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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Alba Iulia

The directory currently contains 16 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Alba Iulia. Their average mapped distance is 4.8 km and average recorded ascent is 302 m (991 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.4 km.

This subset represents 52% of the 31 quality-checked routes near Alba Iulia. Its average distance is 4.8 km, compared with 25.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 302 m (991 ft), versus 902 m (2,959 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 10 km or less; no fixed completion time is implied. Within this set, 1 routes (6%) are rated easy, 1 (6%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (13%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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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

0.6 km

Traseu TR - Vf. Piatra Craivii

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

12 m

Traseu TR - Vf. Piatra Craivii

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

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1 recorded loop

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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
Căpâlna - Cetatea CăpâlnaAlba2.1 km268 m50 minModerateApril to October
Colțești - Cetatea TrascăuluiAlba2.2 km128 m39 minEasyApril to October
Traseu TR - Vf. Piatra CraiviiAlba0.6 km12 m9 minModerateApril to October
Cricău - Pârâul Cricău - lângă Piatra CraiviiAlba9.4 km19 m1 hr 59 minModerateApril to October
Circuit Cheile Vălișoarei (Aiudului) - versantul stângAlba9.3 km665 m2 hr 56 minModerateApril to October
Traseu TA - belvedere Cheile CapreiAlba0.9 km30 m14 minModerateApril to October
Traseu CA - Colțu' lu' BlajAlba0.6 km51 m12 minModerateApril to October
Circuit Cheile Vălișoarei (Aiudului) - versantul dreptAlba4.3 km477 m1 hr 37 minModerateApril to October
Poiana Aiudului - Șaua Data - Cheile Vălișoarei (Aiudului)Alba6.7 km355 m1 hr 55 minModerateApril to October
Baia de Arieș - Vf. PoienițaAlba8.2 km1,041 m3 hr 16 minHardApril to October

Căpâlna - Cetatea Căpâlna, Colțești - Cetatea Trascăului, Traseu TR - Vf. Piatra Craivii 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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