Via Transilvanica: Poiana – Gărâna, 22 km

Poiana – Gărâna · The route is 22 km long, walked in 8 hours, with 1.309 m of total ascent. It is route 5 of 11 in this land, and one of the hard ones.

Worth watching on the way: Eight tenths of the route is continuous but gentle climbing. In summer carry plenty of water: in the yard next to Pe Vale, at Poiana, there is a well with cold water, under a mulberry tree.. You come from Caransebeș – Poiana. Next comes Gărâna – Secu.

Route data

Length22 km · 8 hours

Elevation gain+1.309 m

What the walking is likeMedium to hard. 1,309 metres of ascent, the most in Terra Banatica.

Critical spotsEight tenths of the route is continuous but gentle climbing. In summer carry plenty of water: in the yard next to Pe Vale, at Poiana, there is a well with cold water, under a mulberry tree.

LandscapeForest road climbing, with thin shade, dusty but good wild strawberries, then Lindenfeld, with wide open views. Cool forests and long climbing clearings follow, up to Gărâna, which has become a cultural centre thanks to its jazz festival.

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.

Route data

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