Popovo Lake
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Popovo Lake

Lake·2234m

Popovo Lake (Priest's Lake) is located in the Popovo Lake Cirque, which also holds several other smaller lakes. It is the largest lake in Pirin by surface area and depth, the fourth-largest glacial lake in Bulgaria, and the second-deepest after Okoto (The Eye) Lake in Rila. The lake has a small islet in its…

Trails through this place

Tevno Ezero Shelter – Bezbog HutModerate
Hiking·PirinModerate
7.05 km·3 h·280 m·576 m

This is one of the faster options for descending from Tevno Ezero Shelter if you plan to catch the lift from Bezbog Hut afterward. The trail is varied but mostly rocky, and the section from the Left Kraledvor Gate to the Kraledvorski Lakes is very rocky with loose, unstable boulders. Just when you reach Popovo Lake and think the hard part is over, the final ascent and descent to Bezbog Hut will prove you wrong.

Tevno Ezero ShelterBezbog Hut

Huts nearby

Bezbog Hut
≈ 1 h 20 min·trail
Tevno Ezero Shelter
≈ 1 h 40 min·trail
This place is within a protected area
PirinNational Park
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