Mountain trails · The Maramureș Mountains
Out and back: you go up and down the same path; the time above is one way.
Daylight · Vișeu de Sus · 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 · Vișeu de Sus · 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 two-kilometre themed route leaving from Paltin station, meant as a complement to the narrow-gauge train ride up the Vaser valley.
Mountain trail
The route starts from Paltin station, one of the narrow-gauge train's stops on the Vaser valley.
Along it you meet plant and animal species that have vanished from other parts of Europe.
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.
Sleep at the foot of the mountain
La Cuib is half an hour by car plus a walk uphill 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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