Mar 13, 2021 4 min read Romania

Hiking in Romania: Lord of The Rings scenery

A long hike in a fantastic weather with scenery reminding of The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit.

I woke up early that morning and while I was getting up-to-date with the recent news, I stumbled upon this post on Facebook:

Who would want to experience the nature of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit without all those bad creatures?S. J.

That day we had planned to go for a long hike in the mystical Bucegi Mountains of Romania and I thought it would be funny if we met some wargs and goblins along the way.

We were especially excited about this hiking trip because we would walk on trails we hadn’t been on before and discover the side of mountain that was yet unknown to us.

We started our hike at the Bolboci lake and hiked to Saua Strunga and then headed down to Moieciu de Sus and from there to Gutanu and finally to the village of Simon, near the Bran Castle.

All in all, it ended up being an incredible hiking trip that would make any Tolkien fan jealous.

We lost the trail several times, had some incredible views, interesting weather, winter and summer on the same day and yes, we also met some beasts and dragons along the way.

It was a great hike, but let’s leave the photos to tell the story.

Hiking in the mist of morning in the Bucegi Mountains

We lost the trail and found the Dragon's layer — We lost the trail and found the Dragon’s layer

Bear prints in Bucegi Mountains — Fresh bear prints

Bucegi mountains — Finally the sky started to clear

The weather started to look promising in the Bucegi Mountains — The weather started to look more and promising as we started our descent

We crossed a few creeks in the Bucegi Mountains — We crossed a few creeks

The last traces of snow in the Bucegi Mountains — The last traces of snow

Bucegi Mountains, Moieciu de Sus, Romania — A look back to the mountains we hiked a few hours before

Hiking in Moieciu de Sus, Romania — Walking on the hills near Moieciu de Sus

Excellent weather and views over the Piatra Craiului Mountains in Moieciu de Sus, Romania — Excellent weather and views over the Piatra Craiului Mountains

Hiking in Bucegi Mountains, Romania — Bucegi Mountains

Giant roots in Bucegi Mountains — Clearing the path

Horses in Bucegi Mountains, Romania — Yey! Horses!

Piatra Craiului Mountains in the distance

Tall pine trees in Bucegi Mountains, Romania — Tall pine trees

Hiking in the Bucegi Mountains, Romania — Going up into the Bucegi Mountains again

Bucegi Mountains - bear encounter — There’s a bear in this photo

Bear in Bucegi Mountains, Romania — The bear

Bucegi Mountains, Romania — Short break to share the encounter with the bear on social media

Sunset in Bucegi Mountains, Romania — The sun was starting to set

This was a training session a week before the Transylvania 100K, a trail running race through the mountains of Transylvania, which takes place in Romania in the second half of May.

Alex

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