Via Transilvanica: Cobor – Hălmeag, 30 km

Cobor – Hălmeag · The route is 30 km long, walked in 8 hours, with 625 m of total ascent. It is route 3 of 8 in this land, and one of the gentle ones.

Worth watching on the way: No springs: take plenty of water from the villages, especially in a heatwave. In the rain, the tall grass in the clearings soaks you through, and some stretches turn to mud.. You come from Viscri – Cobor. Next comes Hălmeag – Șinca Nouă.

Route data

Length30 km · 8 hours

Elevation gain+625 m

What the walking is likeEasy underfoot, 30 kilometres as a day. Clearings, paths and country roads, beech forest and thickets.

Critical spotsNo springs: take plenty of water from the villages, especially in a heatwave. In the rain, the tall grass in the clearings soaks you through, and some stretches turn to mud.

LandscapeCountry and field roads, along the forest edge, through cool woodland and one stand of centuries-old oaks, with mountain landscape on the horizon. Along the way you can make a few short detours to sights.

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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