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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Cluj-Napoca

The directory currently contains 12 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Cluj-Napoca. Their average mapped distance is 6.0 km and average recorded ascent is 460 m (1,509 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.3 km.

This subset represents 46% of the 26 quality-checked routes near Cluj-Napoca. Its average distance is 6.0 km, compared with 18.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 460 m (1,509 ft), versus 1,008 m (3,307 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, 2 routes (17%) are rated easy, 2 (17%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (25%) 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

2.2 km

Colțești - Cetatea Trascăului

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

128 m

Colțești - Cetatea Trascăului

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

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1 recorded loop

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Trails

Panorama Scarita-Belioara
Moderate

Circuit Scărița-Belioara

Alba · Romania

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
764 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Runc - Ocoliș

Alba · Romania

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
53 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
Runc - Vârful Scărița - Rezervația Scărița BelioaraAlba9.2 km974 m3 hr 23 minHardApril to October
Colțești - Cetatea TrascăuluiAlba2.2 km128 m39 minEasyApril to October
Schitul Poșaga - La Măteoaie - Șaua La RăscruceAlba7.5 km916 m2 hr 56 minHardApril to October
Circuit Scărița-BelioaraAlba8.6 km764 m2 hr 56 minModerateApril to October
Rimetea - Portalul Kőluk (Grota Studenților) - ColțeștiAlba4.8 km275 m1 hr 24 minModerateApril to October
Centrul de Informare Turistică Rimetea - Fânațu Mare - sub Colții TrascăuluiAlba5.4 km516 m1 hr 54 minModerateApril to October
Circuit Cheile Vălișoarei (Aiudului) - versantul stângAlba9.3 km665 m2 hr 56 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
Rimetea - Minele de Fier medievale - șa sub Vf. CorbuAlba4.6 km193 m1 hr 15 minModerateApril to October

Runc - Vârful Scărița - Rezervația Scărița Belioara, Colțești - Cetatea Trascăului, Schitul Poșaga - La Măteoaie - Șaua La Răscruce 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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