Bicycle tour to the Harghita Madaras peak | Photos

Iron path in winter - Harghita Madaras 1.4 km away
This is already the sixth time I've climbed the via ferrata route set up on the rocky cliffs of Seii Peak near Harghita Madaras. Although the forecast suggests that the weather should be nice, I am greeted by a sky covered in clouds.

Iron path - Harghita-Madaras 1.43 km away
Amateur filming in Harghita-Madaras, holding the camera by hand in the car, and helmet-mounted on the via ferrata. I climbed an iron path for the first time in my life on the Nyerges cliffs (Stancile Seii), I didn't have the right equipment yet.

Jumping waterfall (Cascada Saritoarea, Szökő) - Harghita Mountains 1.5 km away

TV-radio amplifying station - Harghita Ciceu 6.99 km away
The hiking trail marked with a blue stripe starts at the Uz Bence shelter and runs from Harghita-Bai to Harghita Madaras. Our destination today is the Harghita Ciceu plateau.

Haystack Rock - Siculeni, Harghita Mountains 7.42 km away

Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route Vadu Crisului 240.79 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.

Blasted Rock (Piatra Puscata) hanging path Cerna Valley 283.72 km away
The Blasted Rock hanging path is located on the geographical right bank of the Cerna River, near the confluence of the Iuta stream, approximately 20 km from Baile Herculane. In this area, the presence of limestone formations has caused the valley to become narrower.

Virus (B/C) and Antivirus (C) iron paths Baia de Fier 199.34 km away
With Virus and Antivirus, the number of via ferrata routes at Baia de Fier has increased to thirteen. In fact, it is a Y-shaped route that starts near the entrance of the Laura via ferrata, and the exits are located just a few meters from the Laura exit.

Snow-covered valley of Balea and the Transfagarasan in winter The descent 120.22 km away

Sheepdogs Govora sheepfold Retezat mountains 232.64 km away
On the second day of my weekend Retezat hike, I visited a sheepfold on the Lancita Ridge. To my great disappointment, they didn't make cheese or curd here.

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