 The pass is 10.6 km long with a maximum altitude of 1176 m. It connects the Sandanski-Petrich Valley of the river Struma basin in the west and the Gotse Delchev Valley of the river Mesta basin in the east.It begins to the north-east from the village of Paril at 817 m altitude and runs in western direction upstream of the Chokovitsa valley.It reaches its highest point of 1176 m after 4.6 km and then descends westwards along the valley of the river Chereshar where it terminates after 7 km at an altitude of 756 m. 

Paril is traversed by a 10.6 km long section of the III-1906 third-class road Koprivlen–Paril–Katuntsi.