Porumbacu de Jos

Sibiu County · Romania
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Photos: Porumbacu de Jos: a village street — Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Porumbacu de Jos: the church — Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Porumbacu de Jos is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 396 m above sea level. Population: 982 (2021). Mountains nearby: Southern Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Porumbacu de Jos – Cleopatra SaddleHardMulti-dayMarkedPorumbacu de Jos Cleopatra SaddleElevation profile398–2 361 m26 kmascent 1 962 m≈ 10.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreCârțișoara – Bâlea Cascadă HutModerateOne-dayMarkedCârțișoara Bâlea Cascadă HutElevation profile495–1 242 m12 kmascent 749 m≈ 4.5 h walking9.8 km from the centreAvrig Valley – Suru Hut – Făgăraș main ridgeModerateTwo-dayMarkedAvrig Valley Făgăraș main ridgevia Suru HutElevation profile553–1 945 m12.6 kmascent 1 390 m≈ 6 h walking10 km from the centreArpașu de Sus – Buteanu RidgeModerateOne-dayMarkedArpașu de Sus Buteanu RidgeElevation profile490–1 753 m12.2 kmascent 1 264 m≈ 5.5 h walking13 km from the centreSebeșu de Sus – Suru HutModerateOne-dayMarkedSebeșu de Sus Suru HutElevation profile494–1 433 m8.2 kmascent 938 m≈ 4 h walking15 km from the centreBârcaciu Hut – Negoiu HutEasyOne-dayMarkedBârcaciu Hut Negoiu HutElevation profile1 506–1 641 m6.3 kmascent 272 m≈ 2 h walking16 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
SuruPeakSurualtitude 2 281 m19 km from the centre1 trail to the topSuru (Romanian: Vârful Suru) is a 2,281 m summit in the western part of the Făgăraș Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in Sibiu County.ȘerbotaPeakȘerbotaaltitude 2 331 m20 km from the centre2 trails to the topȘerbota (Romanian: Vârful Șerbota, Hungarian: Serbota-csúcs) is a 2,331 m summit on the main ridge of the Făgăraș Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, west of Negoiu...CiorteaPeakCiorteaaltitude 2 427 m21 km from the centreCiortea (Romanian Muntele Ciortea, German Hohe Scharte, Hungarian Csortea) is a mountain in the western Făgăraș with three close summits, the highest of which, Ciortea...Negoiu PeakPeakNegoiu Peakaltitude 2 535 m21 km from the centre1 trail to the topNegoiu Peak (Romanian: Vârful Negoiu, Hungarian: Negoj-csúcs) is a 2,535 m summit on the main ridge of the Făgăraș Mountains in the Southern Carpathians.Vânătarea lui ButeanuPeakVânătarea lui Buteanualtitude 2 507 m22 km from the centreVânătarea lui Buteanu (Romanian: Vârful Vânătarea lui Buteanu, often also Vânătoarea lui Buteanu) is a 2,507 m summit in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern...LespeziPeakLespezialtitude 2 517 m22 km from the centre1 trail to the topLespezi (Romanian: Vârful Lespezi) is a 2,517 m summit on the main ridge of the Făgăraș Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in Sibiu County on the border with Argeș.

What to visit

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Bâlea Waterfall (Cascada Bâlea)WaterfallBâlea Waterfall (Cascada Bâlea)19 km from the centreBâlea Waterfall (Cascada Bâlea), also called Urlătoarea Bâlei because of the roar of the water, lies on the northern, Sibiu side of the Făgăraș Mountains, between the...

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 – Sibiu ≈390 km, ≈5 h 33 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sibiu ≈524 km, ≈7 h 52 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Sibiu ≈435 km, ≈8 h 00 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.