Padiș

Bihor County · Romania
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Photos: Nicu Farcaș, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Raluca Paută, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Raluca Paută, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Padiș is a tourist settlement on the karst plateau of the same name in the Bihor Mountains (Apuseni, the Western Romanian Carpathians), Bihor County, at about 1,290 m.

It is the main trail hub of the plateau: on the site the trails “Pietroasa – Padiș” and “Ghețar – Padiș” meet here and “Padiș – Vărășoaia Saddle” sets out. “Gârda de Sus – Vărășoaia Saddle” and “Stâna de Vale – Vărășoaia Saddle” lead to the same saddle.

The plateau lies inside Apuseni Nature Park; the visiting rules are on the trail pages.

Getting there from Ukraine

The nearest place we have road figures for is Cluj-Napoca (≈71 km from here in a straight line): 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). Times are without border queues, by our road routing. Romanian national roads require an electronic vignette (rovinieta).

Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data.

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Gârda de Sus – Vărășoaia SaddleHardMulti-dayMarkedGârda de Sus Vărășoaia SaddleElevation profile727–1 436 m31.8 kmascent 1 186 m≈ 10.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centrePietroasa – PadișModerateTwo-dayMarkedPietroasa PadișElevation profile322–1 298 m17.8 kmascent 1 068 m≈ 6.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centrePadiș – Vărășoaia SaddleEasyOne-dayMarkedPadiș Vărășoaia SaddleElevation profile1 259–1 641 m8.9 kmascent 371 m≈ 3 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreGhețar – PadișModerateTwo-dayMarkedGhețar PadișElevation profile821–1 354 m18.3 kmascent 690 m≈ 6 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreCasa de Piatră – Glăvoi MeadowEasyOne-dayMarkedCasa de Piatră Glăvoi MeadowElevation profile1 026–1 302 m9.2 kmascent 304 m≈ 3 h walking3.1 km from the centreStâna de Vale – Vărășoaia SaddleModerateOne-dayMarkedStâna de Vale Vărășoaia SaddleElevation profile1 088–1 654 m14.1 kmascent 738 m≈ 5 h walking3.3 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Cucurbăta MarePeakCucurbăta MareBâlcaltitude 1 849 m18 km from the centre3 trails to the topCucurbăta Mare (Romanian: Vârful Cucurbăta Mare or Curcubăta Mare; also Bihor Peak, Romanian: Vârful Bihor; Hungarian: Nagy-Bihar) is the highest summit of the Bihor...VlădeasaPeakVlădeasaRogojelaltitude 1 836 m19 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...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 306 mSpringSpring below Biserica Moțului (north slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 324 mSpringSpring below Biserica Moțului (north-east slope)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 268 mSpringSpring below BoghiiBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 091 mSpringPoiana Ponor SpringBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedDries out in summer or droughtMarked as drinkable
1 533 mSpringSpring below Măgura Mică (south-east slope), 1 533 mBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 091 mSpringSpring below Dealu Călciş (east slope), 1 091 m (2)Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedNot for drinking

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.