Arpașu de Sus

Sibiu County · Romania
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Photos: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro (Wikimedia Commons); Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Arpașu de Sus is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 485 m above sea level. Population: 1,249 (2021). Mountains nearby: Făgăraș Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Arpașu de Sus – Buteanu RidgeModerateOne-dayMarkedArpașu de Sus Buteanu RidgeElevation profile490–1 753 m12.2 kmascent 1 264 m≈ 5.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreCârțișoara – Bâlea Cascadă HutModerateOne-dayMarkedCârțișoara Bâlea Cascadă HutElevation profile495–1 242 m12 kmascent 749 m≈ 4.5 h walking3.3 km from the centreVictoria – Podragu HutHardTwo-dayMarkedVictoria Podragu HutElevation profile567–2 189 m15.6 kmascent 1 705 m≈ 7.5 h walking6.4 km from the centrePorumbacu de Jos – Cleopatra SaddleHardMulti-dayMarkedPorumbacu de Jos Cleopatra SaddleElevation profile398–2 361 m26 kmascent 1 962 m≈ 10.5 h walking9.9 km from the centreGura Podragului – Șaua dintre LacuriModerateOne-dayMarkedGura Podragului Șaua dintre LacuriElevation profile1 083–2 078 m5.4 kmascent 995 m≈ 3.5 h walking11 km from the centreFăgăraș main ridge: Olt Valley – Tămașului SaddleHardMulti-dayMarkedFăgăraș main ridge: Olt Valley Tămașului SaddleElevation profile358–2 525 m93.1 kmascent 6 545 m15 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Vânătarea lui ButeanuPeakVânătarea lui Buteanualtitude 2 507 m14 km from the centreVânătarea lui Buteanu (Romanian: Vârful Vânătarea lui Buteanu, often also Vânătoarea lui Buteanu) is a 2,507 m summit in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern...Capra (Făgăraș)PeakCapra (Făgăraș)altitude 2 494 m15 km from the centreCapra (Romanian: Vârful Capra, Hungarian: Zerge-csúcs, «Chamois Peak») is a 2,494 m summit in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern Carpathians, above Lake Bâlea and...PodraguPeakPodragualtitude 2 462 m15 km from the centre1 trail to the topPodragu (Romanian Vârful Podragu) is a 2,462 m summit in the central Făgăraș Mountains, where the borders of three counties – Brașov, Argeș and Sibiu – meet.Arpașul MarePeakArpașul Marealtitude 2 468 m16 km from the centre1 trail to the topArpașul Mare (Romanian Vârful Arpașul Mare, also Arpașu Mare or Vârtopul) is a 2,468 m summit on the main ridge of the Făgăraș Mountains, on the border of Sibiu and...MirciiPeakMirciialtitude 2 470 m16 km from the centre1 trail to the topMircii (Romanian Vârful Mircii) is a 2,470 m summit in the central part of the Făgăraș Mountains, in Argeș County.Negoiu PeakPeakNegoiu Peakaltitude 2 535 m17 km from the centre1 trail to the topNegoiu Peak (Romanian: Vârful Negoiu, Hungarian: Negoj-csúcs) is a 2,535 m summit on the main ridge of the Făgăraș Mountains in the Southern Carpathians.

What to visit

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Bâlea Waterfall (Cascada Bâlea)WaterfallBâlea Waterfall (Cascada Bâlea)12 km from the centreBâlea Waterfall (Cascada Bâlea), also called Urlătoarea Bâlei because of the roar of the water, lies on the northern, Sibiu side of the Făgăraș Mountains, between the...

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 – Sibiu ≈390 km, ≈5 h 33 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Ivano-Frankivsk – Sibiu ≈524 km, ≈7 h 52 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Sibiu ≈435 km, ≈8 h 00 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

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