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Varvarski bani - Hizha Ravno bore - Smadenica

Mountain bike area · Bulgaria

Is it worth the trip?

57Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: Muddy: give the trails a rest, Later: slick: wet roots and rocks, Rain 34 mm in the last two days

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Muddy
Rain 2 days
34 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
11°C

Tue 3 · 33 out of 100

Trail
Muddy
Rain 2 days
35.4 mm
Rain
18.6 mm
Air
8°C

Wed 4 · 59 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
24.5 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 57 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
20.3 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 60 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Sat 7 · 57 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 57 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 136, poor
  2. Mon 261, good
  3. Tue 333, poor
  4. Wed 459, fair
  5. Thu 557, fair
  6. Fri 660, good
  7. Sat 757, fair
  8. Sun 857, fair
  9. Mon 998, good
  10. Tue 10100, good

The spot in two facts

  • 16 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Best in Sep7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Varvarski bani - Hizha Ravno bore - Smadenica
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*36, poorUnknown2.8 mm23.9 mm8°C
Mon 2Nov61, goodMuddy34 mm0.6 mm11°C
Tue 3Nov33, poorMuddy35.4 mm18.6 mm8°C
Wed 4Nov59, fairSlick24.5 mm0 mm9°C
Thu 5Nov57, fairSlick20.3 mm0.6 mm7°C
Fri 6Nov60, goodSlick0.6 mm0 mm10°C
Sat 7Nov57, fairSlick0.6 mm0 mm8°C
Sun 8Nov57, fairSlick0 mm0 mm9°C
Mon 9Nov98, goodTacky0 mm0.3 mm11°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodTacky0.6 mm0 mm13°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About Varvarski bani - Hizha Ravno bore - Smadenica

16 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Feb to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Velingrad.

  • Routes 16 mountain bike routes mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,300–US$2,490 each

about US$1,300–US$2,490 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SOF, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$556–US$1,160
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$228–US$382
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$194–US$355
Totalabout US$1,300–US$2,490

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Velingrad

Closest

Velingrad

27 min by car

See places to stay in Velingrad · Booking.com

About Velingrad its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 05m

About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SOF, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 1h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.