Pestera de la Izvor (The cave from the spring) - Padurea Craiului Mountains - photos

Hodoaba Valley iron path - Suncuius 0.37 km away
The Hodoaba Valley iron path is Romania's shortest and easiest (official) via ferrata route. It is located near Suncuius, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the left bank of the Crisul Repede River.

Vadu Crisului cave 3.98 km away
The Vadu Crisului Cave, with a total length of over 1000 meters, is located in the picturesque gorge of Crisul Repede creek. It consists of a gently meandering, long passage that features an active, stream level next to an upper, fossil level in its first section.

Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route - Vadu Crisului 4.62 km away
In Vadu Crisului, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, on the right bank of the Crisul Repede, you can find the newest, in chronological order (2015) the fifth Transylvanian, new type of via ferrata route. I will not count here the traditional iron paths, the high-mountain hiking trails, partly secured with iron cables, or the rock canyons with iron ladders and footbridges.

Via Ferrata Fairy Castle (Castelul Zanelor, Casa Zmeului, The House of the Dragon) - Vadu Crisului 4.77 km away
South of Vadu Crisului, in the Padurea Craiului Mountains, lies the Vadu Crisului Gorge, a section of the Crisul Repede river that narrows between rocky walls. In the Middle Ages, there was intense log transportation activity here, and the transport of salt and timber to Hungary passed through this area.

Crystal Cave at Farcu Mine 15.85 km away
In the Padurea Craiului Mountains, near Rosia, in the Farcu bauxite mine, in 1987, the miners accidentally discovered a cave. It was filled with crystal-shaped limestone formations.

The Bear's Jump iron path Baia de Fier 215.11 km away
The Bear's Jump (Saritoarea Ursului) is a fantasy-named via ferrata that opened in May 2018 near Baia de Fier, alongside the Middle Belt (Spirala Medie). Both routes begin from the G zone of the rock face that conceals the Women's Cave (Pestera Muierilor).

Prohodna cave (The Eyes of God) Karlukovo 434.86 km away
The cave nicknamed The Eyes of God is located in Bulgaria, in the Iskar Gorge, on one of the largest karst areas in Bulgaria, 2 km from the town of Karlukovo. It is essentially a 262-meter-long natural stone bridge, with a large (45 m high) and a small (35 m high) entrance.

Via ferrata Ernesto Che Guevara al Monte Casale, Monti del Garda, Trentino Alto Adige 893.15 km away
The Che Guevara via ferrata is the longest iron climbing route I have ever climbed. There is a 1400 m level difference from the starting point to the peak of Monte Casale.

Chudni Mostove (Amazing Bridges) Zabardo 591.21 km away
The Amazing Bridges (Chudni Mostove, Wonderful Bridges) are natural stone bridges. They are located in the Rhodope Mountains, in the Smolyan Province of Bulgaria, within the valley of the Erkyupriya River, at an altitude of 1,450 meters above sea level.

Balázs Hill Lookout Western Mecsek 347.54 km away
The Balázs hill lookout, located at an altitude of 320 meters, offers a beautiful view of Lake Pécs and the wooded mountain ranges of Western Mecsek. The original lookout, built in 1975, was destroyed by fire, and it was rebuilt in 2001 using a metal structure, which was renovated in 2014.

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