Fountain Botorog — Attraction in Moeciu de Jos

Our family of 5 (kids 8,6,3) took the route to the Cabana, it was rated as the easiest walk among all other possible routes. Eventually it turned out to be a 480 metres vertical climb over 1.5 km aerial horizontal distance, from the bottom to the top of the mountain - 2.5 half hours of climb with the kids pace. The view in the end was truly breathtaking. BUT, 95 percent of the hike was in the woods (with no view at all) while walking in very steep non stop climb.

From an experienced hiker perspective - this route is boring, has nothing unique in it, other than the top mountain view. If it's part of a multi day extreme hike, it can work, but I definitely wouldn't go there for a single one day hike.

From a hiking family perspective with little kids, STAY AWAY - It is a max difficulty route for families with little...

This is a great starting point for a hike to Curmătura Chalet. The trail is easy to moderate, but proper normal hike gear is needed. The first part of the trail is a bit demanding and you can cover it anywhere between 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on your fitness level after which the hike to Curmătura is extremely easy.

In case you want to avoid the same trail you have the option to continue the hike further and it will.lead you to the same place via the yellow dot trail. This is super easy and the views...

A nice starting point for hiking in the Piatra Craiului National Park. From here start the most popular hiking trails such as: yellow stripe to Cabana Curmatura( 2h/2h.30), Blue stripe to The Zarnesti Canyon( Zarnesti Gorge, 1h), red cross to La Table (~3h), on the way to the highest point in the mountains, La Om Peak ( 2238m ), or the trail to...