Chalet "Bonsovi Meadows" - Mt. Dupevitsa - "Pumba" cycle track
Address
Lulin Mountain
GPS
42.6467857, 23.1889458
Length: 6.2 km | Ascent: 265 m | Descent: 265 m | Level of technical difficulty: medium (R2, T2, T3)
Level of physical exertion: medium
Duration: about 1 hour
Water: 0.5-1 l
Food: not necessary
Outreach
Trails and broken asphalt (dirt in places) road on the climb.
"Pumba" is a cycle track in Lulin Mountain, above the hut "Bonsov Meadows", built by TD "Boeritsa" with the help of Dobromir Dobrev from Bike Ventures and many volunteers in 2022-2024. The trail starts from Mt. Dupevitsa, and here is the blue-marked circular route with a climb from the hut to the summit and a descent along the bike path.
The whole route takes about an hour, and maybe a lot less - it depends on how strong you are on the climb, which is short, but quite steep, in some places even douchey. In practice, it's almost as steep as the descent, and in a few places you may have to push a bit if you don't want to strain your muscles all the way.
There is space for a few cars at the Bonsovi Meadows hut, but they are usually occupied on weekends. Then it is better to leave your car in the large car park below the hut.
Description:
From the hut "Bonsovi Meadows" (т.01) standing with your back to it, to the left and up into the forest goes a wide and clear trail marked to Mt. Dupevitsa. Take it, at the start facing a short but quite steep climb. After it, the trail splits into two - we follow the left one, which is a bit more gentle, and we come out on the asphalt road (т.02) to Mt. Dupevitsa, which is steep and quite broken. We continue the climb to the right.
Uphill we follow only the road, in places it is already dirt. We miss several left and right turns - they are marked with points in the GPS track, from point 03 to point 06. В item 07 (2.5 km) the road makes a wide turn to the right and enters through the portal of the former military unit built on Mt. Dupevitsa. After 500 m we reach the main plaza of the unit (t.08, 3.0 km). Dupevitsa Peak is to the left - we reach it on a mix of asphalt and dirt road between the abandoned buildings of the subdivision, as the т.09 climb steeply left and up to the very top (т.10). There are tables and benches for relaxation - at one of them to the left (south) the cycle path starts.
The trail is relatively flat at the start, with a few fun bubbles to pump or bounce. After a bit in т.11 we rejoin the road to Mt. Dupevitsa, but in the opposite direction and in т.08 we go to the plaza of the abandoned military unit. Here we continue along a dirt road slightly left and then slightly right (т.12) to a repeater (т.13), where the real part of the cycle route to the Bonsovi Polyani hut begins. In many places, the track runs parallel to the asphalt road on which the climb is made. В item 14 (5.3 km) cross another trail and continue along the lower part of Pumba. With a small incline and many turns the trail leads us back to the hut "Bonsovi Meadows".
Amazing track! I recommend for all MTB lovers!