Cascada Sipote. Balcon. Poarta Zmeilor. Peștera de la Groși. Muntii Trascau
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- Distance
- 8.01 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,776 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,776 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,933 ft
- TrailRank
- 42
- Min elevation
- 1,441 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 42 minutes
- Time
- 6 hours 32 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2366
- Uploaded
- January 17, 2021
- Recorded
- January 2021
near Sălciua de Jos, Alba (România)
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Route:
Sălciua - Poiana Șipote - Travertine Waterfall - Bedeleu Balcony (Dragon Gate)
marking: CR
(return on the same route)
Travertine is a rock that rises at the mouth of bicarbonate springs that come out of limestone or
crosses rocks rich in carbonates, calcium carbonate ions and carbon dioxide.
Travertine comes in two structural varieties:
- compact travertine. They are dense and layered in thick banks (20–40 m) or in thin, millimeter sheets; they are white, yellowish-white, brown, alternating throughout the crust. It is assumed that the stratification is due to seasonal deposition, in the sense that in the summer the thicker and lighter bands were deposited, and in winter the thin and dark bands. These travertines are also known as cave onyx or marble onyx.
- porous spongy travertines (also called "calcareous tuffs"). They are white, light and formed by the biochemical deposition caused by the activity of aquatic organisms (especially blue algae), which retained CO2 by photosynthesis and caused the precipitation of carbonates. In general, travertine is porous. If the pores are closed with cement dust, by sanding and polishing the travertine acquires a surface as fine as marble. Travertine is used as a building stone, for cladding facades, interior walls and floors or as a kitchen or bathroom countertop.
Șipote brook is a complex karst phenomenon. The brook is fed mostly on the surface of the plateau, through numerous sinkholes located between 950 and 1200 m, as well as on the slopes and gutters. Groundwater has a fairly short course, but very steep, on a level difference of 300-500m. At the base of the cliff, at a distance of 100-200m from the glade "La Șipote" there are three permanent springs and a few other temporary ones, through which the waters collected from the plateau appear in the light. After crossing the meadow, the waters gather in a single stream 800m long, which descends on a steep riverbed, from 700m to 430m. The brook forms a succession of waterfalls at 20m height, the largest being visible from DN75 (46 ° 24'24.0 "N 23 ° 27'35.6" E), at the mouth of the Șipote brook in Arieș. The waterfalls are scattered on rocks, dams, and travertine mouths, small pools built of limestone deposits.
Sălciua - Poiana Șipote - Travertine Waterfall - Bedeleu Balcony (Dragon Gate)
marking: CR
(return on the same route)
Travertine is a rock that rises at the mouth of bicarbonate springs that come out of limestone or
crosses rocks rich in carbonates, calcium carbonate ions and carbon dioxide.
Travertine comes in two structural varieties:
- compact travertine. They are dense and layered in thick banks (20–40 m) or in thin, millimeter sheets; they are white, yellowish-white, brown, alternating throughout the crust. It is assumed that the stratification is due to seasonal deposition, in the sense that in the summer the thicker and lighter bands were deposited, and in winter the thin and dark bands. These travertines are also known as cave onyx or marble onyx.
- porous spongy travertines (also called "calcareous tuffs"). They are white, light and formed by the biochemical deposition caused by the activity of aquatic organisms (especially blue algae), which retained CO2 by photosynthesis and caused the precipitation of carbonates. In general, travertine is porous. If the pores are closed with cement dust, by sanding and polishing the travertine acquires a surface as fine as marble. Travertine is used as a building stone, for cladding facades, interior walls and floors or as a kitchen or bathroom countertop.
Șipote brook is a complex karst phenomenon. The brook is fed mostly on the surface of the plateau, through numerous sinkholes located between 950 and 1200 m, as well as on the slopes and gutters. Groundwater has a fairly short course, but very steep, on a level difference of 300-500m. At the base of the cliff, at a distance of 100-200m from the glade "La Șipote" there are three permanent springs and a few other temporary ones, through which the waters collected from the plateau appear in the light. After crossing the meadow, the waters gather in a single stream 800m long, which descends on a steep riverbed, from 700m to 430m. The brook forms a succession of waterfalls at 20m height, the largest being visible from DN75 (46 ° 24'24.0 "N 23 ° 27'35.6" E), at the mouth of the Șipote brook in Arieș. The waterfalls are scattered on rocks, dams, and travertine mouths, small pools built of limestone deposits.
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1,551 ft
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