Caltun lake - Fagaras Mountains | Photos

Snow-covered valley of Balea and the Transfagarasan in winter - The descent 4.26 km away

Balea waterfall and the Transfagarasan mountain_road 6.42 km away
Balea waterfall and the Transfagarasan mountain road - blue triangle marked trail, Balea valley, Fagaras Mountains, Southern Carpathians.

Snow-covered valley of Balea and the Transfagarasan in winter - The ascent 6.69 km away
The Fagarasi Mountains can be easily approached from the north, mainly by using the Transfagarasan Road. This high altitude mountain road is only accessible during the summer months (throughout its entire length), but from the Balea Waterfall station (Statia Balea Cascada) you can also reach the Balea Lake by cable car.

Stan Valley Canyon in winter 24.21 km away
The Stan Valley is a picturesque canyon, even in winter. In fact, when the stream is frozen and covered with a layer of snow, exploring the canyon becomes much quicker and easier.

Stan Valley Canyon 24.67 km away
The Stan Valley is located near Lake Vidraru, southwest of it, in the Fruntii Mountains. Those who have visited the Seven Ladders Waterfall will appreciate this canyon, outfitted with infrastructure for tourist accessibility.

Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route Vadu Crisului 221.03 km away
In Vadu Crisului, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the right bank of the Crisul Repede, you can find the newest, in chronological order (2015) the fifth Transylvanian, new type of via ferrata route. I will not count here the traditional iron paths, the high-mountain hiking trails, partly secured with iron cables, or the rock canyons with iron ladders and footbridges.

Middle Belt (Spirala Medie) via ferrata route Baia de Fier 77.19 km away
In May 2018, two new via ferrata routes were inaugurated in Baia de Fier. Both start from section G of the rock face hiding the Women's Cave (Pestera Muierilor), and their initial stages are shared.

Wild Ferenc iron path Suhardul Mic 164.74 km away
While I climbed the new iron path mostly in the dark for the first time, this time I managed to explore it during the day. But I still missed the sunset by a few minutes.

Big Via ferrata Rasnoavei Gorge 73.68 km away
The most dangerous Eastern European iron path, and also one of the most beautiful via ferrata routes in Romania, is in the Rasnoavei Gorges, Postavaru Mountains.The route is 450 m long, with a level difference of 220 m.

Belogradchik fortress Bulgaria 264.43 km away
Belogradchik is located in the northwestern part of Bulgaria, in the Vidin Province, at the foot of the Balkan Mountains, near the Serbian border. Its name means little white town.

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