Vișeu de Sus

Maramureș County · Romania
Vișeu de Sus — photo 1

Photos: Mocănița of Vișeu de Sus: forest narrow-gauge steam railway

Vișeu de Sus is a town in Romania.

Elevation: about 427 m above sea level. Population: 15,349 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 craft place.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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Trails nearby

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Dealul Moiseiului – Izvorul Albastru al Izei (Blue Spring of the Iza)ModerateOne-dayMarkedDealul Moiseiului Izvorul Albastru al Izei (Blue Spring of the Iza)Elevation profile708–1 385 m15.2 kmascent 793 m≈ 5 h walking10 km from the centreDealu Ștefăniței – La VălaieEasyOne-dayMarkedDealu Ștefăniței La VălaieElevation profile689–1 388 m5.5 kmascent 699 m≈ 2.5 h walking14 km from the centreValea Vișeului – Repedea forest lodgeHard1–2 daysMarkedValea Vișeului Repedea forest lodgeElevation profile339–1 167 m30.6 kmascent 1 180 m≈ 9.5 h walking17 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Pietrosu BardăuPeakPietrosu Bardăualtitude 1 850 m · Marmarosh range19 km from the centrePietrosu Bardău (Romanian Vârful Pietrosu Bardău, also Pietrosul Bardăului) is a 1,850 m summit in the Romanian part of the Maramureș Mountains, in the north of...Pietrosul RodneiPeakPietrosul RodneiMoiseialtitude 2 303 m20 km from the centrePietrosul Rodnei (Romanian Vârful Pietrosul Rodnei, also Pietrosu) is a 2,303 m summit, the highest point of the Rodna Mountains and of the entire Eastern Carpathian...ToroiagaPeakToroiagaBăile Borșaaltitude 1 930 m · Marmarosh range22 km from the centreToroiaga (Romanian: Vârful Toroiaga, also Toroioaga) is the highest summit of the massif of the same name in the Romanian part of the Maramureș Mountains (Munții...MihăilecuPeakMihăilecuPoienile de Sub Muntealtitude 1 918 m · Marmarosh range22 km from the centreMihăilecu (Romanian Vârful Mihăilecu, also spelled Mihailecu on maps) is a 1,918 m summit in the Romanian part of the Maramureș Mountains, in the north of Maramureș...FarcăuPeakFarcăualtitude 1 961 m · Marmarosh range24 km from the centreFarcău (Romanian Vârful Farcău) is the highest summit of the Romanian part of the Maramureș Mountains, 1,961 m high according to OSM and Wikidata; Romanian Wikipedia...ȚibleșPeakȚibleșaltitude 1 839 m · Volcanic Carpathians range25 km from the centreȚibleș (Romanian: Vârful Țibleș, Hungarian: Cibles or Széples) is one of the three highest summits of the Țibleș Mountains in the Inner Eastern Carpathians, 1,839 m...

What to visit

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Mocănița of Vișeu de Sus: forest narrow-gauge steam railwayHeritage transportMocănița of Vișeu de Sus: forest narrow-gauge steam railwayVișeu de Sus1 km from the centreThe last working forest railway in the Carpathians In Romania narrow-gauge steam trains are affectionately called mocănița, and the most famous of them runs from the...Ieud Hill Church: UNESCO wooden church in MaramureșChurchIeud Hill Church: UNESCO wooden church in MaramureșIeud15 km from the centreThe village of Ieud lies in a side valley near the Iza river, below the Țibleș Mountains, and was first mentioned in documents in 1364.St Paraskeva's Church, Poienile Izei: UNESCO wooden churchChurchSt Paraskeva's Church, Poienile Izei: UNESCO wooden churchPoienile Izei24 km from the centreIt was first mentioned in a charter of 1430 and has had other names over the centuries; the church itself is sometimes called the church of Poienile Glodului.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

597 mSpringSpring (Vișeu de Sus)Marmarosy · 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 – Borșa ≈116 km, ≈2 h 24 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Chernivtsi – Borșa ≈179 km, ≈3 h 50 min (via Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus); Uzhhorod – Borșa ≈241 km, ≈4 h 27 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.