за наименованието на местността. Š”Ń€ŃƒŠ³Šø ŃŠ²ŃŠŃ€Š·Š²Š°Ń‚ името с наличието на златоносен ŠæŃŃŃŠŠŗ в реката, което ŃŃŠŃ‰Š¾ е факт. ŠœŠµŃŃ‚Š½Š¾ŃŃ‚Ń‚Š° Š²ŠæŠµŃ‡Š°Ń‚Š»ŃŠ²Š° Šø с огромните ŃŠ¼ŃŠŃ€Ń‡Š¾Š²Šø Š“ŃŠŃ€Š²ŠµŃ‚Š°, Š²ŠµŠŗŠ¾Š²Š½ŠøŃ бук Šø красивите брезички. ŠŸŠ°Š²ŠøŃ€Š°Š½ автомобилен ŠæŃŠŃ‚ ŃŠ²ŃŠŃ€Š·Š²Š° м. Златни мостове с Šæ. Š“. ā€žŠ‘Š¾Ń€ā€ (5.2 км). Той минава покрай хижите ā€žŠœŠ¾Š¼ŠøŠ½Š° ŃŠŗŠ°Š»Š°ā€, ā€žŠ¢ŠøŠ½Ń‚ŃŠ²Š°ā€, Šæ.Š“. ā€žŠ Š¾Š“ŠøŠ½Š°ā€ Šø (с отклонение от 300 м) покрай Šæ.Š“. ā€žŠ”Ń€ŠµŠ“ŠµŃ†ā€. ŠœŠµŃŃ‚Š½Š¾ŃŃ‚Ń‚Š° е ŃŠ²ŃŠŃ€Š·Š°Š½Š° с автомобилен ŠæŃŠŃ‚ Šø с хижите ā€žŠŸŠ»Š°Š½ŠøŠ½Š°Ń€ŃŠŗŠ° ŠæŠµŃŠµŠ½ā€, ā€žŠ‘Š¾ŠµŃ€ŠøŃ†Š°ā€ Šø ā€žŠšŃƒŠ¼Š°Ń‚Š°ā€. Š’ м. ŠžŃ„ŠµŠ»ŠøŠøŃ‚Šµ от ŠæŃŠŃ‚Ń има отклонение за почивните Гомове на ŠœŠŠž Šø на ŠœŠ—Š“. Š’ близост Го временната постройка на ПДД има отклонение Š²Š“ŃŃŠ½Š¾ към: Šæ. Š“. ā€žŠ¢Ń€ŠµŠ½Š“Š°Ń„ŠøŠ»Š°ā€ (2 км), Šæ. Š“. ā€žŠ ŃƒŠ“Š½ŠøŃ‡Š°Ń€ā€ Šø х. ā€žŠžŃŃ‚Ń€ŠøŃ†Š°ā€ (3 км), х. ā€žŠ•Š“ŠµŠ»Š²Š°Š¹Ńā€(3 км) Šø Šæ. Š“. ā€žŠ—Š²ŠµŠ·Š“ŠøŃ†Š°ā€(3.5 км). Много са Ń‚ŃƒŃ€ŠøŃŃ‚ŠøŃ‡ŠµŃŠŗŠøŃ‚Šµ ŠæŃŠŃ‚ŠµŠŗŠø в тази част на планината: към Š²Ń€ŃŠŃ… ŠšŠ¾ŠæŠøŃ‚Š¾Ń‚Š¾, към хижите ā€žŠœŠ¾Š¼ŠøŠ½Š° ŃŠŗŠ°Š»Š°ā€ Šø ā€žŠ”ŠµŠæŃ‚ŠµŠ¼Š²Ń€Šøā€, към Šæ. Š“. ā€žŠ‘Š¾Ń€ā€ Šø оттам, през платото – към х. ā€žŠŠ»ŠµŠŗŠ¾ā€, към хижите ā€žŠšŃƒŠ¼Š°Ń‚Š°ā€, ā€žŠžŃŃ‚Ń€ŠøŃ†Š°ā€ Šø ā€žŠ”ŠµŠ»ŠøŠ¼ŠøŃ†Š°ā€. ŠœŠµŃŃ‚Š½Š¾ŃŃ‚ Златни мостове е еГин от най-често използваните изхоГни ŠæŃƒŠ½ŠŗŃ‚ове към Черни Š²Ń€ŃŠŃ… (Ń€Š°Š·ŃŃ‚Š¾ŃŠ½ŠøŠµŃ‚Š¾ е с Гължина 8.5 км, което се ŠæŃ€ŠµŠ¾Š“Š¾Š»ŃŠ²Š° за около 2 ч. 30 мин., като се минава през х. ā€žŠšŃƒŠ¼Š°Ń‚Š°ā€, м. ŠšŠ¾Š½ŃŃ€Š½ŠøŠŗŠ° Šø заслон Дамара). До Златни мостове може Га се стигне: по ŠæŠµŃˆŠµŃ…Š¾Š“Š½Š° ŠæŃŠŃ‚ŠµŠŗŠ° от кв. ŠšŠ½ŃŠ¶ŠµŠ²Š¾ (2 ч. 30 мин.); от кв. Š’Š»Š°Š“Š°Ń по Голината на ВлаГайската река (1ч. 30 мин.); от кв. Š‘Š¾ŃŠ½Š° по Š°Š²Ń‚Š¾Š¼Š¾Š±ŠøŠ»Š½ŠøŃ ŠæŃŠŃ‚ (12 км). За произхоГа на морените по поречието на ВлаГайска река ŃŃŠŃ‰ŠµŃŃ‚Š²ŃƒŠ²Š°Ń‚ Гве теории. ДпореГ еГната те са Ń€ŠµŠ·ŃƒŠ»Ń‚Š°Ń‚ от свличането на леГниците в ŠŗŃ€Š°Ń на кватернера (Š»ŠµŠ“Š½ŠøŠŗŠ¾Š²ŠøŃŃ‚ периоГ от развитието на Š—ŠµŠ¼ŃŃ‚Š°). ДпореГ тази Ń‚ŠµŠ¾Ń€ŠøŃ леГников произхоГ имат каменните реки Šø в Š“Ń€ŃƒŠ³ŠøŃ‚Šµ части на планината. ДпореГ Š“Ń€ŃƒŠ³Š°Ń‚Š° Ń‚ŠµŠ¾Ń€ŠøŃ те са Ń€ŠµŠ·ŃƒŠ»Ń‚Š°Ń‚ от блоковото напукване на Š²ŠøŃ‚Š¾ŃˆŠŗŠøŃ монцонит с послеГващо сферично ŠøŠ·Š²ŠµŃ‚Ń€ŃŠ½Šµ. Š’ м. Златни мостове има Š½ŃŠŗŠ¾Š»ŠŗŠ¾ Š·Š°Š²ŠµŠ“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ за хранене. До Ń‚ŃƒŠŗ може Га се стигне с Š°Š²Ń‚Š¾Š±ŃƒŃŠø...

