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Cabana Cheia - Șaua Hădărău - Vârful Căprăreasa - Vârful Gera
On Căprăreasa, Căpățână Mountains
Next nearby hike: Cabana Codric (Cantonul Silvic Comarnice) - Șaua La Lac- Șaua Stogșoare (tunel) - drum Cabana Cheia 0.3 mi · 0.5 kmExplore Căprăreasa →
Cabana Cheia - Șaua Hădărău - Vârful Căprăreasa - Vârful Gera other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–21 °C (52–70 °F)
- J0°-8°56
- F1°-7°57
- M5°-4°64
- A11°1°91
- M15°6°125
- J19°9°150
- J21°11°144
- A20°11°140
- S16°7°101
- O11°3°82
- N5°-2°77
- D1°-6°85
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 11 km (7 mi) long, Cabana Cheia - Șaua Hădărău - Vârful Căprăreasa - Vârful Gera is a local hiking route in Vâlcea, Romania. It is on Căprăreasa in the Căpățână Mountains. It lies about 10 km north of Bărbăteşti.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 11 km · 7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Căprăreasa (peak, 1,799 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Căpățână Mountains (Parâng Mountains › Southern Carpathians; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 10 km N of Bărbăteşti (Comuna Bărbăteşti, Vâlcea County) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Vâlcea
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 45.2948, 24.1022
- Route start
- 45.2741, 24.1221
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 2137479
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
Nearest trails
distance from the trail startCabana Codric (Cantonul Silvic Comarnice) - Șaua La Lac- Șaua Stogșoare (tunel) - drum Cabana Cheia
0.3 mi · 0.5 km · Vâlcea
Cabana Cheia - Curmatura Oale - Vf. Vânturarița
1.1 mi · 1.7 km · Vâlcea
Băile Olănești - Plaiul Piatra Tăiată - Șaua Prislopel - Șaua La Lac - Șaua Hădărău - Vârful Căprăreasa - Vârful Gera
1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Vâlcea
Cabana Cheia - Curmătura Comarnice - Plaiul Lespezi - Curmătura Lespezi - Vârful Netedu - Vârful Lespezi - Vârful Govora - Șaua Zmeuret
2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Vâlcea
Băile Olănești - Valea Olănești - Cantonul Silvic Mânzu - Cheile Olănești - Vârful Folea
2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Vâlcea
Băile Olănești - Plaiul Piatra Tăiată - Șaua Prislopel - Șaua La Lac - Curmătura Stogșoare - Cabana Cheia
3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Vâlcea