Nucșoara
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Nucșoara is a village in the commune of Sălașu de Sus, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, at about 640 m at the northern foot of the Retezat massif. The 2021 census counted 246 inhabitants.
The village has the Church of the Ascension, one of the oldest Romanian monuments of the county, built at the end of the 13th century; the western portal was added in the 15th century and the interior is covered with murals by Simion of Pitești (about 1786). The “Nucșoara daffodil meadows” nature reserve (20 hectares) lies nearby.
Higher up, at the Pietrele hut, the site has the trails “Pietrele Hut – Retezat Peak”, “Pietrele Hut – Lake Galeș – Vârful Mare” and “Pietrele Hut – Pelegii Saddle”; the hut is reached by “Râușor – Pietrele Hut”. All of them run through Retezat National Park.
Getting there from Ukraine
The nearest place we have road figures for is Petroșani (≈36 km from here in a straight line): Rakhiv – Petroșani ≈450 km, ≈6 h 36 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Petroșani ≈584 km, ≈8 h 55 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times are without border queues, by our road routing. Romanian national roads require an electronic vignette (rovinieta).
Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
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HardTwo-dayMarkedRâu de Mori Retezat PeakElevation profile501–2 482 m19.4 kmascent 1 984 m≈ 9 h walking3.6 km from the centre
HardOne-dayMarkedPietrele Hut Vârful Marevia Lake GaleșElevation profile1 414–2 429 m6.9 kmascent 1 024 m≈ 4 h walking8.7 km from the centre
HardOne-dayMarkedPietrele Hut Retezat PeakElevation profile1 489–2 482 m5.9 kmascent 993 m≈ 3.5 h walking9.1 km from the centre
HardOne-dayMarkedPietrele Hut Pelegii SaddleElevation profile1 489–2 277 m5.5 kmascent 819 m≈ 3 h walking9.1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedRâușor Pietrele HutElevation profile1 178–1 825 m6.4 kmascent 647 m≈ 3 h walking9.1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedHobița Retezat Peakvia PeleagaElevation profile533–2 509 m35.3 kmascent 2 905 m9.7 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakPăpușa (Retezat)Râușoraltitude 2 508 m13 km from the centre1 trail to the topPăpușa (Romanian: Vârful Păpușa, Hungarian: Papusa-csúcs) is a summit on the main ridge of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in Hunedoara County.
PeakRetezat PeakRâușoraltitude 2 482 m13 km from the centre4 trails to the topRetezat Peak (Romanian: Vârful Retezat, Hungarian: Retyezát-csúcs) is a 2,482 m summit in the northern part of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in...
PeakPeleagaRâușoraltitude 2 509 m13 km from the centre2 trails to the topPeleaga (Romanian: Vârful Peleaga, Hungarian: Pelága-csúcs) is the highest summit of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians, 2,509 m above sea level.
PeakBucura (Retezat)Râușoraltitude 2 433 m14 km from the centre2 trails to the topBucura (Romanian: Vârful Bucura, Hungarian: Bukura-csúcs) is a massive double summit on the northern main ridge of the Retezat Mountains in the Southern Carpathians,...
PeakCusturaaltitude 2 457 m15 km from the centreCustura (Romanian Vârful Custura) is a 2,457 m summit in the Retezat Mountains of the Southern Carpathians – according to Romanian Wikipedia, the fifth-highest in the...
PeakPiuleCâmpu lui Neagaltitude 2 081 m20 km from the centrePiule (Romanian Vârful Piule) is the highest summit of the Piule-Iorgovanu Mountains, at 2,081 m. In hiking literature the massif is usually called Retezatul Mic, the ...What to visit
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Huts, shelters and springs nearby
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 – Petroșani ≈450 km, ≈6 h 36 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Petroșani ≈584 km, ≈8 h 55 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Petroșani ≈539 km, ≈9 h 19 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.
