Open AccessTrail erosion in the area of the Seven Rila Lakes Cirquе, Rila National Park, Bulgaria
Author(s) -
Radenka Mitova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
spisanie na bʺlgarskoto geologičesko družestvo/spisanie na bʺlgarskoto geologičesko družestvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1314-8680
pISSN - 0007-3938
DOI - 10.52215/rev.bgs.2021.82.3.256
Subject(s) - national park , geography , erosion , cirque , environmental science , physical geography , geology , geomorphology , archaeology , glacier
The study is of a pilot nature and aims to investigate and document the trail erosion in the Seven Rila Lakes Cirque, Rila National Park, Bulgaria. The width and maximum depth of the trails were measured in 31 randomly selected points on the trail network. The results show that in half of the studied cases there is а trail degradation, but in other cases, recovery processes are observed.