Cormaia
Photos: Nearby: the park in Sângeorz-Băi, the town Cormaia belongs to — Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Cormaia (Hungarian Kormája) is a settlement in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, that belongs administratively to the spa town of Sângeorz-Băi. It lies at 475 m at the southern foot of the Rodna Mountains; the 2021 census counted 1,039 inhabitants.
The Cormaia valley is a way into the western part of the Rodna Mountains: on the site the trails “Cormaia – Obârșia Rebrii Saddle” and “Cormaia – La Cărți” start here. “Sângeorz-Băi – Obârșia Rebrii Saddle” leads to the same saddle from the town.
Getting there from Ukraine
The nearest place we have road figures for is Borșa (≈29 km from here in a straight line): Rakhiv – Borșa ≈116 km, ≈2 h 24 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Borșa ≈179 km, ≈3 h 50 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus). Times are without border queues, by our road routing. Romanian national roads require an electronic vignette (rovinieta).
Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
All trails
Hard1–2 daysMarkedCormaia Obârșia Rebrii SaddleElevation profile453–2 006 m24.7 kmascent 1 569 m≈ 9.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSângeorz-Băi Obârșia Rebrii SaddleElevation profile437–2 024 m33.5 kmascent 2 738 m≈ 14 h walking2.3 km from the centre
HardOne-dayMarkedCormaia La CărțiElevation profile607–1 852 m16.2 kmascent 1 767 m≈ 7.5 h walking5.6 km from the centre
HardOne-dayMarkedAnieș Gărgălău SaddleElevation profile494–1 879 m24 kmascent 1 406 m≈ 9 h walking6.7 km from the centre
HardOne-dayMarkedRodna Șaua cu LacElevation profile533–2 124 m13.5 kmascent 1 639 m≈ 6.5 h walking11 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedParva Izvoru Negru forest lodgeElevation profile515–1 514 m13.7 kmascent 998 m≈ 5.5 h walking11 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakIneu (Rodna Mountains)Valea Marealtitude 2 279 m21 km from the centreIneu (Romanian Vârful Ineu, also Inău) is a 2,279 m summit in the Rodna Mountains, the second highest after Pietrosul (2,303 m).
PeakGărgălăuValea Vinuluialtitude 2 159 m22 km from the centreGărgălău (Romanian Vârful Gărgălău, also Gârgalău) is a 2,159 m summit in the eastern part of the Rodna Mountains, on the main ridge above the Borșa resort.
PeakPietrosul RodneiMoiseialtitude 2 303 m23 km from the centrePietrosul Rodnei (Romanian Vârful Pietrosul Rodnei, also Pietrosu) is a 2,303 m summit, the highest point of the Rodna Mountains and of the entire Eastern Carpathian...What to visit
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Huts, shelters and springs nearby
Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
- Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
- Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
- Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
- Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.
By car
Rakhiv – Borșa ≈116 km, ≈2 h 24 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Borșa ≈179 km, ≈3 h 50 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus); Uzhhorod – Borșa ≈241 km, ≈4 h 27 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).
Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
