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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)

On Manișca Mare, Vrancea Mountains

National route46 km · 29 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Comandău - Punctul frăției neamului românesc 1.8 mi · 2.9 kmExplore Manișca Mare →

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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) other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–17 °C (54–63 °F)

  1. J-3°-10°35
  2. F-3°-11°35
  3. M1°-7°45
  4. A7°-3°58
  5. M12°3°92
  6. J15°6°126
  7. J17°8°117
  8. A17°8°107
  9. S12°4°68
  10. O8°0°46
  11. N2°-4°40
  12. D-2°-9°39

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 46 km (29 mi) long, 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) is a national hiking route in Covasna, Romania. It is on Manișca Mare in the Vrancea Mountains. It lies about 6.9 km east of Comandău.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
46 km · 29 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Manișca Mare (peak, 1,677 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Vrancea Mountains (Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians › Outer Eastern Carpathians; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.9 km E of Comandău (Comuna Comandău, Covasna County) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Sep
Country
Romania
Region
Covasna
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
Banda rosie
Route centre
45.9030, 26.3688
Route start
45.7741, 26.3642
OpenStreetMap
relation 5441051
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 start

Comandău - Punctul frăției neamului românesc

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Covasna

Comandău – Vf. Lăcăuți (yellow triangle)

2.3 mi · 3.6 km · Covasna

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

3.0 mi · 4.9 km · Vrancea

Mate Pal - Lăcăuți

3.9 mi · 6.2 km · Covasna

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

4.2 mi · 6.8 km · Vrancea

Comandău - Gyula

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Covasna

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