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Vulcan (Paroșeni) - Vârful Pilugu (Bilugu) Mare - Piatra Iorgovanului - Șaua Paltina
On Piatra Iorgovanului, Retezat Mountains
Next nearby hike: Câmpu lui Neag - Cabana Buta - Poiana Pelegii - Lacul Bucura 2.0 mi · 3.2 kmExplore Piatra Iorgovanului →
Vulcan (Paroșeni) - Vârful Pilugu (Bilugu) Mare - Piatra Iorgovanului - Șaua Paltina 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: Jun–Aug · highs 10–12 °C (50–54 °F)
- J-6°-14°74
- F-6°-15°71
- M-3°-12°84
- A2°-8°110
- M7°-2°150
- J10°1°190
- J12°3°166
- A12°3°152
- S8°-1°130
- O4°-4°99
- N-1°-9°86
- D-5°-13°95
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
Vulcan (Paroșeni) - Culmea Tulișa - Curmătura Tulișa - Curmătura Făgețel - Vârful Pilugu (Bilugu) Mare - Vârful Lazărului - Vârful Custura - Șaua Plaiul Mic - Culmea Drăgșanu - Vârful Albele - Piatra Iorgovanului - Șaua Paltina
OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 49 km · 30 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 48 km · 30 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Piatra Iorgovanului (peak, 2,014 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Retezat Mountains (Retezat-Godeanu Mountains Group › Southern Carpathians; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 10 km NW of Câmpu lui Neag (Oraş Uricani, Hunedoara County) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Jun–Aug
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Hunedoara
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Regional route
- From / to
- Vulcan (Paroșeni) → Șaua Paltina
- Route centre
- 45.3373, 23.0468
- Route start
- 45.3495, 22.9288
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 1611799
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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