Ray Hut
Google 1,295 ratingsMountain or regionStara Planina
- Coordinates
- 42.696769, 24.931100
- Elevation
- 1,440 metres
- Location
- Stara Planina, Central Balkan National Park, in the Raya locality at the southern foot of Botev Peak, below the Raysko Praskalo waterfall
- Capacity
- Access
- No road reaches the hut; it is reached on foot from Kalofer.
- Information updated
Ray Hut is a massive three-storey building with a capacity of 120 beds, in rooms for 10 or more people. It was built in 1939–1940 and is run by the Haydut tourist society of Kalofer. The hut has a tourist canteen and an outdoor sanitary block with showers.
It lies in Central Balkan National Park, at the southern foot of Botev Peak, below the Raysko Praskalo waterfall. No road reaches the hut, and from Kalofer it is reached on foot along a marked trail. The hut is a starting point for Botev Peak.
Amenities
- BathAvailable
- Cooking facilitiesAvailable
Hiking routes
- from Panitsite (750 m), near Kalofer – about 4.5 h, blue-on-white marking
- from the hut to the Raysko Praskalo waterfall – about 30 min
- to Botev Peak – about 2.5–3 h
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