Dragalevtsi Monastery – Kikish Shelter – Kikish Peak

To reach the trailhead, we start from the Dragalevtsi Monastery and head toward the bus stop (of city bus 66) and its adjacent parking lot, or begin from the bus stop/parking lot itself. There, we briefly pick up the blue markers of the low-mountain ring trail, which must be left behind at the first signposted fork. While the ring trail continues to the left toward the Dragalevtsi River, we head straight up the wide path, which has a sign for the Kikish Shelter at its start. About fifty meters up, however, we must turn off to the right. Keep a close eye out here, as there are no signs and the fork is not entirely obvious. Just a short distance into the forest along this path, the first trail marker appears. After crossing the asphalt road once again, we are in the forest for the remainder of the trail.

From the Kikish Shelter to the peak, it is a short, level walk. We start along the main trail coming from the Kamen Del Hut, which continues toward The Chimneys (Kominite) and the Bai Krastyo Shelter. After a few minutes, a fork comes into view. The path to the Plateau branches off to the right, the main route to the Bai Krastyo Shelter continues straight ahead, and the peak lies to the left. The path to the "summit" is flat and leads through the forest, passing a small group of rocks on the left before emerging onto a clearing on a natural terrace, which offers a view of Sofia. This exact place is Kikish Peak.