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Gura Milea - Șaua Căprioarei - Culmea Caprei - Lacu Roșu - Valea Șapte Izvoare - Secuiu
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Gura Milea - Șaua Căprioarei - Culmea Caprei - Lacu Roșu - Valea Șapte Izvoare - Secuiu 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 12–22 °C (54–72 °F)
- J1°-6°30
- F2°-6°30
- M6°-2°36
- A12°3°47
- M17°8°77
- J20°12°104
- J22°14°100
- A22°13°89
- S18°9°56
- O12°4°42
- N6°-1°39
- D2°-5°38
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
Gura Milea - Șaua Căprioarei - Culmea Caprei - Lacu Roșu - Valea Șapte Izvoare - Secuiu is a local hiking route in Buzău, Romania, about 20 km (12 mi) in length. It is in the Buzău Mountains. It lies about 6.0 km northwest of Varlaam.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 20 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Buzău Mountains (Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians › Outer Eastern Carpathians; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 6.0 km NW of Varlaam (Comuna Gura Teghii, Buzău County) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Buzău
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 45.5857, 26.4398
- Route start
- 45.5491, 26.3935
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 7500842
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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