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Давам оценката си за прироГата ... с това , което ни преГлага . ДпореГ ŠŸŠžŠ”Š’Š•Š–Š”ŠŠ©Š˜Š¢Š• коментари на Š½ŃŠŗŠ¾Šø , Златните мостове са еГна малка рекичка , немного Š³Š¾Š»ŃŠ¼Š° каменна такава , много автомобили Šø еГно все по-Š°Š±ŃŃƒŃ€Š“Š½Š¾ в преГлагането си "бистро" . Š• , Га ... Ама ... ŠŠ• . ŠšŠ°Ń‚Š¾ общо название обхвата на името се Š¾Ń‚Š½Š°ŃŃ (по-скоро се е ŠæŃ€ŠµŠ²ŃŠŃ€Š½Š°Š»Š¾ в нарицателно) за Ń‚ŠµŃ€ŠøŃ‚Š¾Ń€ŠøŃŃ‚Š° на преГимно запаГните склонове на Š’ŠøŃ‚Š¾ŃˆŠ° . Ще ŠæŠ¾Š²Ń‚Š¾Ń€Ń Гуми на мнозина , че като Ń†ŃŠ»Š¾ това е местност , с Š³Š¾Š»ŃŠ¼Š¾ разнообразие от ŠæŠµŃˆŠµŃ…Š¾Š“Š½Šø Š¼Š°Ń€ŃˆŃ€ŃƒŃ‚Šø (отправна точка) , всеки преГлагащ от ŃŠ²Š¾Ń "Š“ŃŠ»" от прироГни забележителности Šø глеГки (Š½ŃŠ¼Š° Га ги описвам или назовавам - ŠžŠ¢Š˜Š”Š•Š¢Š• , ŠžŠ¢ŠšŠ Š˜Š™Š¢Š• Š“Š˜ И ИМ ДЕ ŠŠŠ”Š›ŠŠ”Š•Š¢Š• !!! Ще спомена само имена като Черни Š²Ń€ŃŠŃ… Šø Š‘Š¾ŃŠ½ŃŠŗŠø воГопаГ . Š”Ń€ŃƒŠ³Š¾Ń‚Š¾ - от вас.) . ŠžŃ‚Š“ŠµŠ»Š½Š¾ - извори (Ń‡ŠµŃˆŠ¼Šø , Š½ŃŠŗŠ¾Šø от които Š½ŠµŠæŠ¾Š“Š“ŃŠŃ€Š¶Š°Š½Šø или озаГачаващо "затапени") с питейна воГа , места за отГих (като местата за пикник , за съжаление , се Š²ŃŠŠ·ŠæŃ€ŠøŠµŠ¼Š°Ń‚ от немалко "Ń‚ŃƒŃ€ŠøŃŃ‚Šø" на елементарно биологично Šø хигиенично ниво) . Чета коментари Šø разбирам , че за мнозина характеристиката на "Š·Š°Š²ŠµŠ“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŃ‚Š°" за хранене е от ŃŃŠŃ‰ŠµŃŃ‚Š²ŠµŠ½Š¾ значение . Разбираемо е , защото носенето на Гомашна храна не е Š·Š°Š“ŃŠŠ»Š¶ŠøŃ‚ŠµŠ»Š½Š¾ . Добре ... Ами ... като Ń†ŃŠ»Š¾ се поГгответе Га ŃƒŃŠµŃ‚ŠøŃ‚Šµ липсата на аГекватна Š²Ń€ŃŠŠ·ŠŗŠ° межГу цени , качество , количество Šø не на послеГно Š¼ŃŃŃ‚о (особено) - Šø на обслужване . Или Š“Ń€ŃƒŠ³Š¾ŃŃ‡Šµ казано - байганьовска Š·Š»Š¾ŃƒŠæŠ¾Ń‚реба със склонността на Ń‚ŃƒŃ€ŠøŃŃ‚ŠøŃ‚Šµ Га Š±ŃŠŠ“ат "Гзен" , пренебрегвайки се (от страна на Ń‚ŃƒŃ€ŠøŃŃ‚ŠøŃ‚Šµ) негативи Šø Š½ŠµŃƒŠ“Š°Ń‡Šø в името на Š²Š“ŃŠŃ…Š½Š¾Š²ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ от ŠŸŃ€ŠøŃ€Š¾Š“Š°Ń‚Š° ŠæŠ¾Š·ŠøŃ‚ŠøŠ²ŠøŠ·ŃŠŠ¼ ... а Šø воГени от нормалното биологично ŃŃŠŃŃ‚Š¾ŃŠ½ŠøŠµ - глаГ . (Š’ това Š¾Ń‚Š½Š¾ŃˆŠµŠ½ŠøŠµ) Да се Ń‡ŃƒŠ“Šø човек , къГе е по-зле - на "роГното" море или на планина ? Що се Š¾Ń‚Š½Š°ŃŃ Го коментарите , че (по принцип) планината ставала автопарк , че автомобилите тровели Ń‡ŠøŃŃ‚ŠøŃ Š²ŃŠŠ·Š“ŃƒŃ… Šø прочие - ŠæŃ€ŠµŠæŠ¾Ń€ŃŠŃ‡Š²Š°Š¼ Га си припомним "Š¼ŃŠŠ»Ń‡Š°Š½ŠøŠµŃ‚Š¾" , когато преГи Š½ŃŠŗŠ¾Š»ŠŗŠ¾ гоГини ŃŠæŃ€ŃŃ…Š° Š½ŠµŠæŠµŃ‡ŠµŠ»ŠøŠ²ŃˆŠøŃ (иначе винаги ŠæŃ€ŠµŃ‚ŃŠŠæŠŗŠ°Š½ Š°Š²Ń‚Š¾Š±ŃƒŃ ā„–163) ... или ŃŃŠŃ‰Š¾Ń‚Š¾ Š¼ŃŠŠ»Ń‡Š°Š½ŠøŠµ при ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ²Š°Ń‚Š° на "Š½ŠµŃƒŃ€ŠµŠ“ŠøŃ†Šø" около Š°Š²Ń‚Š¾Š±ŃƒŃŠ° на "ЛиГл" ... или (това ми е Š»ŃŽŠ±ŠøŠ¼Š¾Ń‚о) когато се оказа , че "Генонощно" ŠøŠ·Š²ŃŠŃ€ŃˆŠ²Š°Ń‰ŠøŃŃ‚ се ремонт на ŠŗŠ°Š±ŠøŠ½ŠŗŠ¾Š²ŠøŃ лифт (Димеоново) Š²ŃŃŠŃ‰Š½Š¾ŃŃ‚ Š²ŃŠŠ¾Š±Ń‰Šµ не се ŠøŠ·ŠæŃŠŠ»Š½ŃŠ²Š° пораГи липса на части ( ??!!??!!?? :-) :-) ;-) ;-) ) - а , то май не се оказа ремонт , а липса на "съгласуване" при опитите за извличане на лични изгоГи от страна на "еГните" Šø "Š“Ń€ŃƒŠ³ŠøŃ‚Šµ" в схемата ... Šø т.н. , Šø т.н. . Има много какво Га се направи по Š²ŃŠŠæŃ€Š¾ŃŠ° за Š¾Š±Ń‰ŠµŃŃ‚Š²ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ Š°Š²Ń‚Š¾Š±ŃƒŃŠµŠ½ Šø Š“Ń€ŃƒŠ³ транспорт , за Га се преГпочете преГ Š°Š²Ń‚Š¾Š¼Š¾Š±ŠøŠ»Š½ŠøŃ собствен Ń‚Š°ŠŗŃŠŠ² . ŠšŠ°ŠŗŃ‚Š¾ Šø има много какво Š“Ń€ŃƒŠ³Š¾ Га се споГели (Šø реагира ŃŃ€ŠµŃ‰Ńƒ което) , относно незаконната ŠµŠŗŃŠæŠ»Š¾Š°Ń‚Š°Ń†ŠøŃ Šø/или неправилното стопанисване на прироГните...

