The maiden's leap waterfall
It drops about ten metres, its name from a local legend.
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A narrow gorge cut by the Negovanka river through limestone near the village of Emen, with walls reaching about seventy metres, running some three kilometres. The gorge is a nature reserve with an ecological walking trail equipped with wooden bridges and metal steps following the river and crossing it repeatedly. The path is relatively easy and clear, taking about ninety minutes there and back. It ends at the Momin Skok waterfall — the maiden's leap — which drops about ten metres into a rock pool. The name comes from a local legend about a girl who jumped to escape abduction in Ottoman times, a story that recurs in different forms at many Balkan sites. The area is karst: the limestone is riddled with caves, and high cave mouths open in the gorge walls, some of them used in the Stone Age. The trail is public and free, and the river's volume is seasonal.
It drops about ten metres, its name from a local legend.
High openings, some used in the Stone Age.
The trail is equipped and crosses the river repeatedly.
Emen village, west of Veliko Tarnovo
Terrain formed when slightly acidic water dissolves limestone over thousands of years, producing a system of caves, underground channels, sinkholes and narrow gorges. Its characteristic sign is that rivers may disappear underground and reappear. Bulgaria is rich in it: more than six thousand caves are recorded, among them large ones open to visitors such as Magura, Devetashka and Saeva Dupka.
Yes for children from about six upwards: the path is short, relatively easy and entertaining with its bridges and repeated river crossings. But it is not fully secured in places and does not suit pushchairs at all. Avoid it after heavy rain or in early spring, when the river may rise and cover the crossings.
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