Cycling along the White River trail and Lake Karandila

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This Sunday my friends and I cycled in Karandila - a beautiful mountain area, part of the Stara Planina.

Early in the morning we loaded the bicycles onto the cars and left Burgas to head to the city of Sliven.

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The cable car lift that connects Sliven with Karandila was shut down for over a year for repairs. Last month the lift was launched and of course it was adapted for bicycles.

My friends and I headed to the beginning of the lift station. And it was a good thing we went before 8 am, because soon after that we would have had a hard time finding parking spaces. It was Sunday - the weather was nice and many people wanted to spend the day off high in the mountains.

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We prepared the bikes and headed forward.

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Getting on the lift was quick and the actual journey to the top took 20 minutes.

The views during the trip were magnificent.

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In front was the mountain and the closer we got to it, the more beautiful the panoramic view of the city opened up.

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At the top, we were waiting for everyone to gather.

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To get to one of the downhill trails, we had to ride our bikes on asphalt to Kutelka Peak.

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In a short time, we passed through sections with alternating temperature ranges. In places, there was even snow.

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We stopped for a short rest near Kutelka Peak. Here too there were patches of snow and also lots of crocuses and other spring flowers.

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The path we went down is called "White River". At first it started quite steep, but then there was a nice and beautiful forest section through which we rode.

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Along the way there is a stone fountain "White River".

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After descending the trail, we entered the city.

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Another lift ride was ahead.

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After we got on the bike, we rode our bikes towards Lake Karandila. There we met up with other friends of ours who had come by car.

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Lake Karadilla was frozen.

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The nature around was waking up and it was so nice to be around. So we took a break here.

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There were gazebos and children's play structures built around, and there were many other people around spending the day off in nature.

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After the break, it was time to head back to the cars and head home. We had a great day filled with lots of emotions and wonderful experiences.

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Thank you for stopping by!

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Curated by friendlymoose

А така! Сефтосали сте обнвения лифт преди мен :)
и благодаря за снимките, че нямам фейсбук да видя... а разбрах че имало навалица :)

и сте обиколили яките места... браво! ;)

Много весело беше 🙂. Карандила е толкова красива! Идеален е лифта 👍

Заповядайте отново!
и аз ще го пробвам благодарение на снимките :)

Благодаря 🙂