Romania

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Romania - by Dragos

The dominant mountain range of Romania are the Carpathians, a geological formation which it shares with a number of neighbouring Central and Eastern European countries, and is the largest mountain system in Europe after the Alps. In fact the Carpathians consist of several interconnected mountain ranges to form a 1500km long arc. The Fagaras mountain ridge has the highest Carpathian peaks inside Romania, only surpassed in height by the High Tatra in Slovakia. Among the Fagaras is Romania's highest mountain Moldoveanu (2553). Also good for hiking are the Bucegi mountains further south, the mountains of Transylvania, the Apuseni mountains, and both Rarau and Ceahlău mountains in Moldavia towards the east.

Hiking is a popular passtime in Romania. There are marked and unmarked trails, signposts and mountain huts. However, maps and guidebooks, although existent in Romanian and German, are not easy to come by. Long distance hiking trails exist following the Fagaras ridge, and also in the Bucegi mountains. European long distance trails E3, E4, E7 and E8 are meant to cross Romania, but none of these are actually there today, nor in any foreseeable future.

Hiking season for the highest trails starts from early July. There are many mountain huts, but if you seek freedom of movement, it may be a good idea to bring your tent and camping gear.

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Books

Bol.com
Netherlands
  • ROMANIA & MOLDOVA 1
  • A guide to the cheap skiing, good trekking and culture of Romania andMoldova. The book includes: a historical, political and cultural background;concise Romanian language section; coverage of outdoor activities; andinformation on getting around and finding places to stay and eat. Read more
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Belgium
  • ROMANIA & MOLDOVA 1
  • A guide to the cheap skiing, good trekking and culture of Romania andMoldova. The book includes: a historical, political and cultural background;concise Romanian language section; coverage of outdoor activities; andinformation on getting around and finding places to stay and eat. Read more
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Cicerone Press
United Kingdom
2017
  • The Mountains of Romania
  • Guidebook to walking and trekking in Romania's Carpathian Mountains, including Transylvania, the Brasov mountains, the Retezat mountains and Eastern Carpathians. One of the wildest parts of Eastern Europe, the guidebook covers all the main ranges with routes from 3 miles to 7 day hikes. Practical information on Romania included. Read more
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2013
Bol.com
Netherlands
2013
  • The Mountains of Romania
  • Walking and trekking guidebook to Romania's Carpathian Mountains. one of the wildest parts of Eastern Europe. This is a complete guide to exploring the Carpathian mountains and Transylvania, including both remote and more popular areas, such as Poiana Brasov, with detailed descriptions of main bases and ranges, and over 30 massifs, including... Read more
Bol.com
Belgium
2013
  • The Mountains of Romania
  • Walking and trekking guidebook to Romania's Carpathian Mountains. one of the wildest parts of Eastern Europe. This is a complete guide to exploring the Carpathian mountains and Transylvania, including both remote and more popular areas, such as Poiana Brasov, with detailed descriptions of main bases and ranges, and over 30 massifs, including... Read more
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Kompass
Germany
  • MARCO POLO Reiseführer Rumänien
  • Kompakte Informationen, Insider-Tipps, Erlebnistouren und digitale Extras:Entdecken Sie mit MARCO POLO das Land zwischen Karpaten und Schwarzem Meer vom zauberhaften k.u.k.-Städtchen Temeswar über die endlosen Steppen der Walachei und die ungezählten mittelalterlichen Kirchenburgen Siebenbürgens bis in die verwunschene Dschungellandschaft, die... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Mountains of Romania
  • Breaza town in Prahova Valley was categorized and ranked as second in the world after Davos (Switzerland), in terms of air quality. With a mild climate, similar, but with an air slightly more powerful, are classified and resorts, Predeal, Poiana Brasov, Tusnad, Borsec, Campina, Busteni, Azuga, Sinaia, etc.. The Carpathian Mountains are the... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Mountains of Romania
  • Breaza town in Prahova Valley was categorized and ranked as second in the world after Davos (Switzerland), in terms of air quality. With a mild climate, similar, but with an air slightly more powerful, are classified and resorts, Predeal, Poiana Brasov, Tusnad, Borsec, Campina, Busteni, Azuga, Sinaia, etc.. The Carpathian Mountains are the... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2016
  • Rough Guide - Romania
  • The Rough Guide to Romania is the definitive guidebook to one of Europe's most fascinating, scenic, and enigmatic countries.A full-color introduction highlights all the must-see sights, from the wilds of the Carpathian mountains to the marvelous Delta wetlands, and references the country's many unique festivals. Two full-color sections describe... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
2016
  • Rough Guide - Romania
  • The Rough Guide to Romania is the definitive guidebook to one of Europe's most fascinating, scenic, and enigmatic countries.A full-color introduction highlights all the must-see sights, from the wilds of the Carpathian mountains to the marvelous Delta wetlands, and references the country's many unique festivals. Two full-color sections describe... Read more
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De Zwerver
Netherlands
2018
  • Reisgids Rumänien - Roemenië | Michael Müller Verlag
  • Uitstekende reisgids over dit specifieke deel van Duitsland. Veel goede beschrijvingen van cultuur en geschiedenis maar ook vele praktische wetenswaardigheden. Der weiße Fleck auf der tou­ris­ti­schen Land­kar­te Eu­ro­pas schil­lert in Wirk­lich­keit bunt. So in den re­stau­rier­ten Alt­städ­ten Sie­ben­bür­gens mit ihren präch­ti­gen... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Walking the Woods and the Water
  • In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar. The books he later wrote about this walk, A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, and the posthumous The Broken Road are a half-remembered, half-reimagined... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Walking the Woods and the Water
  • In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar. The books he later wrote about this walk, A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, and the posthumous The Broken Road are a half-remembered, half-reimagined... Read more
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De Zwerver
Netherlands
2018
Bol.com
Netherlands
2017
  • Lonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria
  • Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Absorb the vibrant landscape by hiking the Carpathians, relax on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, or experience the kaleidoscope... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
2017
  • Lonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria
  • Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Absorb the vibrant landscape by hiking the Carpathians, relax on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, or experience the kaleidoscope... Read more
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De Zwerver
Netherlands
2018
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2017
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2017
  • Reisgids Transylvania - Transsylvanië | Bradt
  • De enige reisgids over Transsylvanië! Een goede, vooral praktische reisgids met veel info over overnachten, eetgelegenheden, vervoer, maar ook wandelingen. Daarnaast nog aandacht voor achtergronden als geschiedenis, cultuur en landschap. Sober uitgevoerd, maar complete reisgids. Transylvania is a wild, wooded, intensely romantic region, filled... Read more
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Maps

Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Padurea Craiuli Mountains
  • Padurea Craiuli Mountains at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes and provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Romania Michelin
  • The Michelin national road map of Romania at 1:750,000 scale is best suited to trip & route planning. The map gives comprehensive coverage of national road networks showing major motorways, dual carriageways, national & regional main roads and some smaller local roads. Unsurfaced roads and tracks and some major footpaths are also shown. The map... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Trascau Mountains South
  • Trascau Mountains South at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes and provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles include... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Rodnei Mountains
  • Rodnei Mountains in northern Romania presented at 1:50,000 on a map from Dimap - one of Hungary’s leading cartographic publishers specializing in mapping Transylvania, showing local hiking routes, campsites, places of interest, etc. Contours are at 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and colouring for forested areas. The map shows local... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Retezat Mountains
  • Retezat Mountains at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes and provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles include... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Gilau Mountains
  • Gilau Mountains at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes and provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles include street... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Retezat Mountains
  • Retezat Mountains in Romania on a detailed, contoured and GPS compatible, waterproof and tear-resistant map at 1:50,000 from Bel Alpin, highlighting local hiking trails, plus brief descriptions of 29 selected routes provided on the reverse, and a road map of the surrounding area.The map has contours at 20m intervals with additional relief... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • EuroVelo6 - Danube Bike Trail - Budapest to Black Sea 8-Map Set
  • The Danube Cycle Route from Budapest to Constanta on the Black Sea coast of Romania, part of the EuroVelo 6, in set of eight compact maps at 1:100,000 from Huber Verlag. The main route and its variants or local detours are clearly highlighted to distinguish them from the surrounding roads, with the overprint indicating stretches on poor or... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Salaj Region
  • Salaj Region at 1:75,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes and provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles include street... Read more
Stanfords
United Kingdom
  • Bucovina - Maramures terraQuest Adventure Map
  • Easy to use thanks to its patented folding, tourist map - Maramures and Bucovines covers the northern part of Romania famous for its painted monasteries with all tourist information. On the verso there is the enlargement to the 1:75 000 of the National Park of the Rodna Mountains and the south of the Natural Park of the Maramures Mounts north... Read more
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De Zwerver
Netherlands
  • Wegenkaart - landkaart Adventure map Bucovina - Maramures | TerraQuest
  • Easy to use thanks to its patented folding, tourist map - Maramures and Bucovines covers the northern part of Romania famous for its painted monasteries with all tourist information. On the verso there is the enlargement to the 1:75 000 of the National Park of the Rodna Mountains and the south of the Natural Park of the Maramures Mounts north... Read more
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Kompass
Germany
  • MARCO POLO Länderkarte Rumänien, Republik Moldau 1:800 000
  • Für die große Fahrt und kleine Abstecher. Die MARCO POLO Länderkarten bestechen durch eine leicht lesbare Kartografie, in der durchgängig landschaftlich schöne Strecken und Orte markiert sind. Schon in der im Kartendeckel befindlichen ausklappbaren Übersichtskarte sind die schönsten Orte mit ´´Marco Polo Highlight-Sternen´´, sowie mit gelben... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
De Zwerver
Netherlands
  • Wandelkaart The Rodnei Mountains | Bel Alpin
  • Rodnei Mountains at 1:50,000 from Bel Alpin on a contoured walking map with a 32-page guide providing descriptions of 23 hiking routes and 51km-long traverse along the ridge route across the whole lengths of the chain.The map has contours at 40m intervals with additional shading and colouring for woodlands. An overprint highlight hiking routes,... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
De Zwerver
Netherlands
  • Wandelkaart Muntii Parang - Parang Mountains | Dimap
  • Goede wandelkaart van een specifiek deel van Roemenie. Ondanks het feit dat dit voormalig Oostblok-land nog een hoop heeft in te halen, zijn deze detailkaarten van een uitstekend nivo. Voorzien van alle noodzakelijke informatie voor wandelaars: hoogtelijnen, hutten, wandelpaden (al dan niet gemarkeerd). Read more
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Walking holidays

