Stâna de Vale - Vărăşoaia lodge
România Relief > West Carpatians > Bihor Vlădeasa
Duration: 8 1/2-9 h
Length: 22 km
Height difference: +1150 m / -1000 m
Note: Practicable all the year, in the winter with skis
The sign starts from Stîna de Vale, passing the Mirracle spring, then turns left on the wood path. It follows the brook in the wood until it reaches a glade. From here starts a rise in the wood going to East-West direction, getting to a pasture on the Muncelu ridge, where it meets the blue line sign.
On the other side of the ridge it starts to descend on a descending ridge until it gets to the matchpoint of the roads coming from the valley. Our sign takes us over the road and leads us upwards on the right side of Dragan valley. It reaches the Estena glade, goes through the Moara Dracului valley, through several springs getting to the ridge, where it changes direction. It choses the South-Eastern direction till the Piatra Tâlharului. Here it crosses the road marked with the blue line.
Then it descends again to the Onceasca clearing, where the Onceasa cave is to be found. The two pathes meet up there
The two signs go together for 600 m, then our sign takes the direction of NE- SW, going through the Cuciulata valley, descending to the lodge at the Varasoaia. As it gets out of the wood, it meets two other signs.
Where the wood path turns at an angle of 90 toward the Vărăşoaia glade we meet the
From here the three signs go together towards the glade at the Varasoaia. Before reaching the clearing we meet
200 m before the lodge we meet the
Cantonul Padiş-cabana Vărşoaia
