Spano Pole Shelter
Google 413 ratingsMountain or regionPirin
- Coordinates
- 41.711408, 23.401544
- Elevation
- 2,050 metres
- Location
- Northern Pirin, in the southern part of the Malko Spano Pole cirque, below the southwestern slopes of Bashliyski Chukar, on the left bank of the Malka Spanopolska River
- Access
- Reached on foot only – about 3 h 30 min from Yane Sandanski Hut (Popina Laka), which is served by an asphalt road from Sandanski.
- Information updated
Spano Pole Shelter is located in northern Pirin, in the southern part of the Malko Spano Pole cirque, below the southwestern slopes of Bashliyski Chukar peak, on the left bank of the Malka Spanopolska River, at about 2,050 m above sea level. It is also known as "The Mushrooms" because of its metal roofs with white dots on a red background.
It consists of ten single-storey wooden bungalows on stilts, each for two people, and a building with a tourist canteen and kitchen. Food is served on site.
The shelter is a starting point for excursions to Bashliyski Chukar, Bunderishki Chukar, Spanopolski Chukar, Malkospanopolsko Lake and the Chairski Lakes. It is reached on foot from Yane Sandanski, Vihren and Sinanitsa huts.
Amenities
- Cooking facilitiesAvailable
Hiking routes
- from Yane Sandanski Hut (Popina Laka) – 3 h 30 min, yellow markings, then the brown trail toward Begovitsa Hut past Golyamo Spano Pole
- from Vihren Hut – 3 h, yellow markings, then the brown trail toward Begovitsa Hut
- from Sinanitsa Hut – 3 h, brown markings toward Begovitsa Hut
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