A view from Ceahlău across the limestone cliffs and the wooded valley, with blue ridges in the distance

Mountain trails · Ocolașul Mare 1.907 m · Toaca 1.904 m · National Park

Hiking trails in the Ceahlău Mountains

The best-known mountain in Moldavia: Ocolașul Mare 1,907 m, Toaca 1,904 m, a national park run by the Neamț County Council. Seven of the eight waymarked trails end in the same place, the Dochia hut at 1,750 m, what changes is the side you climb and what it costs you. From our house it is far: Durău, the nearest trailhead, is two and a half hours by car. Ceahlău means a full day, or a night spent up there. Every figure below (waymarking, times, kilometres, elevation gain, difficulty) is the one the park authority publishes for that trail.

Cabana Izvorul Muntelui – Curmătura Lutul Roșu – Piatra cu Apă – Detunatele – Cabana Dochia3 h 30 min – 4 h · +1.070 m · high effort · technically medium · return trip · start 174 min de casă
Cabana Izvorul Muntelui – Curmătura Lutul Roșu – Pârâul Izvorul Alb – Stânca Dochia – Jgheabul cu Hotaru – Cabana Dochia3 h 30 min – 4 h · +1.020 m · high effort · technically medium · return trip · start 174 min de casă
Cabana Izvorul Muntelui – Poiana Maicilor – Platoul Ocolașului Mic – Cabana Dochia4 h 30 min – 5 h · +1.220 m · high effort · technically medium · return trip · start 174 min de casă
Stațiunea Durău – Cabana Fântânele – Cușma Dorobanțului – Stânca Panaghia – Cabana Meteo – Vârful Lespezi – Cabana Dochia3 h – 3 h 30 min · +1.180 m · high effort · technically medium · return trip · start 145 min de casă
Stațiunea Durău – Poiana Viezuri – Cascada Duruitoarea – Polița Ariniș – Piciorul Șchiop – Cabana Dochia4 h 30 min – 5 h · +1.240 m · high effort · technically medium · return trip · start 145 min de casă
Sat Neagra – Piciorul Negrei – Poiana Văratec – Poiana Maicilor – Ocolașul Mic – Cabana Dochia6 h – 7 h · +1.250 m · high effort · technically medium · return trip · start 187 min de casă
Bicazu Ardelean – sat Telec – Confluența Bistrelor – Curmătura „La Scaune” – Curmătura Stănile – Cabana Dochia5 h – 5 h 30 min · +1.225 m · high effort · technically medium · return trip · start 188 min de casă
Cabana Fântânele – Poiana Nicanului – Poiana Viezuri1 h · +230 m · low effort · technically easy · return trip · start 150 min de casă · child friendly

What to pack for this range

Tent, fire, mushrooms: what is allowed

Worth knowing about the range

What grows and what moves in the range

Flora

  • flora of conservation interest, protected in the botanical reserves of Toaca and Gardul Stănilelor
  • dwarf pine on the high plateau, above 1,700 m
  • conifer forest on the slopes, crossed by every climbing route

Fauna

  • bird species of conservation interest, protected by the Natura 2000 site ROSPA0129 Masivul Ceahlău
  • fauna of conservation interest, listed by the park authority
  • brown bear: present; follow the park's visitor rules

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Before you set off

Three things we tell every guest

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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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