Muntele Cacovei

Cluj County · Romania

Muntele Cacovei is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 1,010 m above sea level. Population: 81 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 peak.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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Trails nearby

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Măguri-Răcătău – Mount SmideleHardOne-dayMarkedMăguri-Răcătău Mount SmideleElevation profile720–1 643 m25.3 kmascent 1 002 m≈ 8 h walking13 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Pietrele MăruntePeakPietrele MărunteMuntele Cacoveialtitude 1 731 m4.8 km from the centreVârful Pietrele Mărunte, “Small Stones”) is a 1,731 m peak in the Gilău – Muntele Mare Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians), on the border of Alba and Cluj Counties.Muntele MarePeakMuntele MareSăgageaaltitude 1 826 m8.9 km from the centreMuntele Mare (Romanian Vârful Muntele Mare, Hungarian Öreghavas) is a 1,826 m summit in the eastern part of the Apuseni Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians).DumitreasaPeakDumitreasaaltitude 1 638 m13 km from the centreVârful Dumitreasa) is a 1,638 m peak on the ridge of the Gilău – Muntele Mare Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians) in Cluj County.

Craft nearby

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Apuseni Narrow-Gauge Train: Câmpeni–Abrud ride in Moți LandHeritage transportApuseni Narrow-Gauge Train: Câmpeni–Abrud ride in Moți LandVârși28 km from the centreThe narrow-gauge railway along the Arieș valley was officially opened on 20 June 1912. It linked the town of Turda with mountain Abrud in Țara Moților, the Moți Land —...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 111 mSpringSpring below Dealul Boinic (west slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 187 mSpringSpring below Gera (east slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 109 mSpringSpring below Muntele BouluiBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 137 mSpringSpring below Gera (north-west slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 175 mSpringSpring below Gera (west slope), 1 175 mBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 263 mSpringSpring below Dealul Boinic (south-west slope), 1 263 mBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

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 – Cluj-Napoca ≈219 km, ≈3 h 44 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Cluj-Napoca ≈353 km, ≈6 h 04 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Cluj-Napoca ≈343 km, ≈6 h 28 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.