Poiana Horea

Cluj County · Romania
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Photos: Nicu Farcaș, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Eddy Renard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Poiana Horea is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 1,133 m above sea level. Population: 253 (2021). Mountains nearby: Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Petreasa CircuitModerateOne-dayMarkedPetreasa CircuitElevation profile1 084–1 549 m12 kmascent 465 m≈ 4 h walking2.6 km from the centreGârda de Sus – Vărășoaia SaddleHard1–2 daysMarkedGârda de Sus Vărășoaia SaddleElevation profile727–1 436 m31.8 kmascent 1 186 m≈ 10 h walking8.7 km from the centrePadiș – Vărășoaia SaddleEasyOne-dayMarkedPadiș Vărășoaia SaddleElevation profile1 259–1 641 m8.9 kmascent 371 m≈ 3 h walking12 km from the centreGhețar – PadișModerateOne-dayMarkedGhețar PadișElevation profile821–1 354 m18.3 kmascent 690 m≈ 5.5 h walking12 km from the centreCasa de Piatră – Glăvoi MeadowEasyOne-dayMarkedCasa de Piatră Glăvoi MeadowElevation profile1 026–1 302 m9.2 kmascent 304 m≈ 3 h walking12 km from the centreGhețar – Dealu Frumos LoopEasyOne-dayMarkedGhețar Dealu Frumos LoopElevation profile1 088–1 230 m5.2 kmascent 138 m≈ 1.5 h walking12 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Biserica MoțuluiPeakBiserica MoțuluiPadișaltitude 1 466 m14 km from the centreVârful Biserica Moțului, “Church of the Moți”) is a 1,466 m peak in the northern part of the Bihor Mountains (Western Romanian Mountains, Apuseni), in Bihor County, on...ButeasaPeakButeasaStâna de Valealtitude 1 792 m19 km from the centreVârful Buteasa) is a 1,792 m peak in the northern part of the Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains (Apuseni, Western Romanian Mountains), in Bihor County, on the territory of...VlădeasaPeakVlădeasaRogojelaltitude 1 836 m20 km from the centreVlădeasa (Romanian: Vârful Vlădeasa, Hungarian: Vigyázó-csúcs or Vlegyásza-csúcs) is the highest summit of the Vlădeasa Massif in the Apuseni Mountains (Western...

What to visit

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Poiana PonorMountain meadowPoiana PonorBogaaltitude 1 085 m16 km from the centrePoiana Ponor (Hungarian: Ponor-rét) is a closed karst depression on the Padiș plateau in the Bihor Mountains (Apuseni), at about 1,085 m.Padiș PlateauMountain meadowPadiș PlateauPadișaltitude 1 235 m16 km from the centrePadiș (Hungarian: Pádis) is a karst plateau in the Bihor Mountains, part of Romania's Apuseni (Western Romanian Carpathians), in the south-east of Bihor County.Poiana VărășoaiaMountain meadowPoiana VărășoaiaPadișaltitude 1 315 m16 km from the centrePoiana Vărășoaia is a mountain meadow in the north of the Padiș plateau in the Bihor Mountains (Apuseni), at about 1,300 m.Poiana GlăvoiMountain meadowPoiana GlăvoiBogaaltitude 1 086 m16 km from the centrePoiana Glăvoi (Hungarian: Glavoj-rét) is a broad grassy meadow on the Padiș plateau in the Bihor Mountains (Apuseni), at about 1,090 m.Evantai Waterfall (Cascada Evantai)WaterfallEvantai Waterfall (Cascada Evantai)Boga · Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains19 km from the centreheight 7–10 m758 m above sea levelEvantai Waterfall (Cascada Evantai, «the Fan») lies in the Galbena Gorge (Cheile Galbenei) in the Bihor Mountains, inside Apuseni Natural Park in Bihor County.Vârciorog Waterfall (Cascada Vârciorog)WaterfallVârciorog Waterfall (Cascada Vârciorog)Izlaz · Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains21 km from the centreover 15 m high1 153 m above sea levelVârciorog Waterfall (Cascada Vârciorog) is a nature reserve of geological and landscape type in the south-east of the Bihor Mountains, in Arieșeni commune in the far...

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 LandVârși29 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

1 104 mSpringSpring below Sturu (south-west slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 302 mSpringSpring below Sturu (south-east slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 148 mSpringSpring below Dealu PoartaBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 371 mSpringSpring below Petreasa (east slope), 1 371 mBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 366 mSpringSpring below Petreasa (south slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 371 mSpringSpring below Petreasa (east slope), 1 371 m (2)Bihor-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.