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Covasna – Pilișul Covasnei – Vf. Lăcăuți – Poiana Butuci – Vârful Zîrna – sub Vârful Tistobic – Zăbala (blue dot)

On Lăcăuți, Vrancea Mountains

Local route42 km · 26 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Covasna - Valea Chetagului - Poiana Iacob 2.5 mi · 4.1 kmExplore Lăcăuți →

Covasna, RomaniaCovasnaCastelul Mikes - Dl. Căpâlna · CovasnaComandău – Vf. Lăcăuți (yellow triangle) · CovasnaCovasna - Valea Chetagului - Poiana Iacob · CovasnaMate Pal - Lăcăuți · CovasnaPava - Dl. Cerăt - Poiana Palfei (Dealul Pal) - sub Vf. Tistobic - Vf. Valosul Mic - Zăbala · CovasnaPoiana Holom – Vf. Clăbuci – Vf. Mănișca Mare – Vf. Lăcăuți – Poarta Vînturilor – Vf. Lujerul (Coberț – La Butuci) – Vf. Baba (Bonio) – Vf. Stogu – sub Vf. Hartanu – sub Vf. Mușat – Pasul Mușat – dealul Oituz Izvor – Vf. M.Negru – Pasul Oituz (red stripe) · CovasnaVranceaCasa lui Neagu Valea Raului Putna Paraul Bradului Saua Poienitei (red dot) · VranceaPoiana Șindrilita – Valea Zăbăluța – Vîrful Mîrdanu – Vîrful Lăcăuți (blue triangle) · VranceaPârâul Goru – Vârful Goru – Șaua Gorului – Vârful Lăcăuți (blue_cross) · VranceaVranceaEndStart5 kmN ↑

Covasna – Pilișul Covasnei – Vf. Lăcăuți – Poiana Butuci – Vârful Zîrna – sub Vârful Tistobic – Zăbala (blue dot) other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)

  1. J0°-7°29
  2. F1°-7°28
  3. M6°-2°36
  4. A12°3°51
  5. M18°8°79
  6. J21°12°107
  7. J22°14°97
  8. A22°13°86
  9. S18°9°57
  10. O12°4°40
  11. N6°-1°31
  12. D1°-6°32

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

Covasna – Pilișul Covasnei – Vf. Lăcăuți – Poiana Butuci – Vârful Zîrna – sub Vârful Tistobic – Zăbala (blue dot) is a local hiking route in Covasna, Romania, about 42 km (26 mi) in length. It is on Lăcăuți in the Vrancea Mountains. It lies about 2.3 km east of Covasna.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
42 km · 26 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Lăcăuți (peak, 1,777 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Vrancea Mountains (Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians › Outer Eastern Carpathians; GMBA)
Nearest town
2.3 km E of Covasna (Oraş Covasna, Covasna County) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
Romania
Region
Covasna
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Route centre
45.8466, 26.2817
Route start
45.8455, 26.2129
OpenStreetMap
relation 5440602
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.

More trails on Lăcăuți

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Pârâul Goru – Vârful Goru – Șaua Gorului – Vârful Lăcăuți (blue_cross)

10 km · 10 mi · 16 km away

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distance from the trail start

Covasna - Valea Chetagului - Poiana Iacob

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Covasna

Comandău – Vf. Lăcăuți (yellow triangle)

7 mi · 11 km · Covasna

Mate Pal - Lăcăuți

7 mi · 11 km · Covasna

Poiana Holom – Vf. Clăbuci – Vf. Mănișca Mare – Vf. Lăcăuți – Poarta Vînturilor – Vf. Lujerul (Coberț – La Butuci) – Vf. Baba (Bonio) – Vf. Stogu – sub Vf. Hartanu – sub Vf. Mușat – Pasul Mușat – dealul Oituz Izvor – Vf. M.Negru – Pasul Oituz (red stripe)

8 mi · 14 km · Covasna

Comandău - Gyula

9 mi · 14 km · Covasna

Poiana Șindrilita – Valea Zăbăluța – Vîrful Mîrdanu – Vîrful Lăcăuți (blue triangle)

9 mi · 15 km · Vrancea

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