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PLACE NAME: Golden Bridges, Vitosha Mountain, in Sofia, Bulgaria STARS: 4.5/5 WE VISITED ON: Sunday, 23 April 2023, at around 1700 HOW WE GOT THERE: From our hotel, B1 Hotel Sofia, we walked across the street and caught tram/train #7 to the end. We walked about 15 minutes to catch bus# 63; the bus ride was about 50 minutes each way. Walked about 1-2 minutes to the boulders. Then, when we were ready to leave, we took bus #63 back down. **NOTE, the bus# 63 pickup location was not in exactly the same place as drop off, but a little ways farther up. Then we walked 15 minutes to catch tram/train #4 back to our hotel. Really pleased with the public transportation here, although we don’t understand why 90+ percent of passenger don’t tag on. Maybe they’re exempt (kids, elderly)?? NOTE: at a few stops, ticket checkers hopped onboard. Again, they only checked some people’s tickets, but always checked ours. On both the tram/train and buses, you simply tag on at any of the ticket reader machines on board with a pre-paid transportation card or credit card. If you want to pay cash, pay the driver (who 50% of the time ā€œdoesn’t have changeā€, so try to have exactly 2Lev per person each leg). Driver gives you a ticket for each person to scan at the tag on point. No tagging off on these rides. PS Don’t follow the instructions on Google Maps via bus, as it said we had to take bus# 63Z after 63, and had more walking involved. Also, the bus stops marked on there were not accurate. AMBIANCE: transportation was fairly average in all ways, surprisingly not crowded, and a little too warm for me (although the 4th leg had some open windows which helped cool it down). DRESS: wear good walking shoes, especially if you’re doing any of the hikes. Also, the temperature was cool at that elevation when we went, so a light jacket this time of year is perfect. DRIVERS: no English, but we got by without Google Translate PRICING: we paid 2Lev pp for each leg of the journey, so a total of 16Lev ($9) for the entire trip for the 2 of us. Much cheaper than the paid tours we saw advertised. SAW / DID: the ride up/down the mountain was forest… lots of pretty trees. Golden Bridges is a ā€œriver of bouldersā€, no actual bridges, BTW. There were only 2 groups ahead of us taking photos on boulders, so the wait for our turn was less than 15 min for a clear view up. There were hiking trails, but we didn’t have time. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT: tram/train & bus— signs in English would be so helpful (both on the vehicle and at the stations). RECOMMEND?: yes, if you’re a nature lover
