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In the footsteps of autumn: hiking on the Emil Braescu trail

A start like autumn weather

When autumn dresses the hills of Măgurei in shades of mauve, every step on the Via Bacovia trails becomes a poem.
Our weekend hike, also captured in the post on the official Via Bacovia page, was more than just a simple outing in nature – it was a journey through the tranquillity, the colours and the soft breath of autumn in Bacău.

We set off early in the morning with light rucksacks and open hearts from the bus stop. The air was chilly and the sunlight either reached us or didn’t. The forest at the foot of the Măgurei welcomed us with a clean smell of damp earth and leaves, and the silence was broken only by our footsteps and here and there the barking of dogs, happy that tourists had come on the route.

Route “Emil Braescu” Magura

The road linking the present with history

The chosen route is part of the Via Bacovia network – an initiative that brings together movement, history and heritage. In the Măgurei area, nature is in harmony with the rustic and the people’s life.
Among them is Emil Brăescu, the visionary nobleman who built the village school …

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The hills of east – a panorama not to be missed

Bacăul has its beauties.

From Buhoci, climbing up a forest road, in less than 3km we reach the top of a high hill (over 430m) from where we can admire the surroundings, both to the east, where a sea of rolling hills stretches, and to the west where we can see the meanders of the Siret and the city of Bacău.

Somewhere below the ridge towards Buhoci-Traian, there is also the protected area Culmea Cucuieți, which covers an area of 6,499ha. It is a wild area, with deserts, scrublands, ruptures and old trees and is the habitat of four protected species: red-bellied owlet, yellow-bellied spoonbill, crested newt, grey-browed tawny nightjar.

The protected area covers the territory of the TAUs Bohoci, Gioseni, Horgești, Parincea, Secuieni, Tamași, Traian and Ungureni.

Let the pictures do the talking!

On the water in Bacău

My name is Cătălin, and I’m not from Bacău.
I moved to the city 5 years ago and there are Bacauanians who don’t know that there are spectacular places of water, with specific fauna. Or, they know they exist, but haven’t explored them. For some time a new sport has been on the horizon, and I fell in love with it and made others fall in love with it. It wasn’t hard.
“SUP going? ” or ” are we boarding tonight? ” became legitimate questions in our small local group of enthusiasts.
SUP, the logical abbreviation, coined by others, for Stand Up Paddle Board, and that’s because SUPB would have been hard to pronounce 🙂 I first saw SUP in Vama Veche and rented for an hour. Small waves, me for the first time, so I couldn’t paddle standing, only knees, but it won me over. I ordered as soon as we arrived in Bacău. It wasn’t then the best choice after the precarious research of the deciding elements involved in buying a paddle, but I did it with joy and enthusiasm! I knew about the lake at the Leisure Island, but didn’t want to have wondering eyes on me …

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End of October with Via Bacovia

Taking advantage of the good weather and vibrant autumn colours, the last weekend of October was spent in nature, in the beautiful places around Bacău.
On Saturday, 26 October, we walked the Magura-Negel-Sohodol trail. A route that climbs up the Negel Valley, crosses some beautiful floodplains and paths through the forest and then returns to Magura via Sohodol, where we have a beautiful view over the city. It was an event organised by the Municipality of Măgura together with Via Bacovia.

The last Sunday in October was spent hiking on the Valea Dragă-Buchila-Ciciola trail and then relaxing on the water of Lake Racăciuni, near Tamasidava. So many great places in one day!

Capela Sfinților Împărați Constantin și Elena

Capela Ciciola

Traseu Măgura-Negel-Sohodol