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Cugir – Ciungu Mare

17 km · 5,5 hours · +900 m

Cugir – Ciungu Mare · The route is 17 km long, walked in 5,5 hours, with 900 m of total ascent. It is route 8 of 15 in this land, and one of the hard ones.

Worth watching on the way: The climb from Romoșel towards Ciungu Mare is long and hard. No phone signal and no GPS in this area. Carry food for the next two days, not just for this one.. You come from Pianu De Sus – Cugir. Next comes Ciungu Mare – Măgureni.

Route data

Length17 km · 5,5 hours
Elevation gain+900 m
What the walking is likeMedium to hard. Only seventeen kilometres, but 900 metres of ascent.
Critical spotsThe climb from Romoșel towards Ciungu Mare is long and hard. No phone signal and no GPS in this area. Carry food for the next two days, not just for this one.
LandscapeYou leave Cugir past the Dacian fortress, cross the plain parallel to the road, and from Romoșel begin the climb to Ciungu, where a view opens up that stays with you all the way up.

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.

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

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