Mountain trails · Bucovina

Mountain trails in Bucovina, starting at our gate

Seven ranges, 74 waymarked trails: Rarău–Giumalău above the town, the Obcine straight ahead, the Suhard, the Călimani and the Bistrița Mountains towards Dorna, and further out the Rodna Mountains, the highest in the Eastern Carpathians, and Ceahlău. Day walks, easy routes for families, two-day treks with a night in a hut. Every trail here carries its real blaze, its real walking time and the drive from our gate to the trailhead. And if you don't know where to start, ask us: we have walked all of them, some twice, because we forgot the camera.

Where they actually are

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Real relief, from the terrain model; the markers show the trailheads. Tap a range to see its trails.

La Cuib
24 trails · 3–35 min from the house

Rarău–Giumalău Mountains

The Pietrele Doamnei, Giumalău 1,857 m, the Slătioara old-growth forest, the Moara Dracului gorge. The most accessible mountains in Bucovina.

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6 trails · 24 min

The Obcini of Bucovina

Gentle ridges between monasteries: the Tatars' Road, Feredeu, Obcina Mare, Lucina. Village to village, no huts.

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4 trails · 44 min

Suhard Mountains

The ridge above Dorna, paragliding off Oușorul, the Holy Cross hermitage. 80% meadow.

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9 trails · 66 min

Călimani Mountains

The highest around, 2,100 m at Pietrosul: the 12 Apostles, the caldera, Iezer lake. National park, tents, closed in winter.

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4 trails · 55 min

Bistrița Mountains

The Zugreni gorge, Pietrosul Bistriței, wild ridges. Sheepfolds and vipers: for the experienced.

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8 trails · 145 min

Ceahlău Mountains

Moldavia's mountain: Ocolașul Mare 1,907 m, Toaca 1,904 m. Eight certified trails, seven of them ending at the Dochia hut. Far away, but worth a full day.

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19 trails · 95 min

Rodna Mountains

The highest in the Eastern Carpathians, 2,303 m at Pietrosu. A national park across two counties, with glacial lakes. Far: a full day, or a night up there.

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7 trails · 123 min

The Bârgău Mountains

The mountains on the road between Transylvania and Bukovina, with the Tihuța Pass and Heniul Mare, 1,611 m. Seven approved routes, 116 km, from an hour-long walk to a twelve-hour ridge.

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17 trasee · granița de nord

The Maramureș Mountains

The largest natural park in the country, from the Tisa to the Prislop Pass. Lake Vinderel, Toroioaga 1,930 m, the narrow-gauge train up the Vaser valley. Far: a whole day or a night up there.

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Guides

What we tell every guest before the mountain

Mountain hiking gear: what you need, what you don'tThe realistic list for Rarău, Giumalău and the Obcini, by season.What to do if you meet a bear on the trailSimple rules, no panic, for the forests of Rarău–Giumalău.Day hikes with children, from CâmpulungFive trails real children have done, with real times.Trekking poles: how to chooseWhat they are made of, which locking system is worth it, what length you need and what they cost in Romania.

If it rains, or if you want a different kind of day

Why Câmpulung Moldovenesc is the right base for hiking in Bucovina

Few places in Romania have so many marked trails at such short distances: three start in town, on foot; Pietrele Doamnei are 33 minutes away, Giumalău a quarter of an hour from the trailhead, the old-growth forest 29 minutes. At La Cuib you sleep at the foot of the mountain, with a fully equipped kitchen that is yours from first light, a place to dry boots and a garden where you put your feet up in the evening.

And if the mountain is more than sport to you: Rarău, the heart of the country, a morning on Rarău, told in the journal.

We checked all of this in .

Once you're back down

Sleep twenty minutes from the trail.

The whole house is yours: wet boots by the door, packs in the hall, a late dinner. Parking in the yard and an early start, without waking anyone.

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