Аннотация:The «Belogradchik Rocks» geopark is one of the most famous geological monument in Bulgariaand is currently nominated in the UNESCO geopark network. The main attraction of the aspiringgeopark is picturesque rock remnants of red sandstones of the Lower Triassic. More than 70geosites of scientific, aesthetic and educational values are identified on the territory along withnumerous cultural and historical objects. The tourist infrastructure of the geopark includes fiveprimary and secondary ecological routes. An eastern route («Planiniza») and western one(«Vedernik») pass two landscapes – one comprised of red sandstones (rocks) and another formedby limestone deposition (cuestas). The goal of our study was evaluation of aesthetic quality ofthese routes. We used two methods for assessing of aesthetic characteristics of the landscapes:traditional visual evaluation and remote sensing by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In thecourse of field studies we evaluated the aesthetic characteristics of each route based on theapproach proposed by Lithuanian geographers K.I. Eringis and A.R. Budrunas (1978). This systemincludes 28 parameters of the aesthetic quality of landscapes. The advantage of the method is thatit includes a wide range of elementary indicators in order to minimize subjectivity of evaluation.However, such field surveys are labor intensive and spatially limited by routes. Applying unmannedaerial vehicles (UAV) makes it possible to measure most aesthetic characteristics of landscapesalong the routes and beyond them. Aerial photographic survey was done by DJI Phantom. Weproduced 4 orthophotomaps, digital elevation model (DEM) and image-derived indices. The spatialresolution of these cartographical products is about 1m. Remote sensing allows measuring 21 of28 aesthetic characteristics of landscapes such as depth and diversity of perspective view, virginityof landscape, number of mountain peaks and slopes; shape of skyline; manmade features andtheir correspondence to natural landscapes. The remote sensing results are found in goodcompliance with field evaluation of the routes in terms of their aesthetic quality. The results showhigh potential of this approach to use for development of touristic infrastructure in geoparks.