Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak – Bucegi Sphinx loop from Cabana veche Piatra Arsă
Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak – Bucegi Sphinx loop from Cabana veche Piatra Arsă
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Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak – Bucegi Sphinx loop from Cabana veche Piatra Arsă
03:16
22.2km
860m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 21, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through a protected area
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Parcul Natural Bucegi
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
6.15 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
6.68 km
Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak
Highlight • Monument
"The Heroes' Cross is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 m located in Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the …
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11.1 km
Colții Obârșiei
Highlight • Summit
12.7 km
Mount Omu
Highlight • Summit
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17.9 km
Bucegi Sphinx
Highlight • Natural Monument
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Tip by
18.3 km
Babele Hut
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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22.2 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.1 km
6.30 km
3.52 km
1.27 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
18.7 km
2.75 km
322 m
248 m
139 m
< 100 m
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Sunday 11 October
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