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Hard Hiking Trails near Brad

The directory currently contains 12 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Brad. Their average mapped distance is 22.0 km and average recorded ascent is 1,257 m (4,124 ft); the longest route in the set is 36.8 km.

This subset represents 29% of the 41 quality-checked routes near Brad. Its average distance is 22.0 km, compared with 10.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,257 m (4,124 ft), versus 603 m (1,978 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, 12 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (8%) 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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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

sat Albac - sat Horea

Parcul Natural Apuseni · Alba

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

Circuitul Văii Corna

Alba · Romania

Distance
15.0 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
582 m
Typical duration
4 hr
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Zlatna - traseu Banda Roșie

Alba · Romania

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,020 m
Typical duration
4 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
sat Albac - Valea Ordâncușei (la Moara lui Ivan)Parcul Natural Apuseni18.7 km1,423 m6 hr 9 minHardApril to October
Șaua Vârtop - Muntele Găina CruceAlba26.6 km1,131 m7 hr 36 minHardJune 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
Pasul Buceș-Vulcan - Muntele Găina CruceAlba33.1 km1,905 m10 hrExpertApril to October
Zlatna - Cheile Cibului - Mada - lângă Vf. Cepturar - Geoagiu BăiAlba36.8 km1,341 m10 hrExpertApril to October
locul Între Ape - Piatra Bulzului (Bulzul Bulzeștilor) - Muntele Găina CruceAlba24.6 km1,584 m7 hr 48 minExpertApril to October
locul Între Ape - sat Tomnatec - Muntele Găina CruceAlba26.3 km1,357 m7 hr 52 minHardApril to October
Circuitul Văii CornaAlba15.0 km582 m4 hrHardApril to October
Gara Hălmagiu - Muntele Găina CruceAlba24.2 km2,567 m9 hr 10 minExpertApril to October

sat Albac - Valea Ordâncușei (la Moara lui Ivan), Șaua Vârtop - Muntele Găina Cruce, sat Albac - sat Roșești - sat Albac 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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