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Perelik Hut

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Mountain or regionRhodopes

Coordinates
41.610306, 24.596237
Elevation
1,970 metres
Location
Western Rhodopes, Perelik section, Sovatya locality, at the foot of Golyam Perelik peak
Capacity
35 beds
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Perelik Hut is located in the Sovatya locality in the Perelik section of the Western Rhodopes, at the foot of Golyam Perelik peak (2,191 m). It was built by hikers from Shiroka Laka in 1936–1938 and renovated in 1959. It is run by the Perelik Tourist Society in Shiroka Laka.

The hut is a complex of a massive two-storey building and two seasonal wooden bungalows with 35 places in total. It has a tourist dining hall and kitchen, outdoor sanitary facilities and a bathroom, and in the cold season it is heated with solid-fuel stoves.

The hut is a point on the European E-8 route and a starting point for Golyam Perelik peak, reached in about 1 h 15 min. The peak is no. 85 of the "100 National Tourist Sites" and no. 7 of the "Conqueror of the 10 Mountain Peaks" movements of the Bulgarian Tourist Union.

Amenities

  • BathAvailable
  • Cooking facilitiesAvailable

Hiking routes

  • from Preval saddle (Smolyan – Devin road) – 1 h 45 min, along 5 km of asphalt and gravel road
  • from Shiroka Laka village via Gela village – 3 h 30 min
  • from Golyam Perelik peak – 1 h 15 min
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