Șimon
Brașov County · Romania
Photos: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro (Wikimedia Commons); Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro (Wikimedia Commons)
Șimon is a village in Romania.
Elevation: about 805 m above sea level. Population: 1,031 (2021). Mountains nearby: Piatra Craiului.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
All trails
ModerateOne-dayMarkedBran Poiana GauraElevation profile762–1 512 m11.6 kmascent 749 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedȘimon Poiana GuțanuElevation profile762–1 492 m11.5 kmascent 730 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedȘimon Bălăban RidgeElevation profile811–1 641 m6.6 kmascent 849 m≈ 3.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedGura Râului Hut Moieciu de JosElevation profile761–1 436 m21.5 kmascent 721 m≈ 7 h walking1.8 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedBran Omu Hutvia Poiana GauraElevation profile762–2 505 m15.5 kmascent 1 865 m≈ 7.5 h walking2.2 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedBran Omu Hutvia Scara PeakElevation profile762–2 505 m13 kmascent 1 841 m≈ 7 h walking2.2 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakBucșoiuPârâul Recealtitude 2 492 m9.4 km from the centreBucșoiu (Romanian Vârful Bucșoiu) is a 2,492 m summit in the northern part of the Bucegi Mountains. According to Romanian Wikipedia it is the third-highest peak of the...
PeakOmu PeakBuștenialtitude 2 514 m9.6 km from the centre5 trails to the topOmu Peak (Romanian Vârful Omu, also Omul) is the highest summit of the Bucegi Mountains in the Southern Carpathians of Romania.
PeakLa OmPeșteraaltitude 2 238 m12 km from the centre1 trail to the topLa Om (Romanian Vârful La Om, also Piscul Baciului – “the shepherd's peak”) is the highest summit of the Piatra Craiului massif in the Southern Carpathians of Romania,...
PeakCoștila PeakBuștenialtitude 2 490 m13 km from the centreCoștila Peak (Romanian Vârful Coștila) is a 2,490 m summit in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians in Romania.
PeakCaraiman PeakBuștenialtitude 2 384 m14 km from the centreCaraiman Peak (Romanian Vârful Caraiman) is a 2,384 m summit in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians in Romania.
PeakPostăvarulPoiana Brașovaltitude 1 799 m19 km from the centrePostăvarul (Romanian Vârful Postăvarul, popularly Postăvaru, German Schuler, Hungarian Keresztényhavas) is a 1,799 m summit, the highest peak of the small Postăvarul...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
766 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Malul lui Iacob (south-west slope), 766 mPiatra Craiului · RomaniaNot verified
759 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Malul lui Iacob (south-west slope), 759 mPiatra Craiului · RomaniaNot verified
758 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Malul lui Iacob (south-west slope), 758 mPiatra Craiului · RomaniaNot verified
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
Chernivtsi – Bușteni ≈426 km, ≈7 h 32 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț); Rakhiv – Bușteni ≈454 km, ≈8 h 01 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Bușteni ≈557 km, ≈9 h 15 min (via Diakove – Halmeu). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).
Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
