{"id":6188,"date":"2019-07-30T23:08:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T23:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eco-romania.ro\/eco-destinations\/t8-enduro-track\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T09:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T06:29:39","slug":"enduro-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eco-romania.ro\/en\/padurea-craiului-en\/enduro-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Enduro Track-T8"},"content":{"rendered":"

T8: Enduro Track<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>
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DESCRIPTION<\/h4>\n

Trail:<\/strong> Bratca \u2013 Bratcu\u021bei Valley \u2013 VALEA MARE \u2013 Runcu\u0219orului Valley \u2013 DJ 7560 \u2013 Prislop \u2013 Zece Hotare \u2013 F\u0103\u021boaia \u2013 \u015euncuiu\u0219 \u2013 Bratca<\/p>\n

From the center of Bratca village follow the signs to Tab\u0103ra Bratca (Bratca Camp), enter Valea Br\u0103tcu\u021bei (Br\u0103tcu\u021bei Valley), pass the camp and continue upstream for over 10 km. Along the way you will cross several secondary roads descending from the right or from the left, but our route continues climbing straight ahead on Valea Br\u0103tcu\u021bei, which later changes into Valea Mare, following the most visible road. The road disappears upstream, at the high end of the valley, and is replaced by a dirt road bathed by a creek. Soon the road will climb the steep hillside to your left, into the glade above. From here on, the road mostly follows the contour line, makes a right and enters a glade in a col (saddle) where a house is located. Go slightly to the left in front of the house and follow the dirt road to the forest line. We don\u2019t recommend taking this dirt road through the forest (the one that follows the contour line), as it quickly exits into a deforested area. Instead, turn right at the entrance to the forest onto the very faint, barely visible dirt road that drops down into Valea Runc\u0219orului (Runc\u0219orului Valley).<\/p>\n

From here, follow the road that runs along the river, exiting into DJ 7640 and descending to the intersection towards Zece Hotare. Follow the winding gravel road in a smooth uphill segment and turn right at the first crossroads at the top of the hill, towards Zece Hotare. Go left at the next intersection (the road to the right goes into Mi\u0219id Valley) and after a short climb you can see the first houses of Zece Hotare hamlet. Make a right at the next intersection, climb a short slope and follow the road to the right; a steep descent follows. Turn left past the first house, through a small grove. The descent is sharp and at the bottom it meets the main road of the village, where you need to turn right. It\u2019s not until you begin a continuous climb towards F\u0103\u021boaia. Follow the road to the hamlet ignoring the secondary roads on the left and on the right and descend sharply into Valea F\u0103getului (F\u0103getului Valley), where you need to make a final effort climbing a few more hundred meters, followed by the final long descent to \u0218uncuiu\u0219. In \u0218uncuiu\u0219 you can either take a Regio or InterRegio train to Bratca, or follow the road uphill through B\u0103lnaca then down to Bratca.<\/p>\n

Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Continuous climb on Valea Br\u0103tcu\u021bei (Br\u0103tcu\u021bei Valley);<\/li>\n
  • Faint dirt road at the crossing from Valea Mare towards Valea Runc\u0219orului.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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    DETAILS<\/h4>\n

    Length:<\/strong> 40 km
    \nDuration:<\/strong> 7 hours
    \nDifficulty:<\/strong> difficult
    \nTrail type:<\/strong> cycling tourism
    \nTotal elevation gain:<\/strong> 800 m
    \nSurface:<\/strong> asphalt, gravel road, dirt road, concrete road<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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    PHOTO GALLERY<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>