Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak – Bucegi Sphinx loop from Cabana veche Piatra Arsă
Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak – Bucegi Sphinx loop from Cabana veche Piatra Arsă
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Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak – Bucegi Sphinx loop from Cabana veche Piatra Arsă
04:32
12.1km
510m
Mountaineering
Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 21, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that may be dangerous
A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.
After 3.79 km for 1.46 km
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
5.25 km
Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak
Highlight • Monument
"The Heroes' Cross is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on Caraiman Peak at an altitude of 2,291 m located in Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the …
Tip by
5.78 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
8.18 km
Bucegi Sphinx
Highlight • Natural Monument
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Tip by
8.52 km
Babele Hut
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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Tip by
12.1 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.28 km
2.92 km
1.76 km
1.71 km
1.46 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
8.53 km
3.33 km
157 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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Lowest point (1,900 m)
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