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Golden Bridges

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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 “doesn’t have change”, 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 “river of boulders”, 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
Naheed GNaheed G
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
StevenSteven
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 “doesn’t have change”, 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 “river of boulders”, 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 “doesn’t have change”, 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 “river of boulders”, 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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Хубаво и приятно място. Златни мостове са може би най-посещаваната местност на Витоша. Още преди Втората световна война, когато не е имало път от София до тук, любителите на планината, с раници на гръб, идвали през почивните си дни по малките пътечки от Княжево, Бояна и Владая, за да се насладят на красивата природата. Днес м. Златни мостове (на 12 км от Бояна) е свързана със столицата с автомобилен път. Местността Златни мостове (1390 м н.в.) се намира в средното течение на Владайска река, на границата между Северен (Каменделски) и Северозападен (Селимишки) дялове на Витоша. Впечатляващи са огромните овални каменни блокове от сиенит (морени) по широкото корито на реката. Те изцяло покриват водното течение, за наличието на което човек само се досеща по приглушения тътен. Повечето морени, са покрити с жълтеникави лишеи, които, огрети от слънцето, придобиват златист цвят. Това е едно от обясненията за наименованието на местността. Други свързват името с наличието на златоносен пясък в реката, което също е факт. Местността впечатлява и с огромните смърчови дървета, вековния бук и красивите брезички. Павиран автомобилен път свързва м. Златни мостове с п. д. „Бор” (5.2 км). Той минава покрай хижите „Момина скала”, „Тинтява”, п.д. „Родина” и (с отклонение от 300 м) покрай п.д. „Средец”. Местността е свързана с автомобилен път и с хижите „Планинарска песен”, „Боерица” и „Кумата”. В м. Офелиите от пътя има отклонение за почивните домове на МНО и на МЗГ. В близост до временната постройка на ПСС има отклонение вдясно към: п. д. „Трендафила” (2 км), п. д. „Рудничар” и х. „Острица” (3 км), х. „Еделвайс”(3 км) и п. д. „Звездица”(3.5 км). Много са туристическите пътеки в тази част на планината: към връх Копитото, към хижите „Момина скала” и „Септември”, към п. д. „Бор” и оттам, през платото – към х. „Алеко”, към хижите „Кумата”, „Острица” и „Селимица”. Местност Златни мостове е един от най-често използваните изходни пунктове към Черни връх (разстоянието е с дължина 8.5 км, което се преодолява за около 2 ч. 30 мин., като се минава през х. „Кумата”, м. Конярника и заслон Самара). До Златни мостове може да се стигне: по пешеходна пътека от кв. Княжево (2 ч. 30 мин.); от кв. Владая по долината на Владайската река (1ч. 30 мин.); от кв. Бояна по автомобилния път (12 км). За произхода на морените по поречието на Владайска река съществуват две теории. Според едната те са резултат от свличането на ледниците в края на кватернера (ледниковият период от развитието на Земята). Според тази теория ледников произход имат каменните реки и в другите части на планината. Според другата теория те са резултат от блоковото напукване на витошкия монцонит с последващо сферично изветряне. В м. Златни мостове има няколко заведения за хранене. До тук може да се стигне с автобуси...

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16w

Давам оценката си за природата ... с това , което ни предлага . Според ПОДВЕЖДАЩИТЕ коментари на някои , Златните мостове са една малка рекичка , немного голяма каменна такава , много автомобили и едно все по-абсурдно в предлагането си "бистро" . Е , да ... Ама ... НЕ . Като общо название обхвата на името се отнася (по-скоро се е превърнало в нарицателно) за територията на предимно западните склонове на Витоша . Ще повторя думи на мнозина , че като цяло това е местност , с голямо разнообразие от пешеходни маршрути (отправна точка) , всеки предлагащ от своя "дял" от природни забележителности и гледки (няма да ги описвам или назовавам - ОТИДЕТЕ , ОТКРИЙТЕ ГИ И ИМ СЕ НАСЛАДЕТЕ !!! Ще спомена само имена като Черни връх и Боянски водопад . Другото - от вас.) . Отделно - извори (чешми , някои от които неподдържани или озадачаващо "затапени") с питейна вода , места за отдих (като местата за пикник , за съжаление , се възприемат от немалко "туристи" на елементарно биологично и хигиенично ниво) . Чета коментари и разбирам , че за мнозина характеристиката на "заведенията" за хранене е от съществено значение . Разбираемо е , защото носенето на домашна храна не е задължително . Добре ... Ами ... като цяло се подгответе да усетите липсата на адекватна връзка между цени , качество , количество и не на последно място (особено) - и на обслужване . Или другояче казано - байганьовска злоупотреба със склонността на туристите да бъдат "дзен" , пренебрегвайки се (от страна на туристите) негативи и неудачи в името на вдъхновения от Природата позитивизъм ... а и водени от нормалното биологично състояние - глад . (В това отношение) Да се чуди човек , къде е по-зле - на "родното" море или на планина ? Що се отнася до коментарите , че (по принцип) планината ставала автопарк , че автомобилите тровели чистия въздух и прочие - препоръчвам да си припомним "мълчанието" , когато преди няколко години спряха непечелившия (иначе винаги претъпкан автобус №163) ... или същото мълчание при появата на "неуредици" около автобуса на "Лидл" ... или (това ми е любимото) когато се оказа , че "денонощно" извършващият се ремонт на кабинковия лифт (Симеоново) всъщност въобще не се изпълнява поради липса на части ( ??!!??!!?? :-) :-) ;-) ;-) ) - а , то май не се оказа ремонт , а липса на "съгласуване" при опитите за извличане на лични изгоди от страна на "едните" и "другите" в схемата ... и т.н. , и т.н. . Има много какво да се направи по въпроса за обществения автобусен и друг транспорт , за да се предпочете пред автомобилния собствен такъв . Както и има много какво друго да се сподели (и реагира срещу което) , относно незаконната експлоатация и/или неправилното стопанисване на природните...

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