TRAILS
List of hiking trails
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Starting from Râuşor |
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Trail |
Marking |
Time |
Difficulty |
Notes |
| Râușor – Șaua Ciurila (Saddle) – Cabana Pietrele (Hut) |
Blue cross | 2-3 h | Easy | |
| Interpretation trail Râuşor- culmea Lolaia (Ridge) |
Blue cross | 3- 3,30 h | Easy | It overlaps the Pietrele cab route up to the Ciurila saddle |
| Râuşor– Refugiul Ștevia (Shelter) – Lacul Ștevia (Lake) |
Red stripe | 3-4 h | Medium | |
| Râuşor– Refugiul Ștevia (Shelter)- Şaua Lolaia (Saddle) -Vârful Retezat (Peak) |
Red stripe | 4-5 h | Medium | The dangerous area on the last vilcel on the climb to the Retezat peak |
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Starting from Baleia |
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| Baleia – Şaua Gorova (Saddle) – Culmea Lănciţa (Ridge) – şaua Vârful Mare (Saddle) – lacul Galeş (Lake) – Cabana Pietrele (Hut) | Red stripe to Șaua Vârfului Mare (Saddle), then red triangle | 11-12 h | Medium | Vârfului Mare saddle – Vârful Mare – 1 hour round trip |
| Baleia – Şaua Gorova (Saddle) – Stâna de Râu | Red stripe to Șaua Govora (Saddle), then blue triangle | 4-4 1/2 h | Medium | From Stâna de Râu, the connection with Cresta Custurii |
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Starting from Bucura Lake |
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Lacul Bucura (Lake) – Vârful Peleaga (2-3h) – Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) |
Yellow stripe to Vârful Peleaga (Peak), then red stripe |
5-6 h |
Medium |
It can also be done in the opposite direction |
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Lacul Bucura (Lake) – Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle) – Vârful Bucura II Mare (Peak) – Poarta Bucurii – Tăul Portii (Lake) – Laul Bucura (Lake) |
Blue stripe to Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle), red stripe to Vârful Bucura II (Peak), then yellow stripe to lacul Bucura (Lake) |
6-6 1/2 h |
Medium |
It can also be done in the opposite direction |
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Lacul Bucura (Lake) – Tăul Portii (Lake) – Tăul Agățat (Lake) Lacul Viorica (Lake) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) |
Yellow stripe to Tăul Porții (Lake), then red dot to Lacul Bucura (Lake) |
3-4 h |
Easy |
It can also be done in the opposite direction |
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Lacul Bucura (Lake) – Tăul Agăţat (Lake) – Şaua Judele (Saddle) – Vârful Slăvei (Peak) – Şaua Slăvei (Saddle) – Lacul Lia (Lake) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) |
Red triangle to Șaua Judele (Saddle), blue cross from Șaua Slăveiu (Saddle) |
4-5 h |
Difficult |
It can also be done in the opposite direction |
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Lacul Bucura (Lake) – Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle) – Cabana Genţiana (Hut) – Cabana Pietrele (Hut) |
Blue stripe |
4-5 h |
Medium |
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Starting from Câmpuşel |
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Câmpuşel DN 66 – Cheile Scorotei (Gorge) – Stâna Scorota |
Yellow dot |
3-31/2 h |
Easy |
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Câmpuşel – Piatra Iorgovanului (Peak) |
Yellow triangle |
3-4 h |
Medium |
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Starting from Câmpu lui Neag |
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Câmpul lui Neag – Cheile Buţii (Gorge) – Cabana Buta (Hut) |
Red cross |
4-5 h |
Easy |
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Cab. Buta (Hut) – Şaua Plaiului Mic (Saddle) – Poiana Pelegii |
Red cross |
2-3 h |
Easy |
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Cab Buta (Hut) – Şaua Plaiul Mic (Saddle) – Piatra Iorgovanului (Peak) |
Red cross to şaua Plaiului Mic (Saddle), then red stripe to Piatra Iorgovanului (Peak) |
4- 5 h |
Medium |
Tour – Return 7-8 h |
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Starting from Cârnic- Pietrele |
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Trail |
Marking |
Time |
Difficulty |
Notes |
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Ohaba de sub Piatră – Cârnic |
Blue stripe |
6h |
Easy |
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Cârnic – Cabana Pietrele (Hut) |
Blue stripe |
1,30 –2h |
Easy |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – Cabana Genţiana (Hut) |
Blue stripe |
1-11/2h |
Easy |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – Lacul Stânişoara (Lake) – Şaua de Vară (Saddle) – Vârful Retezat (Peak) |
Blue triangle |
4- 41/2h |
Medium |
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Cab. Pietrele (Hut) – Creasta Lolaia – Vârful Retezat (Peak) |
Yellow stripe |
4- 5 h |
Medium |
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Cab. Pietrele (Hut) – Creasta Lolaia (Ridge) – Vârful Retezat (Peak) – Șaua de vară (Saddle) – Vârful Bucura (Peak) – Poarta Bucurii – Tăul Portii (Lake) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) |
Yellow stripe to Vârful Retezat (Peak), red stripe to Vârful Bucura (Peak), then yellow stripe |
7-8 h |
Difficult |
The dangerous area at the last vilcel below the Retezat Peak and the climb below the Bucura Peak |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – Şaua Lolaia (Saddle) – Râuşor |
Blue cross |
2-3 h |
Medium |
