Three Varfuls near Magura
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.42 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,749 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,749 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,444 ft
- TrailRank
-
61
4.7
- Min elevation
- 3,184 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 3 minutes
- Coordinates
- 918
- Uploaded
- May 24, 2017
- Recorded
- May 2017
near Măgura, Braşov (România)
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Itinerary description
Northeast of Magura is a ridge with three named Varfuls that separate the Magura highlands from the town of Zarnesti. The hills are a nice backdrop to the village. They can be easily explored.
The path from Magura Center is blocked by fallen trees shrubs. We were invited by the farmer to the left (west) to hike across his farm, to join the original path later on. Once on the top of the ridge, another path with a red bar leads across the top of the first and the third Varful, while the middle hill needs some mild bushwhack.
The first and lowest is Varful Prislopului (1299 Meters) - barely a bump in the ridge.
The second is Varful Galbinarea (about 1350 Meters). When approached from the East the summit looks forbidding, and the trail circumvents it on its north side.
The third, and highest is Magura Mica with 1375 Meters, which provides some alpine feeling. Seen from Magura Mica, the Varful Galbinarea reveals its soft side, and we decided to make a quick dash to it, so as to miss nothing.
There are many ways back to Magura center (or Villa Hermani), and our trail is just one suggestion.
The elevation of the recorded trail is about 50 meter lower than the actual elevation.
The path from Magura Center is blocked by fallen trees shrubs. We were invited by the farmer to the left (west) to hike across his farm, to join the original path later on. Once on the top of the ridge, another path with a red bar leads across the top of the first and the third Varful, while the middle hill needs some mild bushwhack.
The first and lowest is Varful Prislopului (1299 Meters) - barely a bump in the ridge.
The second is Varful Galbinarea (about 1350 Meters). When approached from the East the summit looks forbidding, and the trail circumvents it on its north side.
The third, and highest is Magura Mica with 1375 Meters, which provides some alpine feeling. Seen from Magura Mica, the Varful Galbinarea reveals its soft side, and we decided to make a quick dash to it, so as to miss nothing.
There are many ways back to Magura center (or Villa Hermani), and our trail is just one suggestion.
The elevation of the recorded trail is about 50 meter lower than the actual elevation.
Waypoints
Waypoint
3,909 ft
MV 13-Villa Hermani
Waypoint
3,189 ft
VM 01-Fork
Waypoint
3,618 ft
VM 02-Path
Waypoint
3,814 ft
VM 03-Fork
Waypoint
3,907 ft
VM 04-Cross
Waypoint
3,976 ft
VM 06-Notch
Waypoint
3,991 ft
VM 07-Sign
Summit
4,332 ft
VM 08-Varful Magura Mica
Waypoint
4,220 ft
VM 09-Path
Waypoint
4,111 ft
VM 10-Path
Waypoint
4,192 ft
VM 11-Hut
Waypoint
0 ft
VM 13-Path
Waypoint
3,855 ft
VM 15-Waypoint
Waypoint
3,774 ft
VM 16-Waypoint
Waypoint
3,348 ft
VM 17-Road
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Nice trail ! Quite varied views and environments. Track not always easy to identify and follow, but really cool discovery of this beautiful valley ! A bit longer than mentioned (6hrs).
Mulțumesc! ;-)
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Really great walk - we really enjoyed it!
There was no blockage of the path from Magura up, so the fallen trees have been cleared ok.
Round the back of the first hill you come across the red/white indications of the national park path from the font below to Bran, so this makes it all easy to follow.
Further on we came across some dogs on the hillside, but they weren't menacing at all - just seemed to be sheepdogs taking a break and enjoying a lie in the sun.
The third peak is still a little disappointing because the trees obscure any view. We actually continued on a little further to a clearing, but without any significant views opening up.
The climb back to the the second peak though was very enjoyable, with lovely views from the peak.
On the way back to Magura we followed what seemed to be the main path, which diverged from the GPS track a bit above the road, leading us down further left, to join the road a bit further from the village.