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Romania
Sibiu

View of Bâlea Waterfall – Bâlea Lake loop from Păstrăvăria Albota

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Romania
Sibiu

View of Bâlea Waterfall – Bâlea Lake loop from Păstrăvăria Albota

Hard

5.0

(3)

39

riders

View of Bâlea Waterfall – Bâlea Lake loop from Păstrăvăria Albota

04:38

51.9km

1,610m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions. Check ahead to confirm restricted segments are open to the public.

After 12.8 km for 5.70 km

After 18.5 km for 3.15 km

After 22.0 km for 3.36 km

After 26.3 km for 68 m

After 27.0 km for 6.37 km

After 33.7 km for 5.70 km

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

12.5 km

View of Bâlea Waterfall

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here in front of the hotel you can chill out with a view of the waterfalls

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2

12.5 km

Bâlea Lake Cable Car Base Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Everything is always in motion: next to the valley station, you can eat, drink, and buy souvenirs.

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3

17.1 km

Bâlea Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

An imposing view of the valley and the Carpathians. You feel rather small as a human next to the stone giant

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4

25.6 km

Bâlea Lake

Highlight • Lake

5

25.8 km

Bâlea Lake

Highlight • Lake

Simply a very beautiful mountain lake, with deep blue water in summer, still frozen over today. I feel at home here even on my 4th visit.

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6

26.2 km

Bâlea Chalet

Highlight • Mountain Hut

7

26.3 km

Transfăgărășan Road

Highlight • Mountain Pass

When the weather is nice, an experience for road bike climbers (preferably avoid the weekend)

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8

33.5 km

B

51.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.9 km

7.96 km

3.30 km

2.64 km

792 m

346 m

Surfaces

42.6 km

6.35 km

1.58 km

936 m

417 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

Elevation

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Highest point (2,040 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

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Monday 31 August

27°C

15°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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