Gârda de Sus - Scărişoara cave

România Relief entities > West Carpatians > Bihor Vlădeasa mountains > DN75

Duration: 3 1/2 h
Length: 8 km
Height difference: +400 m / -50m
Note: Easy way, practicable all the year.

The road DN 75 starts from the center of Felsogarda on which we start out way together with

Gârda de Sus-Mununa-Scărişoara

Where a confluent gets into our stream we follow our way on the by-pass and in apx. 20 minutes we arrive to the Ordancusa gorge. After 10 minutes in the right wall we may see the mouth of the Cordobana lui Gartau cave what gives refuge from an estival downpour. Soon an arrow lures us to a loop-way to the Gate of Ionele cave is situated at a blast.

We go back and we follow on our way. After ˝ hour the pass extends and we arrive to a spring. After 20 minutes the blaze leaves the way and it starts a hard climbing. After 40 minutes it gets out to a clearing and from there to a saddle. There it meets the drive that goes to the Scarisoara cave.