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Signage is pretty awful, if you're not with a local, try to know what you're looking for it was a weekday and there was almost nobody around. I ended up (unintentionally) doing 16 km as I went to boyana waterfalls from the Golden Bridges side. With a boyana lake bonus stopover. If you're doing boyana, be sure to watch for the signs, there are a few in English with warnings about the dangers. I would stick to boyana as then you don't have to take a bus up the mtn and search for trailheads. Many of the signs are in disrepair and far above ones Line of Sight, so the language is an extra challenge
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A well maintained and marked trail suitable for all ages and easily accessible from downtown Sofia either by car or the 63 bus (Golden Bridges is the last stop and the bus runs roughly every 30 minutes). It follows the path of the Stone River giving initial views of the giant boulders in the river. It connects with the network of trails and huts/hotels that cover this part of the mountain. It's a steady uphill gradient and the 2.5km to Kumata hut will take around an hour depending on the time of year. It's also where you'll find the largest high mountain peat reserve in Bulgaria
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PLACE NAME: Golden Bridges, Vitosha Mountain, in Sofia, Bulgaria STARS: 4.5/5 WE VISITED ON: Sunday, 23 April 2023, at around 1700 HOW WE GOT THERE: From our hotel, B1 Hotel Sofia, we walked across the street and caught tram/train #7 to the end. We walked about 15 minutes to catch bus# 63; the bus ride was about 50 minutes each way. Walked about 1-2 minutes to the boulders. Then, when we were ready to leave, we took bus #63 back down. **NOTE, the bus# 63 pickup location was not in exactly the same place as drop off, but a little ways farther up. Then we walked 15 minutes to catch tram/train #4 back to our hotel. Really pleased with the public transportation here, although we don’t understand why 90+ percent of passenger don’t tag on. Maybe they’re exempt (kids, elderly)?? NOTE: at a few stops, ticket checkers hopped onboard. Again, they only checked some people’s tickets, but always checked ours. On both the tram/train and buses, you simply tag on at any of the ticket reader machines on board with a pre-paid transportation card or credit card. If you want to pay cash, pay the driver (who 50% of the time ā€œdoesn’t have changeā€, so try to have