Besna Kobila (

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: Бесна Кобила, , meaning "mad mare") is a

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in southeastern

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and small

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. Its eponymous highest peak has an elevation of 1,923 m. It lies 35 km to the east from the city of

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. There is a mountain

chalet A chalet (pronounced in British English; in American English usually ), also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-suppo ...

Besna Kobila from where it takes an hour to hour and a half to reach the summit on foot. It is known for its stormy weather, so the best months for climbing are during the warmer part of the year. Besna Kobila used to have 9 months of snow a year, which makes it suitable for ski tourism. As of 2010, there is only the mountain chalet, which has been used for accommodation of students. The "skyway" (''nebeski put'') – road running over the vast pastures on the highland – lies at the altitude of 1800 m and is suitable for

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, safari bus and

off-roading Off-roading is the activity of driving or riding in a vehicle on unpaved surfaces such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. Types of off-roading range in intensity, from leisure drives with unmodified vehicl ...

. There are ambitious plans to build a bigger ski center on the mountain, and the municipality is searching for foreign investors.

Gallery

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External links

Ski center Besna Kobila

off-roading and biking tour on Besna Kobila
Photos Mountains of Serbia Rhodope mountain range {{Serbia-geo-stub