Mountain trails · The Bârgău Mountains
A linear trail: you start in one place and finish in another. Either walk back the same way, leave a car at the far end or use the train/a transfer; we'll tell you at the gate what works.
Daylight · Piatra Fântânele village · today,
The times are for the starting point. Between ridges the light goes earlier than the clock says, so turn back a good hour before sunset.
Weather · Piatra Fântânele village · today,
The forecast is for where you set off. Up on the ridge, count on a few degrees less and on wind you cannot see from below.
What the walking is like
A descent on „The Romans' Road” to the E 58 road. The finishing point is two kilometres upstream of the Valea Străjii cabin.
Mountain trail
Elevation profile
The descent ends on the E 58 road, two kilometres upstream of the Valea Străjii cabin.
Flora
Fauna
The species above are those documented in the area by the protected-area administration; what you see depends on season, hour and luck.
The duration is the one in the annex to the Statute of Bistrița-Năsăud County. Linear route: the duration is for the one-way walk.
Sleep at the foot of the mountain
La Cuib is 123 minutes by car from the start of this trail: a fully equipped kitchen that is yours from first light, a place to dry boots, a garden for the evening. Three nights, the whole house, 1.797 lei.
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Once you're back down
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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