Kartala

Bulgaria · Blagoevgrad · 1437m · Score: 4.00716883116883/10

About Kartala

A rugged, off-grid escape in the Rila Mountains where wild hiking trails and deep powder attract those seeking raw nature over luxury.

Day	Min / max	Sky	Precipitation	Sunshine
Sun, Sep 20	10 / 16 °C	rain showers	dry	2 h sun
Mon, Sep 21	8 / 15 °C	partly cloudy	dry	5 h sun
Tue, Sep 22	1 / 9 °C	clear sky	dry	9 h sun
Wed, Sep 23	0 / 8 °C	partly cloudy	dry	8 h sun
Thu, Sep 24	0 / 9 °C	clear sky	dry	8 h sun
Fri, Sep 25	2 / 11 °C	partly cloudy	dry	5 h sun
Sat, Sep 26	3 / 13 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
Sun, Sep 27	4 / 17 °C	clear sky	dry	9 h sun
Mon, Sep 28	6 / 14 °C	clear sky	dry	10 h sun
Tue, Sep 29	5 / 13 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-20 21:27 UTC.

4 curated hiking trails around Kartala, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

ST507 Rila Monastery - khiza Makadoniya

23 km · +938 m

Stage in the Sultans Trail, a historic and cultural long-distance hiking route from Vienna to Istanbul.
ST508 khiza Makadoniya - Belitsa (Bear Park)

15.3 km · +1022 m

Stage in the Sultans Trail, a historic and cultural long-distance hiking route from Vienna to Istanbul.
Бодрост - Царев връх

7.7 km · +1252 m
х. Добърско - х. Македония

5.5 km · +45 m

Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.