Wildflowers of Romania Day Hike from Cluj

-The trip takes place intro botanical reserve.
-Protected flowers.
-Good excursions for photography

Itinerary

Scarita-Belioara is a botanical reserve. This natural wonder is home to a diversity of rare plants. Some of them have survived from the cold glacial periods:

There are rare fauna elements, such as butterflies, but also the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), the largest raptor bird recorded in Romania who nests on the abrupt cliffs.

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The trip starts at 8 o'clock in the morning with a pickup from your accommodation in Cluj-Napoca. We will travel a distance of 79 km in 1 h and 30 min until we reach Posaga de Sus.

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Our hike started at Posaga de Sus village, followed by an abrupt path through a beech forest, which led to an alpine zone with an exquisite sight to the calcareous, white cliffs. We passed by some abandoned wood hovels than climbed to the ridge, reaching the highest peak (Scarita) at an altitude of 1384 m. The views up here are worth it! .

The difficulty of the hike is medium 8 hours hiking with 600 meters elevation)

No rock climbing involved No special gear needed

In the evening we will take you back to your accommodation in Cluj-Napoca.