Sultan's Trail Section 5: Sofia - Rhodope - Edirne

Sofia → Samokov

Section of the Sultans Trail, a historic and cultural long-distance hiking route from Vienna to Istanbul.

Length: 635.9 km
Walking time: approx. 205:15 h
Ascent: 17172 m
Descent: 17693 m

Walking time without breaks, calculated from length and elevation using the hiking standard DIN 33466 (per hour: 4 km, 300 m uphill, 500 m downhill).

Elevation profile

1,000 m 2,000 m

205 km 328 km 0 km 628 km

Elevation profile calculated by Fairvisit from satellite elevation data. Ascent and descent usually differ by up to about 10 %, more on steep terrain.

Start

Coordinates 42.69662, 23.32187

Sofia

Along the way

Finish

Coordinates 41.67703, 26.55577

Samokov