Crisului Repede Gorge, tourism with ... ``everything for everyone``
Crișului Repede Valley is the area with the highest density of hiking trails in Pădurea Craiului. The area offers nature lovers almost everything they could want: long routes that test your endurance, or shorter but more challenging ones that often test the courage of those who love the mountain.
Some call it “the cradle of Bihor tourism”. From here, more than 100 years ago, under the guidance of Czaran Gyula, began the adventure of discovering the Pădurea Craiului mountains. In and around the Crișului Repede Gorge, hikers can follow several historical routes, in the purest sense of the word. Diverse in terms of their difficulty, the trails in the gorge take mountain lovers to some of the most beautiful sights of Padurea Craiului: caves, viewpoints, places full of history and traditions, unforgettable waterfalls and karst landscapes. In addition, here are several thematic trails, dozens of climbing routes, via ferrata routes and places well known to those who love rafting. All these and many other attractions make the Crisului Repede Gorge area a very attractive one for mountaineers, in any season.
Hiking trails in Crișului Repede valley
Boiului Valley circuit
A 9 kilometer long trail, of medium difficulty, which can be covered in about 4 hours, which offers hikers the image of the beautiful Boiului Waterfall and also some viewpoints with wide panoramas over the Crişului Repede Valley.
The yellow circuit of the Crisului Repede Gorge
A very pleasant route, with a length of 7 kilometers, easy to travel in about 4 hours. Walking on the yellow dot marking, tourists can reach three viewpoints and visit three caves. The itinerary starts from the old Peştera Chalet. After crossing the concrete bridge that crosses the waters of Crişul Repede, we reach the Peştera strain station.
THE RIGHT BANK CIRCUIT OF THE CRISULUI REPEDE GORGE
Marked with a blue dot, this is a circuit-type route, 9 kilometers long, which can be covered in about 4.5 hours, accessible all year round, except during periods with icy snow. The route starts from the old Peştera chalet.
The Circuit Of The Left Bank Of Crisului Repede Gorge
An ideal route to live, short and intense, the contact with nature. The adventure starts from the old Peştera chalet, located in the heart of the Crisului Repede Gorge. Below the left bank, we travel downstream, through the forest, for a few hundred meters.
Şuncuiuş – Batranului cave
A “connecting” route, without difficult parts, but with enchanting landscapes. The 8 kilometers of this itinerary marked with a blue cross can be covered in about 4 hours. Tourists must also take into account that, once they reach their destination, they have to make a detour or they can ensure their “exit from the route” by descending to the former “Peştera” chalet, from Vadu Crişului.
“Vadu Crisului Cave” Chalet – Mişidului Valley – Moanei Cave
The route is one with a low degree of difficulty, accessible for families. As a particularity, the route can be approached from the Şuncuiuş railway station. In this way, the first part of the itinerary can be avoided. The total length of the route is 12 kilometers and it can be covered in about 4 hours.
“Vadu Crisului Cave” Cabin – Şuncuiuş
Marked with a red triangle, the route is 7 kilometers long and can be covered in less than four hours. Like most of the routes in the gorge, it starts next to the old “Peştera” chalet, more and more degraded with each passing year. Here tourists cannot miss the waterfall and the cave from Vadu Crişului.
“Vadu Crişului Cave” Cabin – Bătrânului Cave
A connecting route, measuring 8 kilometers which can be covered in about 3.5 hours, double if you do the return route. The route, marked with a blue stripe, should not pose any problems for tourists with a minimal hiking experience.
Experiences in Crișului Repede valley
Tourist attractions in Crișului Repede valley
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