Snp Wandelreizen
Netherlands
  • Roemenië - Transsylvanië
  • Deze reis begint en eindigt in Tirgu Mures, een Roemeense provinciestad met een aardig centrum. De wandelingen beginnen niet ver buiten de stad en voeren door het vredige landschap van Transsylvanië. Je volgt een deel van de historische zoutroute. Aan het einde van de dag loop je een stil boerendorpje binnen en word gastvrij onthaald. Read more
Snp Wandelreizen
Netherlands
  • Roemenië - Donaudelta en Zwarte Zee
  • De monding van de Donau is de grootste rivierdelta in heel Europa. Overweldigend zijn de aantallen water- en moerasvogels, die je vanaf een kleine, maar comfortabele boot van dichtbij kan bekijken. We overnachten tijdens deze vogelreis middenin het gebied op een moderne hotelboot en worden één met de delta en zijn bewoners. Woudaapjes, zwarte... Read more
Snp Wandelreizen
Netherlands
  • Roemenië - Rondreis
  • Het hart van Roemenië is van een wilde schoonheid. Tijdens deze complete rondreis bezoek je de middeleeuwse parels van Transsylvanië maar reis je ook terug in de tijd in onbekend Maramures. Wandel in het fantastische berglandschap van Piatra Craiului en Bucegi en bewonder de stoere burchten in het dal. Deze vormen slechts een snipper van het... Read more
Snp Wandelreizen
Netherlands
  • Roemenië - Karpaten - Volkskrant lezersreis
  • Unieke reis door de ruige bergen in hartje Roemenië, speciaal samengesteld voor Volkskrantlezers. Filantropen en natuurbeschermers kochten in de Karpaten een gebied van 200 duizend hectare met bossen, bergen en rivieren met als doel om het natuurgebied te beschermen. Dit enorme natuurpark moet uitgroeien tot het Yellowstone van Europa. We... Read more
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