SCHEDULE MADE BY
IRINA CERNEA

My trip

Map of this active tour

Area: Rodnei - Maramures County
Level rate: Easy - Moderate (abreviation = **)
Dates of departure: May - November 2008.
Nr. of team members: 2 - 10
Trip length (days): 8
Required gear: Backpack, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, food, spot light (preferably frontlamp), good boots, waterproof and warm changing clothes, water can, sweets.

2^ND DAY, SUNDAY

Transfer through the mountains, hiking on Rodnei Mountains

Transfer by car: The Red Lake - The Rotunda Pass (1271 m) (220 km)
Hiking in Ineu Massif: The Rotunda Pass - The Lala Mare Lake (1790m)..

• Level: moderate
• Hiking time: 4 ½ - 5 hours
• Highlights:
- The Nichitas Peak (1451 m)
- Panorama view from Ineut Peak, The Rosu Peak, The Cobasel Peak, The Muncelutu Peak, The Tomnatecu II Peak and Suhard massif - optional: The Ineut Peak (2222 m).

Pitching the tents in The Lala Mare Lake area. Stay over night.

3^RD DAY, MONDAY

Unpitching the tents and leaving the campsite .

Hiking on Rodnei Mountains: The Lala Mare Lake - Saua cu Lac (The Saddle with a Lake) (2140 m) - The Ineu Peak (2279 m) - Coasta Neteda (The Even Slope) - Tarnita lui Putredu (The Putredu Saddle) - The Cisa Peak (2036 m) - The Cisa Saddle - The Omului Peak (2134 m )- "La Cepi" Peak (2102 m)- Claii Peak (2117m ) - The Gargalau Peak (2158 m) - The Gargalau Saddle (1925 m)

• Difficulty: moderate (***)
• Hiking time: about 6 hours
• Highlights: Panorama view from The Suhardului Massif, The Calimani Massif, The Ceahlau Massif

Pitching the tents in The Gargalau Saddle area. Stay over night.

4^TH DAY, TUESDAY

Hiking on Rodnei Mountains

Unpitching the tents and leaving the campsite .

Hiking: The Pietrosu Massif: The Gargalau Saddle - The Galatiului Saddle - The Galatiului Peak (2048 m) - The Puzdrelor Saddle - The Bârsanului Saddle - The Negoiasa Peak (2041 m) - The Negoieselor Saddle - The "La Carti" area - The Repede Peak (2074 m) - The Cormaia Peak (2033 m) - The Obârsia Rebrii Saddle - The Obârsia Rebrii Peak (2055 m) - The "La Cruce" Saddle

• Hiking Level: moderate (***)
• Hiking time: 6 ½ hours
• Sightseeing objectives:
- Panorama view from The Buhaescu Mare Peak, The Rebra Peak, The Pietrosu Peak
- The "Pietrosu Mare" Natural Reservation.

5^TH DAY, WEDNESDAY

Hiking on Rodnei Mountains

Unpitching the tents and leaving the campsite .

• The "La Cruce" Saddle - The Buhaescu Mare Peak (2119 m) - The Rebra Peak (2221 m) - The Pietrosu Peak (2303 m) - Borsa
• Hiking level: moderate to demanding (****)
• Hiking time: 5 hours
• Sightseeing objectives:
- Buhaescu Lakes - Panorama view from Maramures County, The mountain range of Oas - Gutâi - Tibles, The Bârgau Massif and The Caliman Massif
• Pitching the tents in The "La Cruce" Saddle area. Stay over night.
  

6^TH DAY, THURSDAY

Descend from the Mountains, visit Maramures county

• Borsa - Moisei - Viseu de Sus - Sighetul Marmatiei (78km)
• Hiking level : very easy
• Hiking time: 1,5 hours
• Return in time: travelling by the single train on narrow railway from Europe on The Vaser Valley
• Stay over night in a guest house in Sighetul Marmatiei.

7^TH DAY, FRIDAY

Travelling in Maramures

Walking in Maramures County: Sighetul Marmatiei - Sapânta - Sighetul Marmatiei - Beclean

• Difficulty: very easy
• Walking time: 3 hours
• Highlights of the day: - Visit the unique merry graveyard in the world, Sapânta Graveyard
  • - The wooden church from Iza Valley.
• Stay over night in Sighetul Marmatiei.

8^TH DAY, SATURDAY

Return by bus: Beclean - Reghin - Targu Mures - Sighisoara Medieval Citadel - Brasov - Ploiesti - Bucharest.

Accommmodation in Bucharest, *** hotel.

9^TH DAY, SUNDAY

Have breakfast at the hotel. Transfer by bus from the hotel in Bucharest

Schedule upon flight departure time.