Buda Valley

Last Update: 30.04.2025 by APIC România
Region: Sud / South
Subregion: Făgăraș Mountains
Town: Bâlea Lac
v4 a3 III
6h10
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4h
10min
1928m
1558m
370m
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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°
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°
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°
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.

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