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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Brad

The directory currently contains 25 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Brad. Their average mapped distance is 5.0 km and average recorded ascent is 319 m (1,047 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.9 km.

This subset represents 61% of the 41 quality-checked routes near Brad. Its average distance is 5.0 km, compared with 10.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 319 m (1,047 ft), versus 603 m (1,978 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 (4%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (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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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

Cabana Scărișoara - Ghețarul de la Scărișoara

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

42 m

Cabana Scărișoara - Ghețarul de la Scărișoara

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Circuitul Tăurilor

Alba · Romania

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
339 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Circuitul Vârfului Vulcan

Alba · Romania

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
734 m
Typical duration
2 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

sat Albac - DN75

Alba · Romania

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
332 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 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
sat Arieșeni - Peștera Ghețarul ScărișoaraParcul Natural Apuseni8.3 km696 m2 hr 46 minModerateApril to October
sat Gârda de Sus - Peștera Ghețarul ScărișoaraParcul Natural Apuseni6.4 km585 m2 hr 13 minModerateApril to October
Cabana Scărișoara - Ghețarul de la ScărișoaraParcul Natural Apuseni0.6 km42 m11 minModerateApril to October
Cheile Mândruțului - intersecție cu traseul BGParcul Natural Apuseni3.9 km553 m1 hr 38 minModerateApril to October
Cheile Albacului (DN75) - Peștera Huda de LapteParcul Natural Apuseni2.7 km360 m1 hr 7 minModerateApril to October
sat Fața (DC120) - Peștera Huda de LapteParcul Natural Apuseni3.0 km110 m47 minModerateApril to October
Valea Arieșul Mare - Cascada Pătrăhăițești - sat ArieșeniAlba8.1 km273 m2 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Circuitul Monumentelor naturiiAlba7.7 km379 m2 hr 11 minModerateApril to October
Circuitul TăurilorAlba7.5 km339 m2 hr 4 minModerateApril to October
DJ762 (comuna Vidra) - Cascada Pișoaia VidreiAlba0.6 km45 m11 minModerateApril to October

sat Arieșeni - Peștera Ghețarul Scărișoara, sat Gârda de Sus - Peștera Ghețarul Scărișoara, Cabana Scărișoara - Ghețarul de la Scărișoara 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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