Chudnite Skali
Chudnite Skali are a rock formation in eastern Bulgaria, declared a natural landmark on 17 February 1949 with a territory of 12.5 ha or 0.12 km2.
Description
Chudnite Skali are located at an altitude of 170 m in the eastern Balkan Mountains on the boundary with the fore-Balkan, lying some 4 km south of the village of Varna Province|Asparuhovo] in Dalgopol Municipality of Varna Province. They rise over the right banks of the river Luda Kamchiya in the upper part of the Tsonevo Reservoir.Chudnite Skali are a group of three rock massifs in the shape of tower-like needles with a height ranging between 15 and 40–50 m. They were formed as a result of wind erosion and the effects of the river water on the soft Paleocene limestone foundation. The rocks are micritic limestones with many flint concretions that give the outcrops a pitted appearance. The colour is light grey. There are a number of caves, crevasses and outcrops in the vicinity providing habitat for many plant and animal species, including birds of prey.
The formation is easily accessible with three tunnels of a small branch off the third class III-208 road Vetrino–Dalgopol–Aytos dug underneath the very rocks, linking the nearby villages of Asparuhovo and Dobromir. Across Chudnite skali is the bridge of railway line No. 3 Sofia–Karlovo–Varna over the reservoir.