Trail Locations & Map

Mountain massif: The Cerna Mountains

Route type: Connection route with the ridge route of the Cerna Mountains

Route marking: Red cross

Length in km: 3,7

Slope difference: 934 m

Brief description of the trail:

The path follows the red cross marking. In some areas, the path has been consolidated with massive rocks and used by the Romanian border guards who used to patrol on the former border (which reminds us of the Great Union of 1918).

After several wild and beautiful serpentines, the path becomes more difficult to climb, but, in the end, the efforts made to reach the peak are fully rewarded by the image of the „Vanturatoarea” waterfall, which is approximately 40 m high. However, the path is far from stopping here: leading you behind the water curtain, it guides your steps above the waterfall to a small rocky plateau where the fabulous landscape of the Mehedinti Mountains takes your breath away. The climb continues through a young forest and in approximately 1 hour you can reach the “Poiana Cicilovete” (Cicilovete Meadow). From this point, you can either return following the same path or keep on climbing the ridge trail, marked with red band, up to the „Poiana cu peri”, from where, following the blue triangle marking, you can reach the older centre of Baile-Herculane resort.

Beware of vipers!

Vipera ammodytes

It is reputed to be the most dangerous of the European vipers due to its large size, long fangs (up to 13 mm) and high venom toxicity.

You can recognize them by the zig-zag line on their back and the triangle shaped head.