Cavnic

Maramureș County · Romania
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Photos: Cavnic: the road at the edge of the town — Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Cavnic: the town centre — Andrei Ticlean, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Cavnic: entrance to the old mine — Andrei Daniel Ticlean, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Cavnic (Hungarian Kapnikbánya) is a former mining town in Maramureș County, at the foot of the Gutâi Mountains on the upper Cavnic river, at altitudes from 550 to 1,120 m. The 2021 census counted 4,264 inhabitants.

Cavnic is first recorded in 1336 as the village of Capnic, although ore was mined here as early as Roman times. The town was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1460 and by the Tatars in 1717.

On the site the trail “Cavnic – Creasta Cocoșului” to the Creasta Cocoșului rock ridge in the Gutâi Mountains starts in the town; on the other side of the mountains “Breb – Gutâiul Mare” leads to the summit.

Getting there from Ukraine

The nearest place we have road figures for is Sighetu Marmației (≈31 km from here in a straight line): Rakhiv – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 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.

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Cavnic – Creasta CocoșuluiModerateOne-dayMarkedCavnic Creasta CocoșuluiElevation profile611–1 379 m7.1 kmascent 766 m≈ 3 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreGutâi Pass – Neteda PassModerateOne-dayMarkedGutâi Pass Neteda PassElevation profile983–1 443 m12.6 kmascent 559 m≈ 4 h walking4.7 km from the centreBaia Sprie – Poiana BouluiModerateOne-dayMarkedBaia Sprie Poiana BouluiElevation profile410–996 m8.6 kmascent 585 m≈ 3 h walking5 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Gutâiul MarePeakGutâiul MareCavnicaltitude 1 443 m · Volcanic Carpathians range5.3 km from the centreGutâiul Mare (Romanian: Vârful Gutâiul Mare, also simply Gutâi) is the highest summit of the volcanic Gutâi Mountains in Maramureș County, 1,443 m above sea level.

What to visit

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Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 210 mSpringSpring below MogoșaȚibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
742 mCaptured springMogoșa Captured SpringȚibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedFlows all yearMarked as drinkable
875 mHutPoiana Boului HutȚibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 147 mSpringSpring below Secătura (north slope)Țibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 152 mHutCreasta Cocoșului HutȚibleș Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 315 mSpringCreasta Cocoșului SpringȚibleș 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 – Sighetu Marmației ≈45 km, ≈56 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Sighetu Marmației ≈162 km, ≈2 h 53 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sighetu Marmației ≈179 km, ≈3 h 16 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

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