Via Transilvanica: Atia – Lupeni – Varianta B, 25 km

Atia – Lupeni – Varianta B · The route is 25 km long, walked in 8 hours, with 509 m of total ascent. It is route 5 of 9 in this land, and one of the gentle ones.

Worth watching on the way: The tarmac becomes punishing in strong sun. Ask the locals for water and do not set off without sun protection.. You come from Atia – Lupeni. Next comes Lupeni – Odorheiu Secuiesc.

Route data

Length25 km · 8 hours

Elevation gain+509 m

What the walking is likeEasy underfoot, but 25 kilometres, much of it through traditional Székely villages, on tarmac.

Critical spotsThe tarmac becomes punishing in strong sun. Ask the locals for water and do not set off without sun protection.

LandscapeSmall, well-kept villages with farmsteads worth looking at, Székely gates worked like jewellery, and houses hundreds of years old. Between villages you walk on tarmac, uphill, or on paths through young woodland.

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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