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Shumen Region

Madara Fortress Ruins – Madara Rider Relief loop from Madara Rider

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Bulgaria

Shumen Region

Madara Fortress Ruins – Madara Rider Relief loop from Madara Rider

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5.0

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Madara Fortress Ruins – Madara Rider Relief loop from Madara Rider

01:35

5.16km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Мадарски скални венци

Провадийско-Роякско плато

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.77 km

Dry Waterfall Cave (Sukhiyat Vodopad), Madara Rock Formations

Highlight • Cave

3.65 km

Madara Fortress Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

A rock staircase with 386 steps climbs the Madar Plateau. It leads to the Madar Fortress. It existed until 1386-1388, when it was conquered by the Ottomans. It is shaped …

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4.10 km

Old Bulgarian pagan cult complex. It includes a large, flat-on-top piece of rock, used in cult ceremonies. Several premises were built around it, and aboive it there is an artificially levelled rock site. This is a place, filled with energy.

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4.36 km

Madara Rider Relief

Highlight • Monument

Nice place with fortress and beautiful rocks and semi-caves

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4.71 km

Madara Caves

Highlight • Cave

Here you will find several caves, all of which are accessible. There is a church in a cave. The caves have been used since the Stone Age (200,000 BC).

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5.16 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.16 km

1.81 km

180 m

Surfaces

3.91 km

1.07 km

180 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

31°C

17°C

24 %

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