Via Transilvanica: Bucova – Marga, 16 km

Bucova – Marga · The route is 16 km long, walked in 4 hours, with 100 m of total ascent. It is route 1 of 11 in this land, and one of the gentle ones.

Worth watching on the way: The road crossings need care. The embankment is a gravel path, so footwear matters.. Next comes Marga – Oțelu Roșu.

Route data

Length16 km · 4 hours

Elevation gain+100 m

What the walking is likeEasy. Sixteen kilometres with only 100 metres of ascent, almost all on the old railway embankment.

Critical spotsThe road crossings need care. The embankment is a gravel path, so footwear matters.

LandscapeA wide path on the old railway line, mountains all around and villages close by if you need water. The place is called the Iron Gate of Transylvania and marks the crossing from Hunedoara into Caraș-Severin county.

For this route we have the official data for now, but not the step-by-step description. On the Bucovina stages, which we have walked ourselves, you also get the story of the way, the lodgings with prices, and the stamps.

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The data is that published officially by the Tășuleasa Social association, in the September 2026 edition of the guide. Checked in September 2026.

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