The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
Camino Bulgaria is a new pilgrimage route in south-eastern Bulgaria, modelled on the Camino de Santiago: its first section runs 81 km from Malko Tarnovo, through the villages of the Strandzha hills and by Primorsko, to Sozopol on the Black Sea. The line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 81 km.
Stages
A suggested split into 7 days of about 11.5 km (7.2 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Malko Tarnovo to Stoilovo 10.6 km · 10.6 km from the start
- Day 2 Stoilovo to Zabernovo 11.8 km · 22 km from the start
- Day 3 Zabernovo to Vizitsa 8.1 km · 31 km from the start
- Day 4 Vizitsa to Pismenovo 16.5 km · 47 km from the start
- Day 5 Pismenovo to Primorsko 10.0 km · 57 km from the start
- Day 6 Primorsko to Dyuni Resort 16.2 km · 73 km from the start
- Day 7 Dyuni Resort to Sozopol 7.6 km · 81 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Malko Tarnovo, Burgas. 41.98004, 27.52463
Finish: near Sozopol, Burgas. 42.42191, 27.69368
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Malko Tarnovo, Burgas · The start Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Stoilovo, Malko Tarnovo · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Zabernovo, Malko Tarnovo · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Vizitsa, Malko Tarnovo · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Pismenovo, Primorsko · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Primorsko, Burgas · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Dyuni Resort, Sozopol · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Sozopol, Burgas · The finish Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.