Golyamata Gramada ( bg, Голямата грамада, ‘Big Pile’) is one of the largest

stone rivers A stone run (called also ''stone river'', ''stone stream'' or ''stone sea''Vitosha Mountain Vitosha ( bg, Витоша ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Conven ...

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. The feature is situated in the upper valley of Vitoshka Bistritsa River in

Bistrishko Branishte Bistrishko Branishte ( bg, Бистришко бранище) is a nature reserve in the Vitosha Nature Park on Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria. It was established in 1934, together with Vitosha Nature Park. Since 1977 it has been a biosphere r ...

Nature Reserve, extending near 1 km, and up to 300 m wide. The stone river is ‘descending’ from elevation 1900 m above sea level at the foothills of Golyam Rezen Peak to 1550 m off the track between Bistritsa village and

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site (1810 m), the most popular tourist centre on Vitosha Mountain accessible also from

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

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.Vitosha Map.
Vitosha Nature Park website: Navigable map.

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Golyamata Gramada (‘Big Pile’) Stone River, Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria.
(centred on the feature)

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Rock formations of Bulgaria Vitosha Landforms of Sofia City Province {{Bulgaria-geo-stub

See also

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