CROSSBILL GUIDES

Rhodope Mountains

Crossbill Guide: Rhodope Mountains – Bulgaria

First print: 2013 (under the title Eastern Rhodopes)

Second Print: 2023

Text and research first print: Dirk Hilbers, Alex Tabak, Albert Vliegenthart, Herman Dierickx

Additional text and research second print: Dirk Hilbers

Editing: Dirk Hilbers, John Cantelo, Stefan Avramov, Polihron Karapachov, Desislava Kostadinova, Kim Lotterman, Gino Smeulders, Albert Vliengenthart

Illustrations: Horst Wolter

Maps: Alex Tabak, Dirk Hilbers

Type and image setting: Oscar Lourens

Print: ORO grafic projectmanagement / PNB Letland

ISBN 978-94-91648-24-3

This book is made with FSC-certified paper. The printing process is CO2-neutral through carbon-offsetting. To compensate for the CO2-emissions of the printing processes, we’ve invested in the project ’Sustainable farming for the future’. For more information, see www.southpole.com under the listed project. You can find the certificate of the carbon-offset on our website under ‘downloads’ on the Rhodope Mountains Guidebook page.

© 2023 Crossbill Guides Foundation, Arnhem, The Netherlands www.crossbillguides.org www.knnvpublishing.nl www.rewilding-rhodopes.com

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by print, photocopy, microfilm or any other means without the written permission of the Crossbill Guides Foundation.

The Crossbill Guides Foundation and its authors have done their utmost to provide accurate and current information and describe only routes, trails and tracks that are safe to explore. However, neither the Crossbill Guides Foundation nor its authors or publishers can accept responsibillity for any loss, injury or inconveniences sustained by readers as a result of the information provided in this guide.

This book is published in association with KNNV Publishing and with the generous support and information from Rewilding Rhodopes.