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La Văioagă Waterfall (Cascada La Văioagă)

Sasca Montană, Romania
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La Văioagă Waterfall (Cascada La Văioagă) is a step on the Beu river, a tributary of the Nera, in the Anina Mountains, part of the Banat Mountains. It lies in Cheile Nerei–Beușnița National Park in Caraș-Severin County, downstream of Lake Ochiul Beiului and the Beușnița waterfalls.

The water falls about six metres into a natural pool — the height given by the Romanian edition of Euronews and by the German Wikipedia. In the photographs on Wikimedia Commons the water in the pool is turquoise and the rock on both sides of the stream is covered with moss.

What to see

La Văioagă is the first stop on the way up the Beu valley. The forest road runs under an unbroken vault of tree crowns: the Munții Noștri guide calls it a green, shady tunnel in which the river is heard all the time. Higher up the valley lie a trout farm, the karst lake Ochiul Beiului and the Beușnița cascades, so all three places are easily seen in one day.

How to get there

There are two approaches. The first starts at the Podul Beiului bridge, where the Beu joins the Nera: a forest road leads up the valley, gently and in the shade, to the waterfall and on to the lake (route no. 3 in the park administration's leaflet).

The second is hiking trail no. 6 from the village of Potoc: 3 km, about 45 minutes, 63 m of ascent and 115 m of descent, low difficulty. The marker stands on the left of road DJ 571K, 1.8 km after leaving the village towards the bridge. The trail climbs through meadows, passes thickets of oriental hornbeam and forest, and comes out on the forest road shortly below the waterfall. The leaflet recommends it to those who want to keep off the road used by cars.

Season and safety

The valley is passable all year, with most water in spring. The stones by the pool are wet and slippery; do not climb the step. We could not find the amount of the park fee — ask the administration in Sasca Montană (Str. Principală 194; tel. +40 255 206 108).

Bears live in the Romanian Carpathians: stay on the marked path, talk as you walk and leave no food or litter; near sheepfolds do not run from the shepherd dogs — stop and calmly walk around the flock. Mountain rescue (Salvamont): national dispatch 0SALVAMONT — 0725 826 668 or 112; the service's advice for hikers is at salvamontromania.ro.

Official website: cheilenereibeusnita.ro

Photos: Cheilenereinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro, Wikimedia Commons; Geograf208, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Marko.vl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

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.

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Wildlife nearby

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Common buzzardCommon buzzardButeo buteoThe most numerous bird of prey in Ukraine. It circles over the polonynas and meadows with a mournful 'ki-ya' and hunts for voles.
Common ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxThe largest passerine bird, whose deep 'caw-caw' echoes over the polonynas and peaks of the Carpathians.
Common wall lizardCommon wall lizardPodarcis muralisA nimble lizard of rocks, walls, and ruins. In the Carpathians, it lives in Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania; it is absent from the Ukrainian Carpathians.
Deadly nightshadedon’t pickDeadly poisonousDeadly nightshadeAtropa belladonnaTall grass of beech forests with shiny black berries in a star-shaped calyx. Deadly poisonous; listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Rose chaferRose chaferCetonia aurataA metallic green beetle sitting on the flowers of rose and elderberry. It flies with its elytra lowered; larvae live in decaying wood.
CommaCommaPolygonia c-albumA reddish butterfly with deeply notched wings and a white letter 'C' on the underside. Common in the edges of forests and along forest roads in the Carpathians.

Based on naturalists’ records nearby (GBIF, iNaturalist), matched by altitude, habitat and season. Sightings are not guaranteed.

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