Pashovi skali, natural monument in the Western Rhodopes, Bulgaria

Pashovi skali is a rock ridge in the Western Rhodopes, a natural monument of 2.1 hectares that rises from the northwest above the valley of the Luta River, a left tributary of the Chepinska River. It lies about 2 km south of Yundola, near the villages of Pashovi and Sveta Petka. The ridge is known for Sedum stefco, Sempervivum ciliosum and Aquilegia vulgaris growing within its bounds.

Pashovi skali was declared a natural monument on 8 January 1981 to protect the rock massif. The site covers 2.1 hectares in the Western Rhodopes, where the rock crown rises from the northwest above the valley of the Luta River, a left tributary of the Chepinska River.

The name Pashovi skali comes from the nearby village of Pashovi. The rock crown rises over the valley of the Luta River, a left tributary of the Chepinska River, about 2 km south of Yundola. Within the monument grow Sedum stefco, Sempervivum ciliosum and Aquilegia vulgaris, plants a visitor can look for on the rocks.

The site is about 2 km south of Yundola. The usual approach is from the St. Petka chapel in Yundola, roughly 35 minutes on foot. A second route from the Yundola hut via Sheytanka peak is not passable, because the path enters the fenced enclosure of the Yundola training forest holding capercaillie, fallow deer, wild boar and mouflon.

The second approach, from Yundola hut over Sheytanka peak, cannot be completed: the path enters the fenced enclosure of the Yundola training and experimental forestry holding of the University of Forestry, where capercaillie, fallow deer, wild boar and mouflon are bred. The only open route is the roughly 35-minute walk from the St. Petka chapel in Yundola.