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Cabana Pietrele - Lacul Galeș - Vârful Mare
On Pietrele, Retezat Mountains
Next nearby hike: Lacul Galeș - Tăurile din Valea Rea - Șaua Pelegii 0.9 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Pietrele →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 12–12 °C (54–54 °F)
- J-7°-15°66
- F-7°-15°63
- M-3°-12°76
- A2°-8°100
- M7°-3°139
- J10°0°176
- J12°3°154
- A12°3°142
- S8°-1°120
- O4°-5°89
- N-2°-9°76
- D-6°-13°83
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
Cabana Pietrele - Lacul Galeș - Șaua Vârful Mare - Vârful Mare
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 7.0 km · 4.3 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 6.9 km · 4.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Pietrele (peak, 2,270 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Retezat Mountains (Retezat-Godeanu Mountains Group › Southern Carpathians; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 12 km SE of Râu de Mori (Comuna Râu de Mori, Hunedoara County) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Jul–Aug
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Hunedoara
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- From / to
- Cabana Pietrele → Vârful Mare
- Route centre
- 45.3941, 22.9001
- Route start
- 45.3846, 22.9215
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 2047892
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.
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0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Hunedoara
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1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Hunedoara
Lacul Bucura - Vârful Peleaga
2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Hunedoara
Cabana Pietrele - Valea Stânișoarei - Vârful Retezat
2.8 mi · 4.6 km · Hunedoara
Cabana Pietrele - Culmea Lolaia - Vârful Retezat
2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Hunedoara
Lacul Bucura - Vârful Bucura - Vârful Retezat
3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Hunedoara