Photos of nearby places
The Old Women of Gurghiu (Babele Gurghiului) stone mushrooms, Batrana Peak (Varful Batrana) (16 photos) 8.73 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) 17.07 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) 17.22 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) 17.54 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
Pricske peak - Giurgeu Mountains 24.57 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 26.19 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 36.46 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 36.46 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.
Waterfalls of Lapos creek - Bicaz Gorges 37.33 km away
One of the lesser-known attractions of the Bicaz Gorges is the series of waterfalls along Lapos Creek. This creek flows between Cupas Stone and Bardos Stone before eventually merging with Bicaz Creek, forming spectacular waterfalls beneath the Altar Stone.
Other places
Fairy Cliff (Peretele Zanelor) via ferrata route Vadu Crisului 215.3 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.
Pobiti Kamani (Stone Forest) Slanchevo 450.59 km away
The Stone Forest of Bulgaria is located 18 km west of Varna, at the foothills of the Eastern Balkan Mountains. Its Bulgarian name, Pobiti Kamani, translates to planted stones, and it is referred to in English as the Stone Desert or Stone Forest.
Hodoaba Valley iron path Suncuius 212.78 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.
The Stone Wedding Zimzelen, Kardzhali 585.77 km away
The Stone Wedding (Kamenna Svatba, Petrified Wedding, Kardzhali Pyramids) is located near the village of Zimzelen, close to the city of Kardzhali, in the eastern part of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria. This spectacular natural formation was declared a natural monument in 1974.