Benkovski Hut
Google 163 ratingsMountain or regionStara Planina
- Coordinates
- 42.781990, 24.345124
- Elevation
- 1,540 metres
- Location
- Stara Planina, Zlatitsa-Teteven Balkan, at the southwestern foot of Malki Bratanishki Ushi peak
- Capacity
- Access
- From Ribaritsa village to the hut it is 18 km, partly on a crushed-stone road and partly on a dirt track.
- Information updated
Benkovski Hut is located in the Zlatitsa-Teteven Balkan of Stara Planina, at the southwestern foot of Malki Bratanishki Ushi peak, at about 1540 m above sea level. It was built in 1932 and is a two-storey building with 61 places. It was formerly known as Bratanitsa and Vezhen. It is managed by the Vezhen Tourist Society of Teteven.
The hut has shared indoor toilets and showers, its own power supply, central heating and solid-fuel stoves, a tourist dining room, a kitchen and a buffet. Guests with dogs are accepted in a separate building.
The hut is a reserve point on the European E3 route (Kom – Emine). It is about 2 h 30 min from Vezhen Hut, about 3 h 15 min from Planinski Izvori Hut and 4–5 h from Ribaritsa village.
Amenities
- Running waterAvailable
- ElectricityAvailable
- BathAvailable
- Cooking facilitiesAvailable
Hiking routes
- from Ribaritsa village – 4–5 h
- from Anton village via the Popovi Grobove saddle – 4 h 45 min
- from Koprivshtitsa railway station via the Vartopa area – 5 h 30 min
- to Vezhen Hut via Suvatski Dol – 2 h 30 min
- to Vezhen Hut along the ridge – 3 h 30 min
- to Planinski Izvori Hut – 3 h 15 min
- to Momina Polyana Hut – 4 h 30 min
- to Paskal Hut – 6 h 15 min
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