Via Transilvanica: Bistrița Bârgăului – Dorolea, 17 km

Bistrița Bârgăului – Dorolea · The route is 17 km long, walked in 4,5 hours, with 418 m of total ascent. It is route 4 of 16 in this land, and one of the gentle ones.

Worth watching on the way: stocking up on water matters, because for several kilometres you will not find a single spring. The branch that leaves variant A is also more exposed, and we do not recommend walking it at night, with wild animals about (bears, wild boar). Sun protection is needed. You come from Tășuleasa Social – Bistrița Bârgăului. Next comes Dorolea – Bistrița.

Route data

Length17 km · 4,5 hours

Elevation gain+418 m

What the walking is likeeasy

Critical spotsstocking up on water matters, because for several kilometres you will not find a single spring. The branch that leaves variant A is also more exposed, and we do not recommend walking it at night, with wild animals about (bears, wild boar). Sun protection is needed

Landscapefrom Bistrița Bârgăului you walk beside the Blidăreasa river, climbing, on tarmac and then on gravel, between the villagers' houses, until you step out of their shade into a few glades with landscapes straight out of a picturesque past. A few tumbledown huts rest in the middle of them

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.

Rutele vecine

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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