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: Water matters here: for many kilometres you meet no spring at all. The section that splits off from variant A is not to be walked at night, it is bear and boar country. Sun protection is essential on the open part.. 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. This is the day you recover after Tășuleasa.

Critical spotsWater matters here: for many kilometres you meet no spring at all. The section that splits off from variant A is not to be walked at night, it is bear and boar country. Sun protection is essential on the open part.

LandscapeFrom Bistrița Bârgăului you climb alongside the Blidăreasa, first on tarmac, then on gravel, among people's houses. Once out of their shadow you reach clearings with a landscape from another age, and a few abandoned huts left standing in 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.

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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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