Dumitreasa

Dumitreasa (Rom. Vârful Dumitreasa) is a 1,638 m peak on the ridge of the Gilău – Muntele Mare Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians) in Cluj County. Below it lies the hamlet of Dumitreasa, and further down, in the Someșul Rece valley, is the tourist area of Măguri-Răcătău. The nearest settlements are Măguri (about 9.1 km as the crow flies), Măguri-Răcătău (about 10 km), and Cerc (about 11 km). The highest peak of these mountains, Muntele Mare, is located about 8.6 km to the southeast.

Getting there / routes

The yellow cross trail "Măguri-Răcătău – Dumitreasa peak – La Potcoavă" passes over the summit. According to muntii-nostri.ro, this is one of two routes connecting Măguri-Răcătău with the Gilău ridge. It starts at the confluence of the Someșul Rece and Negruța valleys, at Gura-Negruței, where there is a signpost with arrows, and across the road, a spring where you can fill your water bottle. The road to the left passes a forester's post, after 15 minutes of easy ascent turns left over a bridge, and after 150 m there is another spring. About 6 km along a forest road leads to the first Dobrin huts, where to the left of the road, across the river, there is also a spring.

Another kilometer of ascent brings you to a junction with signposts: the road to the right leads back to the Negruța huts and Dumitreasa valley, while the trail switchbacks left and in 30 minutes reaches the Dobrin saddle. Here ends the red triangle trail coming from Finișel past the Muntele Rece monastery. From the saddle, turn right following the signs on electric poles: past the Dobrin huts, through clearings and spruce groves, and after an ascent – to the summit of Dumitreasa. From the top, the path gently descends along a dirt road to a junction where the blue stripe trail joins; together they reach the Bogdanu huts in 25 minutes, and after another 20 minutes, the Bogdanu forest hut in the Șoimului valley. The entire route is 23.3 km, about 7 hours and 1,345 m elevation gain, of medium difficulty.

A longer loop (38.6 km, medium to difficult) is described on the same site: from Măguri-Răcătău via Dumitreasa hamlet to the summit, then via Cracul Dobrînului peak and Buturii saddle along the ridge on the red triangle, and back via Vidrenii de Sus.

Safety, season and rules

The Gilău Mountains are forested and gentle, but the trails are long and there are many forest road junctions – stick to the markings and have an offline map. The nearest marked on the site to the summit are Hut below Piatra Neagră and Spring below Piatra Neagră (about 3 km). Bears are common in the Romanian Carpathians: do not leave marked trails, make noise, avoid dusk, and do not keep food in your tent; near sheepfolds, shepherd dogs may attack – do not run, stop and shield yourself with your backpack (see Salvamont România advice).

In case of emergency, call the national mountain rescue dispatcher 0SALVAMONT — 0725 826 668 or 112.