Valea Lupului

Hunedoara County · Romania
Valea Lupului — photo 1

Photos: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Valea Lupului is a village in Romania.

Elevation: about 497 m above sea level. Population: 190 (2021). Mountains nearby: Retezat Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Baru – Tulișa RefugeModerateTwo-dayMarkedBaru Tulișa RefugeElevation profile476–1 455 m14.7 kmascent 977 m≈ 5.5 h walking2.8 km from the centrePui – Porțile ÎnchiseHardMulti-dayMarkedPui Porțile ÎnchiseElevation profile427–2 263 m31.4 kmascent 1 898 m≈ 11.5 h walking2.8 km from the centreHobița – Peleaga – Retezat PeakHardMulti-dayMarkedHobița Retezat Peakvia PeleagaElevation profile533–2 509 m35.3 kmascent 2 905 m3.4 km from the centreHobița – Poiana PelegiiHardMulti-dayMarkedHobița Poiana PelegiiElevation profile533–2 256 m34 kmascent 2 008 m≈ 12.5 h walking3.4 km from the centrePietrele Hut – Lake Galeș – Vârful MareHardOne-dayMarkedPietrele Hut Vârful Marevia Lake GaleșElevation profile1 414–2 429 m6.9 kmascent 1 024 m≈ 4 h walking19 km from the centreLake Galeș – Pelegii SaddleHardOne-dayMarkedLake Galeș Pelegii SaddleElevation profile1 965–2 277 m2.7 kmascent 350 m≈ 1.5 h walking19 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Păpușa (Retezat)PeakPăpușa (Retezat)Râușoraltitude 2 508 m20 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.CusturaPeakCusturaaltitude 2 457 m20 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...StrajaPeakStrajaJiu-Paroșenialtitude 1 868 m21 km from the centreStraja (Romanian Vârful Straja) is a 1,868 m summit in the Vâlcan Mountains in the western Southern Carpathians.PeleagaPeakPeleagaRâușoraltitude 2 509 m22 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.Bucura (Retezat)PeakBucura (Retezat)Râușoraltitude 2 433 m24 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,...Retezat PeakPeakRetezat PeakRâușoraltitude 2 482 m24 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...

What to visit

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Lolaia Waterfall (Cascada Lolaia)WaterfallLolaia Waterfall (Cascada Lolaia)Nucșoara18 km from the centreLolaia Waterfall (Cascada Lolaia) lies in the northern part of Retezat National Park, in Hunedoara County, on one of the park's busiest routes — the road from the...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

1 643 mSpringSpring below BaruRetezat Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 456 mHutTulișa Saddle Hut, 1 456 mRetezat Mountains · RomaniaNot verified
1 442 mHutTulișa HutRetezat 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 – 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.