Măgura 1010 m

Cabana Curmatura is one of the key mountain huts in the Pietra Craiului National Park, from which the summits of the Königstein may be climbed. The month of May may not be a good time, generally, to attempt a hike to the summit ridge, because of lingering snow and ice, rain and unpredictable weather conditions. Nevertheless, a...

Its vicinity to Brasov and Bran (Dracula's Castle) makes it a popular hiking area - though in early May we found ourselves mostly the only hikers on the trails. Magura has a good infrastructure, notably Villa Hermani, but also many other pensions and small hotels. Having settled into the comfortable Villa Hermani, there was...

Unsere letzte Skitour in Rumänien unternehmen wir auf einen ganz besonderen Gipfel. Das Massiv desPiatra Craiului (Königsstein) erstreckt sich über 25 Kilometer von Nord nach Süd, nach Westen und Osten hingegen fällt der "Kamm" steil ins Tal ab. Der höchste Punkt ist der La Om, er kann über seinen Südostrücken erstiegen...

Northeast of Magura is a ridge with three named Varfuls (varful = mountain, or top) that separate the Magura highlands from the town of Zarnesti. The hills are a nice backdrop to the village. They can be easily explored. The path from Magura Center is blocked by fallen trees and shrubs. We were invited by the farmer to the left...

Plecarea se face de la Pensiunea Casa Folea din satul Pestera , se urmeaza marcajul triunghi galben urcand direct pe saua Pripor printr-o padure fascinanta de fagi seculari.Dupa circa 20min se ajunge intr-o poiana de unde se poate admira pentru prima data masivul Piatra Craiului , in latura sa nordica putandu-se vedea cabana...

Prapastiile Zarnestilor reprezinta un impresionant defileu lung de 3-4 km, situat in partea de nord-est a masivului Piatra Craiului. Accesul in defileu se face din localitatile Zarnesti si Pestera. In apropierea cheilor se afla situata cabana Curmatura, importanta baza de plecare in traseele din Piatra Craiului. In plus,...