Surroundings of Covasna town - photos

Preacher's Rock - Bodoc Mountains 32.91 km away
In the Bodoc Mountains, west-southwest from the Henter peak, we find a rock formation shaped like a mushroom by erosion, called Preacher's Rock. This 2-meter high rock probably got its name from the pagan Hungarian priests, who preached here in the past.

Saint Anne lake - Ciomat-Puturosu 42.07 km away
Lake Saint Anna is the only well-preserved volcanic crater lake in Eastern Europe. Here are some images from an afternoon outing.

Zip-line near Seven Ladder Canyon - Piatra Mare Mountain 53.17 km away

Seven Ladder Canyon and Waterfall - Piatra Mare Mountain 53.36 km away
The Seven Ladder Gorge is the largest and most spectacular gorge in the Piatra Mare massif. The narrow canyon has a length of 160 meters, and over a drop of 58 meters includes 7 bigger and several smaller waterfalls.

Seven Ladder Canyon in Winter - Piatra Mare Mountain 53.36 km away
Seven Ladder Canyon and Waterfall in Winter - Piatra Mare Mountain

Pietraru pottery Horezu 188.87 km away

Devil's Mill Gorge Campulung Moldovenesc 189.02 km away
The Devil's Mill Gorge is relatively short, measuring only 60 to 70 meters in length. It was formed in yellowish-gray-white dolomite by the work of a stream that crosses the gorge, as a result of erosion and the dissolution characteristic of limestone.

Vadu Crisului cave 311.19 km away
The Vadu Crisului Cave, with a total length of over 1000 meters, is located in the picturesque gorge of Crisul Repede creek. It consists of a gently meandering, long passage that features an active, stream level next to an upper, fossil level in its first section.

Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route Vadu Crisului 311.3 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.

Crivadia Gorge 237.66 km away
The Crivadia Gorge is located next to the village of Crivadia, which belongs to Banita. Access is difficult, and the hike is made through the streambed, with water up to the waist at its narrowest point.

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