"Climbed from the ski centre to the south east. A straightforward walk on a fairly good path, also a 4x4 vehicular track, that leads directly to the church on top, slightly to the east is a trig point. The hill is the site of a bloody battle between Serbs and Bulgarians in 1916. The lower reaches were covered in spring flowers like daisies and buttercups, and a stunning pink flower of similar size. Extraordinary views in all directions. I was very astonished to find a relic of the war in the form of a German model 1915 hand grenade. Probably dangerous to pick it up and play with it, but I couldn't resist. I left it where I found it. A good walk, slightly marred by a coach load of Bulgarian tourists being disgorged at the same time. They were quite noisy and it annoyed me a bit, being so often alone in the hills. But I left them at the summit with their drones and flags and what not. There is an ossuary slightly down from the summit which contains the skulls of Serbian dead. I didn't visit as I thought it pretty morbid." — vygodski • Jun 15, 2025

"We climbed Kajmakcalan from the Greek side from the ski center Voras. The weather was very cold and windy and there was a lot of fog. The church on the summit is a symbol of the Serbo-Bulgarian battle that took place during World War I. The skulls of the dead serbian soldiers are still stored there." — FilipVasileski • Nov 16, 2012