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Cab. Pietrele (Hut) – Cabana Genţiana (Hut) – Şaua Bucurii (Saddle) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) |
Blue stripe |
3-4 h |
Easy |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – Cabana Genţiana (Hut) – Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) – Vârful Peleaga (Peak) |
Blue stripe to Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle), then red stripe |
4- 5 h |
Difficult |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – Cabana Gențiana (Hut) – Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) – Vârful Peleaga (Peak) – Vârful Păpuşa (Peak) – Porţile Închise – Lacul Galeş (Lake) – Cabana Pietrele (Hut) |
Blue stripe to Lacul Bucura (Lake), yellow cross to Vârful Peleaga (Peak), red stripe to Șaua Vârful Mare (Saddle), then red triangle |
8-9 h |
Difficult |
Peleaga Peak – Pupusa Peak, Yellow Cross |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – lacul Galeşu (Lake) (3-3 1/2h)- Şaua Vârfului Mare (Saddle) – Vârfu Mare (Peak) |
Red triangle |
4-5h |
Medium |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – Tău dintre Brazi (Lake) |
Red triangle |
2-3h |
Medium |
On the variant from the indicator-marking with a red dot |
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Cabana Pietrele (Hut) – cabana Genţiana (Hut) – Curmătura Bucurii (Saddle) – lacul Bucura (Lake) – Poiana Pelegii – Şaua Plaiului Mic (Saddle) – cabana Buta (Hut) – Câmpu lui Neag |
Blue stripe |
10-12h |
Difficult |
In connection with Plaiu Mic (for Herculaneum) |
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Starting from Gura Apei |
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Gura Apei – Crucea Trăznitului |
Yellow dot |
3 h |
Also accessible in winter |
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Gura Apei – Valea Lăpuşnicu Mare (Valley) – Şaua Plaiu Mic (Saddle) – Cabana Buta (Hut) |
Blue dot |
8-9-h |
Difficult to access in winter |
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Starting from Stâna de Râu |
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Pui – Stâna de Râu |
7-8h |
Medium |
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Stâna de Râu – Şaua Custurii (Saddle) |
Blue triangle |
2-3 h |
Medium |
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Stâna de Râu – Şaua Custurii (Saddle) – Vârful Păpuşa (Peak) |
Blue triangle and blue cross to Șaua Custurii (Saddle), then yellow cross |
4-5 h |
Difficult
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Connection with the route from the ridge to the top of Peleaga |
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Stâna de Râu – Şaua Custurii (Saddle) – Vârful Custura (Peak) |
Blue triangle to Șaua Custurii (Saddle), then yellow cross |
4-5 h |
Medium |
Connection with the route to Herculane from Plaiul Mic |
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Starting from Gura Apei / Lăpuşnicu Mare |
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Trail |
Marking |
Time |
Difficulty |
Notes |
| Gura Apei – Vârful Zlata (Peak) – Arades – Lacul Zănoaga (Lake) | Blue cross | 4-5 h | Medium | Round trip 8-9h |
| Gura Apei – Cab. Rotunda (Hut) – Poiana Pelegii | Blue dot | 4- 5 h | Easy | |
| Gura Apei – Drumul forestier Râu-Șes (forestry road) – Pârâul Corciova – Șaua Iepii (Saddle) | Red triangle | 4-5 h | Medium | The marking starts from the intersection of the road with the Corciova pier – indicator post |
| Lunca Berhina – Crucea Trăznitului – Lacul Zănoaga (Lake) | Yellow stripe to Crucea Trăznitului – then blue cross to Lacul Zănoaga (Lake) | 4,30- 5 h | Easy | You can go down to Gura Zlata or Gura Apei |
| Lunca Berhina – Crucea Trăznitului – Șaua Slăveiului (Saddle) – Lacul Bucura (Lake) | Yellow stripe | 5-6 h | Medium | |
| Lunca Berhina – Șaua Stănuleți (Saddle) – Piatra Iorgovanului (Peak) | Red triangle | 4- 5 h Tur –Retur 6-7 h |
Medium | Continue to Plaiul Mic red lane or to Herculane red lane |
| Poiana Pelegii – Șaua Plaiului Mic (Saddle) – Piatra Iorgovanului (Peak) (3-3,30h) – Șaua Stănuleți (Saddle) – Vârful Moraru (Peak) – Băile Herculane | Red cross to Saua Plaiului Mic (Saddle) – then red stripe to Vârful Morarul (Peak) | 2- 3 zile | Difficult | From Saua Paltina it doubles with the park boundary marking (red square) to Virful Moraru |
| Poiana Pelegii – Șaua Plaiului Mic (Saddle) – Vârful Custura (Peak) | Red stripe | 3,30-4 h Tur – Retur 5-6 h |
Easy |
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| Poiana Pelegii- Șaua Plaiului Mic (Saddle) – Cab. Buta (Hut) – Câmpul lui Neag | Blue stripe and red cross | 6-7 h |
Easy |
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| Poiana Pelegii – Lacul Bucura (Lake) | Blue stripe | 2-2,30 h |
Easy |
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Starting from Gura Zlata |
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Gura Zlata – lacul Zănoaga (Lake) |
Red triangle |
4 1/2-5 h |
Medium |
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Gura Zlata – lacul Zănoaga (Lake) – Şaua Judele (Saddle) – lacul Bucura (Lake) |
Red triangle – red dot from Zănoaga Lake |
7-8 h |
Medium |
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Gura Zlata – lacul Zănoaga (Lake) – Gura Apei |
Red triangle – blue cross from the intersection on the Arades Plateau |
6-7 h |
Medium |
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For updated information and route descriptions, visit the Salvamont Hunedoara website.
