Hobița
Photos: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Hobița: the church — Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Hobița is a village in the commune of Pui in the south of Hunedoara County, Transylvania, in the Hațeg Depression, at 535 m. The 2021 census counted 183 inhabitants.
The village lies in the upper part of the Râu Bărbat valley, below the snowy ridges of the Retezat Mountains. It has the stone church of St George the Great Martyr with a slender tower above the western entrance, built in 1876; its predecessor was a small wooden church put up around 1770.
The trails “Hobița – Peleaga – Retezat Peak” and “Hobița – Poiana Pelegii” start right in the village on the site — the eastern approach to the highest summits of Retezat National Park.
Getting there from Ukraine
The nearest place we have road figures for is Petroșani (≈24 km from here in a straight line): Rakhiv – Petroșani ≈450 km, ≈6 h 36 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Petroșani ≈584 km, ≈8 h 55 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). 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
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HardMulti-dayMarkedPui Porțile ÎnchiseElevation profile427–2 263 m31.4 kmascent 1 898 m≈ 11.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedHobița Retezat Peakvia PeleagaElevation profile533–2 509 m35.3 kmascent 2 905 munder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedHobița Poiana PelegiiElevation profile533–2 256 m34 kmascent 2 008 m≈ 12.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedBaru Tulișa RefugeElevation profile476–1 455 m14.7 kmascent 977 m≈ 5.5 h walking5.8 km from the centre
HardOne-dayMarkedPietrele Hut Vârful Marevia Lake GaleșElevation profile1 414–2 429 m6.9 kmascent 1 024 m≈ 4 h walking16 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedRâu de Mori Retezat PeakElevation profile501–2 482 m19.4 kmascent 1 984 m≈ 9 h walking16 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakPăpușa (Retezat)Râușoraltitude 2 508 m18 km from the centre1 trail to the topPăpușa (Romanian: Vârful Păpușa, Hungarian: Papusa-csúcs) is a summit on the main ridge of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in Hunedoara County.
PeakCusturaaltitude 2 457 m18 km from the centreCustura (Romanian Vârful Custura) is a 2,457 m summit in the Retezat Mountains of the Southern Carpathians – according to Romanian Wikipedia, the fifth-highest in the...
PeakPeleagaRâușoraltitude 2 509 m19 km from the centre2 trails to the topPeleaga (Romanian: Vârful Peleaga, Hungarian: Pelága-csúcs) is the highest summit of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, 2,509 m above sea level.
PeakRetezat PeakRâușoraltitude 2 482 m21 km from the centre4 trails to the topRetezat Peak (Romanian: Vârful Retezat, Hungarian: Retyezát-csúcs) is a 2,482 m summit in the northern part of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in...
PeakBucura (Retezat)Râușoraltitude 2 433 m21 km from the centre2 trails to the topBucura (Romanian: Vârful Bucura, Hungarian: Bukura-csúcs) is a massive double summit on the northern main ridge of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians,...
PeakPiuleCâmpu lui Neagaltitude 2 081 m23 km from the centrePiule (Romanian Vârful Piule) is the highest summit of the Piule-Iorgovanu Mountains, at 2,081 m. In hiking literature the massif is usually called Retezatul Mic, the ...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 – Petroșani ≈450 km, ≈6 h 36 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Petroșani ≈584 km, ≈8 h 55 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Petroșani ≈539 km, ≈9 h 19 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).
Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
