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Source of the Struma River

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Source of the Struma River

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Source of the Struma River

Name: Source of the Struma River
Rating: 2

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Location: Pernik Region, Bulgaria

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1. Fizkulturnik Hut (Kupena, Akademika, Prof. Ivan Staikov) – Skoparnik Peak loop from Zheleznitsa

18.4km

07:04

1,150m

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2. Cherni Vrah Peak – View from Cherni Vrah Summit loop from Chuypetlovo

19.3km

07:09

1,080m

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3. Cherni Vrah Peak – View from Cherni Vrah Summit loop from zh.k. Planinski gledki

21.3km

07:47

1,150m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Valentin Andreev 🇧🇬

August 7, 2025

The Struma River originates from here – from the southern slopes of Vitosha, at an altitude of about 2,200 meters, not far from Cherni Vruh peak. Here, among the high mountain grasses and the silence of the Vitosha massif, one of the most significant rivers of Southwestern Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula begins its journey.

With a length of about 415 km, of which 290 km are on the territory of Bulgaria, the Struma passes through numerous natural and historical areas. It flows through the Pernik and Kyustendil regions, through the picturesque Struma Valley and the Sandansko-Petrichka Valley, irrigating fertile lands and providing water for people and nature.

After leaving Bulgaria, the river continues its path through Northern Greece, passes by the city of Serres and flows into the Aegean Sea at the Orphanos Bay. The Struma is an important natural and economic resource, and its valley has been used since ancient times as a natural corridor between the interior of the Balkans and the White Sea.

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Elevation 2,190 m

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Location: Pernik Region, Bulgaria

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Source of the Struma River

1. Fizkulturnik Hut (Kupena, Akademika, Prof. Ivan Staikov) – Skoparnik Peak loop from Zheleznitsa

2. Cherni Vrah Peak – View from Cherni Vrah Summit loop from Chuypetlovo

3. Cherni Vrah Peak – View from Cherni Vrah Summit loop from zh.k. Planinski gledki

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