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Hiking Trails Over 20 km near Brad

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Brad. Their average mapped distance is 28.6 km and average recorded ascent is 1,648 m (5,407 ft); the longest route in the set is 36.8 km.

This subset represents 15% of the 41 quality-checked routes near Brad. Its average distance is 28.6 km, compared with 10.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,648 m (5,407 ft), versus 603 m (1,978 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is at least 20 km long. Whether it is normally completed in one day or in stages is not inferred from distance alone. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 6 (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

24.2 km

Gara Hălmagiu - Muntele Găina Cruce

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

1,131 m

Șaua Vârtop - Muntele Găina Cruce

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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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
Șaua Vârtop - Muntele Găina CruceAlba26.6 km1,131 m7 hr 36 minHardJune 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
Gara Hălmagiu - Muntele Găina CruceAlba24.2 km2,567 m9 hr 10 minExpertApril to October

Șaua Vârtop - Muntele Găina Cruce, Pasul Buceș-Vulcan - Muntele Găina Cruce, Zlatna - Cheile Cibului - Mada - lângă Vf. Cepturar - Geoagiu Băi 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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