Photos of nearby places
The Old Women of Gurghiu (Babele Gurghiului) stone mushrooms, Batrana Peak (Varful Batrana) (16 photos) 8.09 km away
In the Gurghiu Mountains, 10 km from Toplita, near the peak Batrana, there are several groups of strange rocks. Similar to the human-like forms in the Bucegi Mountains, here, too, remarkable shapes, columns, rocky ridges, and stunning stone mushrooms have emerged.
Bears' cave, Ice Grotto - Borsec (12 photos) 17.27 km away
The Bears' cave is actually a deep rock fissure with a path leading into it. Local belief long considered it to be the habitat of bears, which is where the name comes from.
Borsec (9 photos) 17.46 km away
Borsec is one of the most beautifully situated resorts in the Eastern Carpathians. It consists of two parts: Lower Borsec and Upper Borsec, the latter being the actual resort area.
Stalactite Cave - Round Chair Hill, Borsec, Giurgeu Mountains (24 photos) 17.75 km away
The Stalactite Cave on the Round Chair Hill is the longest cave formed in travertine in the country. Its formation was mainly influenced by an open system of diaclases, which fragmented the travertine, with the contribution of infiltrated rainwater being essential in the transport and dissolution of limestone.
Videos of nearby places
Via ferrata Bear Cave adventure and climbing zone - Borsec 17.25 km away
The Bear Cave in Borsec is a vast natural formation, scattered with rocks and deep crevices. Access to the cave's cavities is through a series of narrow formations resembling canyons, surrounded by giant fir trees and rocks with interesting shapes.
Pricske peak - Giurgeu Mountains 24.13 km away
If we want to reach Pricske (Prisca) peak, which rises above Gheorgheni and Lazarea, we start from the valley of the Güdüc (Ghidut) stream. Our path leads us past the ruins of a building known as the White House.
With snowshoes in the Tihu creek valley - Rastolita 26.74 km away
We met geotrekking treasure hunters from Gheorgheni, Miercurea Ciuc and Targu Mures in Rastolita. We entered the Calimani Mountains with an off-road vehicle, along the Rastolita and Tihu streams.
Wild Ferenc memorial path - Suhardul Mic 36.17 km away
In recent days, this news has been everywhere: the via ferrata route built on the southwest wall of Suhardul Mic (Little Suhard) has finally been completed and inaugurated. The new route has been named after Ferenc Wild, in memory of the former mountain rescuer, sports writer, and one of the founders of the mountain rescue association in Gheorgheni.
Wild Ferenc iron path - Suhardul Mic 36.17 km away
While I climbed the new iron path mostly in the dark for the first time, this time I managed to explore it during the day. But I still missed the sunset by a few minutes.
Other places
Vulva cave Rhodope Mountains 579.67 km away
The Vulva Cave (Peshtera Utroba) is situated near the village of Nenkovo and the city of Kardzhali, in the Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria. It derives its name from the shape of its entrance, which resembles a vulva.
Devil's Mill Gorge Campulung Moldovenesc 65.02 km away
The Devil's Mill Gorge is relatively short, measuring only 60 to 70 meters in length. It was formed in yellowish-gray-white dolomite by the work of a stream that crosses the gorge, as a result of erosion and the dissolution characteristic of limestone.
Via ferrata Rio Sallagoni Drena, Italia 1107.99 km away
The surrounding iron climbing routes are located on rock walls exposed to a scorching sun. But the Rio Sallagoni via ferrata goes upwards in a pleasantly cool gorge, above the creek and waterfalls, and eventually reaches the Drena Castle.