Măguri-Răcătău

Cluj County · Romania
Măguri-Răcătău — photo 1 Măguri-Răcătău — photo 2 2

Photos: Utilizator:Țetcu Mircea Rareș at ro.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Măguri-Răcătău: the wooden church — Utilizator:Țetcu Mircea Rareș at ro.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Măguri-Răcătău is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 682 m above sea level. Population: 751 (2021). Mountains nearby: Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Măguri-Răcătău – Mount SmideleHardOne-dayMarkedMăguri-Răcătău Mount SmideleElevation profile720–1 643 m25.3 kmascent 1 002 m≈ 8 h walking1.2 km from the centrePetreasa CircuitModerateOne-dayMarkedPetreasa CircuitElevation profile1 084–1 549 m12 kmascent 465 m≈ 4 h walking19 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
DumitreasaPeakDumitreasaaltitude 1 638 m10 km from the centreVârful Dumitreasa) is a 1,638 m peak on the ridge of the Gilău – Muntele Mare Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians) in Cluj County.Pietrele MăruntePeakPietrele MărunteMuntele Cacoveialtitude 1 731 m16 km from the centreVârful Pietrele Mărunte, “Small Stones”) is a 1,731 m peak in the Gilău – Muntele Mare Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians), on the border of Alba and Cluj Counties.Muntele MarePeakMuntele MareSăgageaaltitude 1 826 m17 km from the centreMuntele Mare (Romanian Vârful Muntele Mare, Hungarian Öreghavas) is a 1,826 m summit in the eastern part of the Apuseni Mountains (Western Romanian Carpathians).

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 174 mSpringSpring below ColnicBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verifiedMarked as drinkable
1 319 mSpringSpring below Chicera lui MateiBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 272 mSpringSpring below Dealu SoculuiBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
894 mSpringSpring below Dealu NegruțaBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 201 mSpringSpring below Măgura MareBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 103 mSpringSpring below Măgura Mică (south-east slope), 1 103 mBihor-Vlădeasa Mountains · RomaniaNot verified

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.