exactly 2Lev per person each leg). Driver gives you a ticket for each person to scan at the tag on point. No tagging off on these rides. PS Don’t follow the instructions on Google Maps via bus, as it said we had to take bus# 63Z after 63, and had more walking involved. Also, the bus stops marked on there were not accurate. AMBIANCE: transportation was fairly average in all ways, surprisingly not crowded, and a little too warm for me (although the 4th leg had some open windows which helped cool it down). DRESS: wear good walking shoes, especially if you’re doing any of the hikes. Also, the temperature was cool at that elevation when we went, so a light jacket this time of year is perfect. DRIVERS: no English, but we got by without Google Translate PRICING: we paid 2Lev pp for each leg of the journey, so a total of 16Lev ($9) for the entire trip for the 2 of us. Much cheaper than the paid tours we saw advertised. SAW / DID: the ride up/down the mountain was forest… lots of pretty trees. Golden Bridges is a ā€œriver of bouldersā€, no actual bridges, BTW. There were only 2 groups ahead of us taking photos on boulders, so the wait for our turn was less than 15 min for a clear view up. There were hiking trails, but we didn’t have time. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT: tram/train & bus— signs in English would be so helpful (both on the vehicle and at the stations). RECOMMEND?: yes, if you’re a nature lover
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Signage is pretty awful, if you're not with a local, try to know what you're looking for it was a weekday and there was almost nobody around. I ended up (unintentionally) doing 16 km as I went to boyana waterfalls from the Golden Bridges side. With a boyana lake bonus stopover. If you're doing boyana, be sure to watch for the signs, there are a few in English with warnings about the dangers. I would stick to boyana as then you don't have to take a bus up the mtn and search for trailheads. Many of the signs are in disrepair and far above ones Line of Sight, so the language is an extra challenge
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A well maintained and marked trail suitable for all ages and easily accessible from downtown Sofia either by car or the 63 bus (Golden Bridges is the last stop and the bus runs roughly every 30 minutes). It follows the path of the Stone River giving initial views of the giant boulders in the river. It connects with the network of trails and huts/hotels that cover this part of the mountain. It's a steady uphill gradient and the 2.5km to Kumata hut will take around an hour depending on the time of year. It's also where you'll find the largest high mountain peat reserve in Bulgaria
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