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Hard Hiking Trails in Parcul Natural Apuseni

The directory currently contains 7 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Parcul Natural Apuseni. Their average mapped distance is 20.2 km and average recorded ascent is 938 m (3,077 ft); the longest route in the set is 31.7 km.

This subset represents 33% of the 21 quality-checked routes in Parcul Natural Apuseni. Its average distance is 20.2 km, compared with 11.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 938 m (3,077 ft), versus 580 m (1,903 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 7 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

14.4 km

sat Albac - sat Horea

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

666 m

sat Albac - sat Roșești - sat Albac

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Sat Butești, comuna Horea
Hard

Parcul Natural Apuseni · Alba

Distance
14.4 km
/ 9.0 mi
Elevation gain
848 m
Typical duration
4 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Pietroasa - Valea Galbenei - Șaua Ponița - ArieșeniParcul Natural Apuseni25.0 km1,019 m7 hr 3 minHardApril to October
Șaua Vârtop - Șaua VărășoaiaParcul Natural Apuseni17.0 km857 m4 hr 54 minHardApril to October
sat Gârda de Sus - Șaua VărășoaiaParcul Natural Apuseni31.7 km1,178 m8 hr 53 minExpertApril to October
sat Albac - Valea Ordâncușei (la Moara lui Ivan)Parcul Natural Apuseni18.7 km1,423 m6 hr 9 minHardApril to October
sat Albac - sat HoreaParcul Natural Apuseni14.4 km848 m4 hr 16 minHardApril to October
sat Albac - sat Roșești - sat AlbacParcul Natural Apuseni15.9 km666 m4 hr 20 minHardApril to October
sat Ghețar - Complex turistic PadișParcul Natural Apuseni18.3 km576 m4 hr 46 minHardApril to October

Pietroasa - Valea Galbenei - Șaua Ponița - Arieșeni, Șaua Vârtop - Șaua Vărășoaia, sat Gârda de Sus - Șaua Vărășoaia currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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