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On reaching pole no. 307, you now begin a steep ascent towards the next peak, but thankfully, after only about 5mins climb, you can bend away left on the summer trail to cut more gently across the northwestern flank of the ridge. Then 10mins later, having passed above a rocky spur, you arrive at the fountain Sladkoto Izvorche (1660m). Fill up your bottles here, as the water supply at hizha Eho is not always reliable.

Continuing north-northeast across the western flank of Yumruka (1819m), loop through the top edge of the beech forest high above the valley of the Ribaritsa, to emerge after 25mins at the saddle Zhelyazna Vrata. Here, above the path, is the small stone Holy Trinity chapel and a junction – a green-blazed trail cuts back right leading to Rozino, while a yellow-blazed trail that also breaks off right leads to Hristo Danovo. You keep straight on along the ridge for another 5mins to arrive at hizha Eho (1645m).

Hizha Eho, which can accommodate about 40 people, is beautifully sited. It stands tucked in beneath Kavladan (1710m) at the far side of the saddle, looking west across the Tsarichina Reserve and the labyrinthine network of forested valleys that mark the headwaters of the River Ribaritsa. You will need to bring your own food and, more importantly, enough water, just in case the hut’s supplies have run low.