Here are some photos taken this weekend on Postavarul and Piatra Mare mountains, near Brasov.
Showing posts with label Piatra Mare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Piatra Mare. Show all posts
18 November 2018
Winter!
Less than a week ago I was sun-bathing on the mountain peaks... In the meanwhile first show of the winter arrived! It is real winter high on the mountains! I had to swap my trail running shoes for hiking boots...
31 October 2015
Running on the The Twin Peaks of Brasov
Today, with another Mihai, an experimented trail runner I finally did a run I planned for a long time. It is becoming a classical route, completed by many experienced trail runners. The route reaches both peaks of Brasov mountains; Piatra Mare (1844m) and Postavarul (1799m) peaks. The two massifs are separated by the deep Timis Valley at about 800m altitude. It is not an easy route and I do not recommend it for solo runners as part of the route, especially the south side of Postavarul Mountain, passes through quite wild forests.
While the two peaks are not too high, both climbs of the route are quite steep and take you more than 1000m higher than the starting point. The accumulated elevation gain of the route is a respectable 2300m.
Today, the last day of October, was a perfect autumn day: Perfect Blue skyes, cool, calm and dry weather; just perfect conditions for running. I do not want to imagine how it is to climb on the south side of Postavarul Mountain on a hot summer day!
Here is the GPS recorded route of today:
The views and the clarity of the atmosphere were stunning as it is often the case in late autumn and winter. Below are some photos I took today. The full album is here.
While the two peaks are not too high, both climbs of the route are quite steep and take you more than 1000m higher than the starting point. The accumulated elevation gain of the route is a respectable 2300m.
Today, the last day of October, was a perfect autumn day: Perfect Blue skyes, cool, calm and dry weather; just perfect conditions for running. I do not want to imagine how it is to climb on the south side of Postavarul Mountain on a hot summer day!
Here is the GPS recorded route of today:
The views and the clarity of the atmosphere were stunning as it is often the case in late autumn and winter. Below are some photos I took today. The full album is here.
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| Close to Piatra Mare Peak - Looking East |
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| Piatra Craiului mountains (in the distance), seen from Piatra Mare |
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| The Mighty Bucegi Mountains |
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| Looking west |
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| View towards Muchea Cheii (Cheii Ridge) from Tamina valley |
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| Crossing the valley and the railways in Timisu de Sus and switching mountains... |
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| Autumn Colors on the climb to Postavarul |
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| Postavarul Peak... still a long way to the top! |
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| Bucegi again |
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| The beautiful Muchea Cheii (Cheii Ridge) |
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| The beautiful Muchea Cheii (Cheii Ridge) |
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| On Postavarul Ridge |
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| Piatra Craiului Mountains seen from Postavarul Ridge |
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| Autumn leaves |
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| Brasov... home sweet home! |
21 February 2015
Winter Hike in Piatra Mare
Yesterday I took a break from my usual outdoor activities, running and skiing. With Udo, an experienced nature guide, I did a slow pace hike on Piatra Mare, mountain. We hoped for a beautiful sunny day, but the day was cloudier than we have expected. We even experienced a short and intense beautiful show shower up on the mountain. It was a great hike and we enjoyed the tranquility of the winter landscape.
We took the classical route from Tamina valley to the top, then down on the other side to Piatra Mare mountain hut, and back to Brasov city on the popular Familiar trail. After more than two weeks from the latest snow fall, the snow on the trail was already well packed by other hikers so walking was easy.
Here are the best photos I took along the route.
We took the classical route from Tamina valley to the top, then down on the other side to Piatra Mare mountain hut, and back to Brasov city on the popular Familiar trail. After more than two weeks from the latest snow fall, the snow on the trail was already well packed by other hikers so walking was easy.
Here are the best photos I took along the route.
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| Beautiful view towards north-west from above Tamina Hut |
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| Descending from Piatra Mare top |
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| Mysterious winter landscape |
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| Not a such a big mountain... |
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| Snow fall! |
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| Trail markings |
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| Approaching Piatra Mare mountain hut |
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| One of the beautiful Shepherd dogs at Piatra Mare Hut |
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| For us the end of the trail, for others just the start |
15 June 2014
Piatra Mare: South to North
Yesterday the weather was just perfect for trail running. It was a cool but dry summer day. My fellow trail runner Cristi had the idea of a very nice trail running route in Piatra Mare. We started from the edge of the mountain town Predeal and finished in Dambul Morii, on the edge of Brasov, our home town. The route traverses Piatra Mare massiv from South to North, reaching the beautiful Piatra Mare Peak (1844m)
In is a rather short route of around 18 Kilometers. It has only about 1000m of elevation gain to climb. The start of the Route in Predeal is already at 1100m altitude... so one can say that we cheated a bit...
Here are some photos I took along the way:
In is a rather short route of around 18 Kilometers. It has only about 1000m of elevation gain to climb. The start of the Route in Predeal is already at 1100m altitude... so one can say that we cheated a bit...
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| Forest Road from Predeal |
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| View of Cheii Ridge of Postavarul Mountain |
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| View towards South from Tamina mountain side |
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| Tamina mountain side |
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| Predeal |
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| Rhododendron flowers, just by the peak |
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| Rhododendron meadow below Piatra Mare peak |
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| The rockiest section of the route, on the descent from Piatra Mare Peak |
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| Descending through the forest towards Dambul Morii |
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