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Cucuieți Ridge Trail

Categories: Hiking, Thematic routes, Trail running

Distance: 7Km
Elevation: 300m
Difficulty: 2

1. Introduction

The Culmea Cucuieți trail is part of the Via Bacovia network and proposes a balanced incursion between recreational hiking and exploration of a particularly valuable protected natural area – the Culmea Cucuieți natural area, in Bacău County.
With a total length (round-trip) of about 7 km, a difference in level of about 300 m and a medium degree of difficulty, the route is suitable for regular hikers looking for an authentic experience in nature, with wide views of the hills in the eastern part of the county.

The route follows forest and open roads and is relatively easy to follow. In spring, summer and late summer, some stretches of the trail may be overgrown.

2. General description

The route is a round-trip, 3.5km per segment, totalling 7km (approximately) starting from Strada pe Vale, Buhoci and climbs to the ridge on Dealu Mare, above the protected area. The undulating topography and the succession of glades, deciduous forests and open sectors offer a particular landscape variety.
Along the way, the trail alternates between compact beech and oak-oak forests, fragments of alpine hilly vegetation …

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Delta Bacău

Categories: Bike MTB, Cross bike, Hiking, Thematic routes, Trail running

Distance: 11.5Km
Elevation: 30m
Difficulty: 3

Motto: Bacău– The city with the delta

Thematic trail

Route Administrator: CRE Bacau

This route is virtual. Via Bacovia is taking the necessary steps for the implementation and official endorsement of this route.

Current version: 1.1 
Last update: 23.10.2024 
List of changes: see at the end of the document

An easy route around Lake Bacău II – Bacău Delta.
The proposed route is circular and has 3 start-finish points.

Lake Bacău II or Bacău Delta is a protected area, it is part of the protected natural area “Buhuși-Bacău-Berești Reservoirs”. The area is entirely within the administrative area of the municipality of Bacău.

The access to the lake is possible from several areas: from Stefan cel Mare street, from the Serbbaesti bridge area, from the Moldavian way, e.t.c.

The Bacovian Delta Trail runs around Lake Bacau II, being a circular route that also involves crossing the Bistrița riverbed, in the area near the Gherăiești Park. It is approximately 11.5 kilometres long.

The route runs along the lake embankment from Stefan cel Mare street, crosses the pedestrian bridge on Arinilor street, …

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7 Chapels Pilgrimage Route

Categories: Bike MTB, Hiking, Pilgrimage, Thematic routes, Trail running

Distance: 26.3Km
Elevation: 1300/1360m
Difficulty: 4

ART IN GIFT & VIA BACOVIA PROJECT

Route Administrator: **Art in Giving Association**

Project funded and supported by:

Luizi Călugăra Town Hall Sărata Town Hall Nicolae Balcescu Town Hall Faraoani Town Hall

Main sponsors: Fiald Imobiliare Bacau

The “7 Chapels Pilgrimage” route is composed of a hilly, themed walking trail and seven rural trails , five of which link with the Camino de Romania pilgrimage route,

The hilly route is designed to go from one end to the other, from north to south or from south to north the 6 chapels, on the route there are other landmarks(St. Mary the Virgin Grotto in Luizi Calugara, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer or Rastignitu in the village of Sarata). The route is designed to take the pilgrim through the beautiful landscapes offered by the hills, with views over the city of Bacău and neighbouring villages, the Siret Valley, offering the pilgrim the security of being close to inhabited areas. Also, for those who do not want to cover the route from one end to the other in a single day, …

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