Emen Canyon

What do we need to know?

The Emen Canyon is a canyon of the Negovanka River (the right tributary of Rositsa from the Yantra Basin) in Northern Bulgaria, in the Middle Fore-Balkan, between the Plateau Plouzna in the West and the Turnovo Heights to the East in the Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo. The entire canyon is a picturesque antecedent gorge.

The breach is divided into two parts. Upper Boaz and Lower Boaz is about 5 km in total, with a small valley extension in the village Emen. The average altitude of the two canyons is about 228 m.

The upper boaz starts about 3 km northwest of the village of Novo Selo, 302 m above sea level, it heads to the northeast and after about 3 km ends southwest from the village of Emen at 238 m above sea level. Its average altitude is about 270 m. The entire gorge is common in Apt and Urgos limestone, with the surrounding slopes steep, steep, somewhere over 50 m high, with many waterfalls and caves.

The lower boaz starts immediately northeast of the village of Emen, at 225 m above sea level, it is directed northeast and after about 2 km ends at the tail of Negovanka dam at 180 m altitude. Its average altitude is about 200 m. The entire gorge is common in Apt and Urgos limestone, with the surrounding slopes steep, somewhere steep. This section reveals the most beautiful part of the canyon, and there is an eco-path that runs along the entire length of the Lower Boaz. It begins with the Emen cave, located on the left bank of the river, passing through the waterfall “Momin skok”, which is the narrowest part of the canyon and ends at the bottom of the Negovanka dam.

The Enamine Canyon is declared a protected area.

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