View of Bran Castle – Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) loop from Moeciu

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View of Bran Castle – Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) loop from Moeciu

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View of Bran Castle – Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle) loop from Moeciu

00:53

3.26km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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693 m

View of Bran Castle

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Bran Castle's current appearance, with its dramatic location and ominous atmosphere, has been created through numerous additions and modifications to the medieval fortifications. It provides the perfect backdrop for tourists who want to imagine Dracula's castle here.

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1.48 km

Bran Castle (Dracula’s Castle)

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The origins of Bran Castle (German: Törzburg) date back to the early 13th century, when it was initially built as a wooden fortress called Dietrichstein by the Teutonic Knights under …

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1.70 km

Bran Castle Park

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Well, a year too late. Without an entrance fee, nothing can be done here anymore. Everything is cordoned off, surrounded by meter-high fences and guarded by security. Anyone wanting to …

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1.97 km

Souvenir market at Bran Castle

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The vampire hype surrounding Count Dracula and his alleged residence at Bran Castle is a big money-maker for tourists. Souvenir vendors offer everything imaginable related to the bloodsucking Prince of …

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2.24 km

General Traian Moșoiu Monument

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Among the wooden works of art created during the two international sculpture symposiums in Bran is this statue of a soldier. It was placed directly next to the monument to the famous Transylvanian general Traian Moșoiu.

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2.28 km

Sextil Pușcariu Memorial

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Sextil Pușcariu (born 1877 in Brașov, died 1948 in Bran) was a Romanian philologist and linguist, literary historian, educator, and publicist. He authored more than 400 scholarly works. He initiated …

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2.31 km

Regina Maria Park

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Bran's central Queen Maria Park (Parcul Regina Maria) offers a bit of refuge from the crowds at the souvenir market and the castle. Statues of some of Bran's famous figures …

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3.26 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.07 km

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.59 km

368 m

135 m

124 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

3°C

0°C

44 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 8, 2024,Schloß Bran - ein Zwischenstop

Here is a little tour of Bran - Romania. After climbing the highest peak (Moldoveanu) there, I wanted to see the castle briefly.

I've wanted to do it for a long time and now it's worked out. It was about 140 km by car from Belea.

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