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Via Transilvanica · the Highlands

Bistrița Bârgăului – Petriș

25 km · 10 hours · +630 m

Bistrița Bârgăului – Petriș · The route is 25 km long, walked in 10 hours, with 630 m of total ascent. It is route 8 of 16 in this land.

Worth watching on the way: Around eight kilometres with no spring at all. The section before Cușma, down to the descent from Dealu' Negru, is not to be walked at night: it is wildlife country.. You come from Herina – Jeica. Next comes Petriș – Jeica.

Route data

Length25 km · 10 hours
Elevation gain+630 m
What the walking is likeHigh difficulty, mainly because of the length: 25 kilometres, 10 hours.
Critical spotsAround eight kilometres with no spring at all. The section before Cușma, down to the descent from Dealu' Negru, is not to be walked at night: it is wildlife country.
LandscapeFrom Bistrița Bârgăului you climb alongside the Blidăreasa, on tarmac and then on gravel, among farmsteads. You come out into clearings with a landscape from another age, a few tumbledown huts left standing 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.

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

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