We met geotrekking treasure hunters from Gheorgheni, Miercurea Ciuc and Targu Mures in Rastolita. We entered the Calimani Mountains with an off-road vehicle, along the Rastolita and Tihu streams. As it turned out, the well-worn forest road can also be traveled by car for a good distance.
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Airport nearby Transilvania International Airport (TGM - Recea, Ro), 88 km away from With snowshoes in the Tihu creek valley - Rastolita.
Photos of nearby places
The Old Women of Gurghiu stone mushrooms, Batrana Peak (16 photos) 30.2 km away. The Old Women of Gurghiu (Babele Gurghiului) stone mushrooms, Batrana Peak (Varful Batrana). In the Gurghiu Mountains, 10 km from Toplita, near the peak Batrana, there are several groups of strange rocks.
Borsec spa resort (9 photos) 36.8 km away. Borsec is one of the most beautifully situated resorts in the Eastern Carpathians. It consists of two parts: Lower Borsec and Upper Borsec, the latter being the actual resort area.
Bears cave, Ice Grotto - Borsec (12 photos) 37.3 km away. The Bears' cave is actually a deep rock fissure with a path leading into it. Local belief long considered it to be the habitat of bears, which is where the name comes from.
Stalactite Cave - Round Chair Hill, Borsec, Giurgeu Mountains (24 photos) 37.4 km away. The Stalactite Cave on the Round Chair Hill is the longest cave formed in travertine in the country. Its formation was mainly influenced by an open system of diaclases, which fragmented the travertine, with the contribution of infiltrated rainwater being essential in the transport and dissolution of limestone.
Sugo Cave - Giurgeu Mountains (60 photos) 62.8 km away. The Sugó Cave is located at the western foot of Sipos Stone (1566 m) at an altitude of 1064 m above sea level. It consists of a system of passages with four levels, totaling 1021 m in length and a level difference of -60 m.
Videos of nearby places
Via ferrata Bear Cave adventure and climbing zone - Borsec 37.3 km away. The Bear Cave in Borsec is a vast natural formation, scattered with rocks and deep crevices. Access to the cave's cavities is through a series of narrow formations resembling canyons, surrounded by giant fir trees and rocks with interesting shapes.
Falco Tinnunculus via ferrata, the ascent - Falcons Rock, Corbu 45.2 km away. Falco Tinnunculus (Common kestrel) via ferrata (E), the ascent - Falcon's Rock, Corbu. Over Corbu village in Harghita County, on the rocks of Falcon's Rock (Piatra Soimilor), which belong to the Bistrita Mountains, five via ferrata routes have been established.
Hot air balloon parade 2015 - Campu Cetatii 48.2 km away. This year, the Hot Air Balloon Parade was organized in Campu Cetatii for the tenth time. Unfortunately, the weather only allowed for flying on Saturday morning and evening.
Other places
Skaklya waterfall Vratsa 452 km away. The largest seasonal waterfall in Bulgaria plunges down from a height of 141 meters. It is located in the Vratsa Mountain National Park, just one and a half kilometers away from the city of Vratsa.
Byala Reka eco-trail Kalofer 493.5 km away. The Byala Reka eco-trail is situated at the foot of the Stara Planina mountain range, 8 km from the town of Kalofer. A 1,830-meter-long hiking trail has been established along the White Creek within the Central Balkan National Park.
Poenari citadel Arges valley 197.1 km away. The Poenari citadel is located on the southern slope of the Fagaras Mountains, on the western side of the Transfagaras road, in the Arges Valley, about 4 km from the Vidraru Lake dam. Along a steep incline, a concrete staircase leads up to the castle, which is built atop a mountain.
Tapolca lake cave Balaton-felvidéki National Park The Tapolca lake cave is situated in the Balaton-felvidéki National Park. A modern visitor center has been constructed at its entrance, featuring ten rooms that highlight the unique characteristics of karst regions.
Hilis cave Turda Gorge via ferrata 124.1 km away. While the first time I climbed this via ferrata (Sky Fly) in the morning, now I climbed it in the light of the setting sun. The red-dressed rocks created a special atmosphere, and I could admire the sunset from the top of the climbing route.
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