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# Brana Caprelor – spectacular hike to Omu Peak from Cabana Malaiesti
- URL: https://hikingbeast.com/brana-caprelor-bucegi/
- Published: 2021-03-13T14:41:25.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-11T11:36:20.000Z
- Author: Alex
- Tags: Romania, Bucegi, hard

****Brana Caprelor (The Goats’ Ledge)** is a ****narrow, rocky path** suspended like a balcony along the vertical wall of the mountain of ****Bucsoiu.**

This is a ****beautiful** but ****difficult trail**, not recommended to the ones afraid of heights. It is ****5 km long** with a total of ****over 1000 meters of elevation gain**.

You will start at ****Cabana Malaiesti**, hike through the picturesque ****valley of Malaiesti**, ascend to ****Bucsoiu Peak** and then continue on the ****Bucsoiu Ridge** until you get to **the highest peak in the Bucegi Mountains – Varful Omu**.

****Brana Caprelor is only open during the summer season (June to October), and not recommended in bad weather, otherwise it can be much too dangerous.**

## Equipment

You will need good hiking shoes and 3 layers of clothes. Take at least one liter of water with you and use sun screen.

## Quick info about the trail

- ****Starting point**: Cabana Malaiesti (1720 m)
- ****Destination**: Omu Peak (2505 m)
- ****Seasonality**: June to October
- ****Duration**: 4 hours
- ****Length**: 5 km
- ****Markings**: blue bar, blue triangle, red bar
- ****State of the markings**: good
- ****Difficulty**: moderate to hard (scrambling involved)

## Stages of the route

### Cabana Malaiesti to Saua Brana Caprelor

- Cabana Malaiesti (1720 m) – The second glacier terrace of the Malaiesti Valley (1890 m) - **blue stripe**, 45 minutes
- The second glacier terrace of the Malaiesti Valley (1890 m) – Saua Brana Caprelor (2270 m) - **blue triangle**, 1.5 hours

The trail starts at ****Cabana Malaiesti** (1720 m) in the ****Bucegi Mountains**.

- Find out [how to get to Cabana Malaiesti](https://hikingbeast.com/cabana-malaiesti-summer-trail/)

From ****Cabana Malaiesti** start ascending on the ****blue stripe** markings for about ****45 minutes** until you reach the ****signpost** at the altitude of ****1890 meters**.

From the signpost in ****the second glacier terrace of the Malaiesti Valley**, turn left and follow the ****blue triangle** markings until you reach the intersection in the ****Saua Brana Caprelor** saddle.

![](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/42337896_10212709994360892_2451462204642295808_o.png)

![Valea Malaiesti](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/IMG_20180922_130639.png)

Valea Malaiesti

![Saua Brana Caprelor](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/IMG_20180922_134327.png)

Saua Brana Caprelor (Brana Caprelor saddle)

## Saua Brana Caprelor to Bucsoiu Peak

- Saua Brana Caprelor (2270 m) – Bucsoiu Peak (2493 m) - **red stripe**, 40 minutes

![Culmea Tiganesti](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/IMG_20180922_134327-1.png)

Culmea Tiganesti

From ****Saua Brana Caprelor**, continue to ascend by following the ****red stripe** markings towards ****Bucsoiu Peak**.

A ****steep 40 minutes ascen**t will take you to ****Bucsoiu Peak** (2.492 m), ****the 3rd highest peak in Bucegi Mountains**, after Omu (2505 m) and Bucura (2503 m) peaks.

From the ****Bucsoiu Peak** you will have an excellent view of the ****Culmea Tiganestilor ridge** and the ****Piatra Craiului Mountains** at the ****West**.  
  
You can spot the ****Baiului Mountains** at the East and the weather station near ****Omu Peak** at the ****South**.

At the ****South**, if the sky is clear you should see the ****Piatra Mare** and ****Postavarul** massifs.

![Magura Codlei in the top left and Muntii Baiului in the distance](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/IMG_20180922_135143.png)

### Bucsoiu Peak to Omu Peak

- Bucsoiu Peak (2493 m) – Omu Peak (2505 m) - **red stripe**, 50 minutes

![The pole is Varful Costila (Costila Peak)](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/IMG_20180922_142637.png)

The pole is on Varful Costila (Costila Peak)

From ****Bucsoiu** continue on the ****red stripe** markings for about ****50 minutes** on the ridge of Bucsoiu until you reach ****Omu Peak**.

![Varful Bucsoiu](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/IMG_20180922_144022.png)

From Bucsoiu to Omu

![Cabana Omu (2507 m)](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2021/03/cabana-omu-1024x768--1-.jpg)

Cabana Omu (2507 m)

## From Omu Peak back to Cabana Malaiesti

****The fastest way** to descent from ****Omu Peak** to ****Cabana Malaiesti** is by following the ****blue stripe** markings all the way to the chalet. It’s a ****2 hours hike** through the ****Malaiesti Valley**.

A longer, but more spectacular way to get from Omu Peak to the Malaiesti Chalet is by following [this route via the Tiganesti Ridge](https://hikingbeast.com/tiganesti-ridge/).