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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Cugir

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Cugir. Their average mapped distance is 1.9 km and average recorded ascent is 194 m (636 ft); the longest route in the set is 3.8 km.

This subset represents 26% of the 23 quality-checked routes near Cugir. Its average distance is 1.9 km, compared with 27.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 194 m (636 ft), versus 848 m (2,782 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 5 km or less. Time and suitability still depend on ascent, surface and conditions. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) 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

0.6 km

Traseu CA - Colțu' lu' Blaj

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Traseu CA - Refugiul Săruni - Traseu CA

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

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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
Căpâlna - Cetatea CăpâlnaAlba2.1 km268 m50 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
Feneșasa - lângă Vf. DâmbăuAlba3.8 km481 m1 hr 31 minModerateApril to October
satul Tăuți – Cetatea TăuțiAlba3.2 km331 m1 hr 10 minModerateApril to October
Traseu CA - Refugiul Săruni - Traseu CAAlba0.9 km0 m11 minModerateApril to October

Căpâlna - Cetatea Căpâlna, Traseu TA - belvedere Cheile Caprei, Traseu CA - Colțu' lu' Blaj 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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