Beklemeto Pass, Mountain pass in Stara Planina range, Bulgaria.

Beklemeto Pass, also called Troyan Pass, is a mountain saddle in the Troyan section of the Stara Planina, the highest pass in the range at 1,525.5 meters. The 40.8-kilometer road starts at 523 meters in Balkanets, climbs 18.1 kilometers through beech forests to the saddle, then descends 22.7 kilometers with many bends on the steep southern slope to Karnare at 562 meters.

The pass formed part of the Roman road Via Trayana, with ancient fortresses positioned on its northern and southern sides to guard the crossing. These fortifications show how vital this route was for ancient trade and military movement.

The name Beklemeto is Turkish for guard, a reference to the pass's role as a watched crossing. The old name Troyan Pass comes from the road's Roman name, Via Traiana, linked to Emperor Trajan. Near the saddle, the foundations of the Roman roadside station Montemno are still visible.

The pass is closed to motor vehicles in winter because of heavy snowfall and drifting; it is not maintained then. The 40.8 km route runs from Balakanets at 523 m to Beklemeto at 1,525.5 m, then descends 22.7 km to Karnare at 562 m. The E3 hiking route crosses the saddle from west to east, marked with red stripes; Kozya Stena hut is 2:15 hours west.

The Arch of Freedom on Goraltepe peak (1,595 m) stands about a 15-minute walk east of the pass, reached by a narrow paved road from the southern side of the ridge through the Kostov Polugar area. The 35-metre concrete structure, designed by architect Georgi Stoilov and sculptor Velichko Minekov, depicts Bulgarian haiduts and partisans alongside Russian and Soviet soldiers, greeted with bread and salt by women in folk dress in 1878 and 1944. From its platform the Botev peak and the Rhodope, Rila and Sredna Gora ranges are visible.