v4 a3 III
6h10
2h
4h
10min
1928m
1558m
370m
35m
3x60m
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Car required (high wheelbase)
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Summary:
Perched at 2,055 m in the southern Făgăraș Mountains, glacial Lake Buda sits between Buda, Arpașul Mare and Arpașul Mic peaks. Its overflow feeds Buda Valley, chiseling a rare Romanian canyon with a 90 m rappel under a natural bridge and powerful springs gushing straight from the rock.
Summary:
Perched at 2,055 m in the southern Făgăraș Mountains, glacial Lake Buda sits between Buda, Arpașul Mare and Arpașul Mic peaks. Its overflow feeds Buda Valley, chiseling a rare Romanian canyon with a 90 m rappel under a natural bridge and powerful springs gushing straight from the rock.
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Coordinates:
Parking Entry and Exit
45.577142°, 24.678053°
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DMS: 45° 34" 37.71', 24° 40" 40.99'
DM: 45° 34.629", 24° 40.683"
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DMS: 45° 34" 37.71', 24° 40" 40.99'
DM: 45° 34.629", 24° 40.683"
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Canyon Start
45.587603°, 24.669647°
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DMS: 45° 35" 15.37', 24° 40" 10.73'
DM: 45° 35.256", 24° 40.179"
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DMS: 45° 35" 15.37', 24° 40" 10.73'
DM: 45° 35.256", 24° 40.179"
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Canyon End
45.582197°, 24.674261°
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DMS: 45° 34" 55.91', 24° 40" 27.34'
DM: 45° 34.932", 24° 40.456"
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DMS: 45° 34" 55.91', 24° 40" 27.34'
DM: 45° 34.932", 24° 40.456"
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Literatures:
Canyoning Book
Alin V. Popa, Ioan Pop (John)
2024
978-973-0-39907-3
To purchase The Canyon Guide of Romania, just send an email to office@apic.ro .Each copy costs €22 + shipping.
The guide spotlights 35 documented canyons, each with key statistics, a profile topo sketch, an area map, concise descriptions, and flash-flood ratings. These sculpted corridors slice through the wild Carpathian Mountains, revealing some of Romania’s purest alpine beauty across 200+ pages. We have linked to this book also some new canyons explored after the book went to print, keeping your adventures fully up to date.
Hydrology: