Am 27. Juni wird die 2. nationale Liste - Natacha Rumänien - erscheinen. Ungarn hat 75 Anstiege, Rumänien, mit mehr Bergen in den Karpaten, hat 125 Anstiege ausgewählt. Falls du einen Urlaub in Rumänien planst, oder selbst Rumäne bist, findest du hier weitere Informationen.

Romania includes 9 big topographic regions : 3 mountainous (Occidental, Meridional and Oriental Carpathians – 95 climbs), 4 hilly (the Transylvanian Plateau in the middle of the Carpathians, the Subcarpathian foothills and, in the east, the Moldavian and Dobrogea Plateaus – 30 climbs) and 2 fully flat and ineffective plains.

The Meridional Carpathians are the « richest » : 3 high mountain roads at 2000 (or almost) : Transfăgărășan (Balea), Transalpina (Urdele) and Transbucegi. A lot of resorts (Muntele Mic, Straja, Rusu, Paltinis, ...), among which the new road to Pasul Vâlcan and its 2km at 15%. For the tourism, the capital of the ancient Dacian Kingdom (Sarmizegetusa Regia), the Retezat National Park (Râuşor) or the Sohodol gorges.

In the west, the biggest climbs lie between 1000 and 1500m, between Beius and Cluj-Napoca : Buscat, Stâna de Vale and Semenic, the Beliș-Fântânele and Drăgan lakes, Padiş plateau or the Ursoia and Vărtop passes. A few touristic climbs : Scărișoara caves, two viewpoints on the Danube (Sfânta Elena and Valea Ponicovei) and Vălişoarei and Turzii gorges. You'll find the steepest sections towards Scărișoara, Feredeu and Călugăra monasteries, and Șiria fortress.

In the Eastern Carpathians, many passes from 800 to 1500m, amongst which some unpaved (Predelus, Barcani, Stânișoara, Păltiniş, ...). The steepest sections belong to Rarau and Soveja, the most beautiful landscapes to Bicaz and Sfânta Ana crater lake, and the best design to the Pasul Gutâi hairpins. The list also includes two resorts in Harghita, Slănic-Moldova spa and some lakes (Tarnița, Colibița). A few climbs are used in the Tour of Szeklerland (Harghita-Băi, Șicas and Ghimeş, Cașin and Calonda passes) or in the Cycling Tour of Romania.

In the hilly regions, the promotion of the Romanian heritage has compensated for the lack of elevation, cultural heritage (monasteries and fortresses) and natural (Danube Delta, Siret valley, gorges, vineyards).

On the Transylvanian Plateau, besides the cobbled streets in the historic centre of Sighişoara and the Nicula monastery in Gherla, a few climbs used in the Tour of Sibiu (Dealul Dăii, Pelişor and Ruşi) have been selected, as well as the Cheile (gorges) Babei towards Coroieni.

The Subcarpathians are represented by a fortress above Târgu Neamț, three monasteries (Ciolanu, Dealu and Probota at the foot of Tătăruși), a road from the Danube (Ghelmegioaia), Tohani vineyards (in Jugureni) or a climb of the very first Tour of Romania in 1935 (Petricica on the outskirts of Bacău).

In the north-east, on the Moldavian Plateau, two climbs lie near to the Siret valley (Gorovei with its monastery and Petreşti-Găiceana), Strunga is a « King of the Mountain » in the Tour of Romania and Dealul Mare is above a vineyard (Odobești). Finally, close to the Danube Delta and the Black Sea, Niculiţel has a beautiful elevation (300m) and a vineyard. Cheile Dobrogei gorges are worth seeing thanks to their natural beauty and Şipotele shows an amazing 10%, close to the Bulgarian border.

The obvious will of the Romanian authorities to develop the road network in order to increase the touristic supply allows to envisage increasing the number of paved climbs and, therefore, enriching the list.

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Here is the list without link currently

1 Muntele Șes

2 Meses

3 Damiş

4 Lacul Drăgan

5 Stana de Vale

6 Padiş

7 Beliș-Fântânele

8 Făgetul Clujului

9 Pasul Ursoaia

10 Pasul Vărtop

11 Peștera Scărișoara

12 Buscat (Stațiunea)

13 Cetatea Șiria

14 Mănăstirea Feredeu

15 Văsoaia

16 Slatina de Mureș

17 Pasul Lazuri

18 Pasul Vălişoara

19 Pasul Buceș

20 Pasul Bucium

21 Pasul Almașu Mare

22 Geoagiu-Băi

23 Cheile Vălişoarei

24 Cheile Turzii

25 Poarta de Fier

26 Ocna de Fier

27 Iabalcea

28 Semenic (Stațiunea)

29 Marila

30 Poarta Orientală

31 Mănăstirea Călugăra

32 Piadra Alba

33 Știnăpari

34 Sfânta Elena

35 Valea Ponicovei

36 Coroieni

37 Mănăstirea Nicula

38 Lefaia

39 Târnăveni DN14A

40 Mediaș-Blâjel DN14A

41 Biserica din Deal

42 Topârcea

43 Ruşi-Slimnic DN14

44 Dealul Dăii

45 Pelişor-Richiş

46 Jina (Transalpina)

47 Sarmizegetusa Regia

48 Muntele Mic (Stațiunea)

49 Râuşor (Parcul Naţional )

50 Pasul Jiu Cerna

51 Cheile Sohodolului

52 Godeanu

53 Straja (Stațiunea)

54 Pasul Vâlcan (Stațiunea)

55 Rusu (Stațiunea)

56 Curmatura Vidrutei

57 Pasul Urdele

58 Páltinis

59 Mănăstirea Frasinei

60 Pasul Balea

61 Poiana Brașov

62 Măgura

63 Pârâul Rece

64 Pasul Bran

65 Cabana Piatra Arsâ

66 Pasul Huta

67 Pasul Gutâi

68 Pasul Neteda

69 Petrova

70 Pasul Șetref

71 Pasul Prislop

72 Pasul Rotunda

73 Valea Blaznei

74 Lacul Colibița

75 Pasul Tihuta

76 Pasul Mestecăniş

77 Pasul Ciumarna

78 Pasul Trei Movile

79 Pasul Rarau

80 Tarnița

81 Păltiniş (Vatra Dornei)

82 Pasul Stânișoara

83 Petru Vodă

84 Schitul Cerebuc

85 Pasul Creanga

86 Pasul Tulgheş

87 Pasul Bicaz

88 Pasul Bucin

89 Șicas

90 Pasul Calonda

91 Harghita-Mădăraş

92 Harghita-Băi

93 Pasul Ghimeş

94 Hatod

95 Pasul Cașin (Pasul Nyerges)

96 Lacul Sfânta Ana

97 Pasul Uz

98 Slănic Moldova-P Sărată

99 Pasul Oituz

100 Pasul Musat

101 Soveja

102 Comandău

103 Barcani

104 Pasul Predelus

105 Pasul Bratocea

106 Tătăruși

107 Cetatea Neamț

108 Petricica

109 Mănăstirea Ciolanu

110 Jugureni-Marginea Pădurii

111 Mănăstirea Dealu

112 Cândeşti Deal

113 Guşoeni

114 Ghelmegioaia

115 Bobaița

116 Gorovei

117 Strunga

118 Dealul Mare

119 Petreşti-Găiceana

120 Popeni-Epureni

121 Niculiţel

122 Horia

123 Sarighiol de Deal

124 Cheile Dobrogei

125 Şipotele 

Natacha Romania is coming

In less than one month, the launch of the second national challenge, the Romanian Natacha will happen. Hungary had 75 climbs in its list, Romania, with more mountains in the Carpathes, has 125 climbs in its list. If you manage holidays in the region or if you are romanian members, you'll be interested by what follows.

Romania includes 9 big topographic regions : 3 mountainous (Occidental, Meridional and Oriental Carpathians – 95 climbs), 4 hilly (the Transylvanian Plateau in the middle of the Carpathians, the Subcarpathian foothills and, in the east, the Moldavian and Dobrogea Plateaus – 30 climbs) and 2 fully flat and ineffective plains.

The Meridional Carpathians are the « richest » : 3 high mountain roads at 2000 (or almost) : Transfăgărășan (Balea), Transalpina (Urdele) and Transbucegi. A lot of resorts (Muntele Mic, Straja, Rusu, Paltinis, ...), among which the new road to Pasul Vâlcan and its 2km at 15%. For the tourism, the capital of the ancient Dacian Kingdom (Sarmizegetusa Regia), the Retezat National Park (Râuşor) or the Sohodol gorges.

In the west, the biggest climbs lie between 1000 and 1500m, between Beius and Cluj-Napoca : Buscat, Stâna de Vale and Semenic, the Beliș-Fântânele and Drăgan lakes, Padiş plateau or the Ursoia and Vărtop passes. A few touristic climbs : Scărișoara caves, two viewpoints on the Danube (Sfânta Elena and Valea Ponicovei) and Vălişoarei and Turzii gorges. You'll find the steepest sections towards Scărișoara, Feredeu and Călugăra monasteries, and Șiria fortress.

In the Eastern Carpathians, many passes from 800 to 1500m, amongst which some unpaved (Predelus, Barcani, Stânișoara, Păltiniş, ...). The steepest sections belong to Rarau and Soveja, the most beautiful landscapes to Bicaz and Sfânta Ana crater lake, and the best design to the Pasul Gutâi hairpins. The list also includes two resorts in Harghita, Slănic-Moldova spa and some lakes (Tarnița, Colibița). A few climbs are used in the Tour of Szeklerland (Harghita-Băi, Șicas and Ghimeş, Cașin and Calonda passes) or in the Cycling Tour of Romania.

In the hilly regions, the promotion of the Romanian heritage has compensated for the lack of elevation, cultural heritage (monasteries and fortresses) and natural (Danube Delta, Siret valley, gorges, vineyards).

On the Transylvanian Plateau, besides the cobbled streets in the historic centre of Sighişoara and the Nicula monastery in Gherla, a few climbs used in the Tour of Sibiu (Dealul Dăii, Pelişor and Ruşi) have been selected, as well as the Cheile (gorges) Babei towards Coroieni.

The Subcarpathians are represented by a fortress above Târgu Neamț, three monasteries (Ciolanu, Dealu and Probota at the foot of Tătăruși), a road from the Danube (Ghelmegioaia), Tohani vineyards (in Jugureni) or a climb of the very first Tour of Romania in 1935 (Petricica on the outskirts of Bacău).

In the north-east, on the Moldavian Plateau, two climbs lie near to the Siret valley (Gorovei with its monastery and Petreşti-Găiceana), Strunga is a « King of the Mountain » in the Tour of Romania and Dealul Mare is above a vineyard (Odobești). Finally, close to the Danube Delta and the Black Sea, Niculiţel has a beautiful elevation (300m) and a vineyard. Cheile Dobrogei gorges are worth seeing thanks to their natural beauty and Şipotele shows an amazing 10%, close to the Bulgarian border.

The obvious will of the Romanian authorities to develop the road network in order to increase the touristic supply allows to envisage increasing the number of paved climbs and, therefore, enriching the list.

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Here is the list without link currently

1 Muntele Șes

2 Meses

3 Damiş

4 Lacul Drăgan

5 Stana de Vale

6 Padiş

7 Beliș-Fântânele

8 Făgetul Clujului

9 Pasul Ursoaia

10 Pasul Vărtop

11 Peștera Scărișoara

12 Buscat (Stațiunea)

13 Cetatea Șiria

14 Mănăstirea Feredeu

15 Văsoaia

16 Slatina de Mureș

17 Pasul Lazuri

18 Pasul Vălişoara

19 Pasul Buceș

20 Pasul Bucium

21 Pasul Almașu Mare

22 Geoagiu-Băi

23 Cheile Vălişoarei

24 Cheile Turzii

25 Poarta de Fier

26 Ocna de Fier

27 Iabalcea

28 Semenic (Stațiunea)

29 Marila

30 Poarta Orientală

31 Mănăstirea Călugăra

32 Piadra Alba

33 Știnăpari

34 Sfânta Elena

35 Valea Ponicovei

36 Coroieni

37 Mănăstirea Nicula

38 Lefaia

39 Târnăveni DN14A

40 Mediaș-Blâjel DN14A

41 Biserica din Deal

42 Topârcea

43 Ruşi-Slimnic DN14

44 Dealul Dăii

45 Pelişor-Richiş

46 Jina (Transalpina)

47 Sarmizegetusa Regia

48 Muntele Mic (Stațiunea)

49 Râuşor (Parcul Naţional )

50 Pasul Jiu Cerna

51 Cheile Sohodolului

52 Godeanu

53 Straja (Stațiunea)

54 Pasul Vâlcan (Stațiunea)

55 Rusu (Stațiunea)

56 Curmatura Vidrutei

57 Pasul Urdele

58 Páltinis

59 Mănăstirea Frasinei

60 Pasul Balea

61 Poiana Brașov

62 Măgura

63 Pârâul Rece

64 Pasul Bran

65 Cabana Piatra Arsâ

66 Pasul Huta

67 Pasul Gutâi

68 Pasul Neteda

69 Petrova

70 Pasul Șetref

71 Pasul Prislop

72 Pasul Rotunda

73 Valea Blaznei

74 Lacul Colibița

75 Pasul Tihuta

76 Pasul Mestecăniş

77 Pasul Ciumarna

78 Pasul Trei Movile

79 Pasul Rarau

80 Tarnița

81 Păltiniş (Vatra Dornei)

82 Pasul Stânișoara

83 Petru Vodă

84 Schitul Cerebuc

85 Pasul Creanga

86 Pasul Tulgheş

87 Pasul Bicaz

88 Pasul Bucin

89 Șicas

90 Pasul Calonda

91 Harghita-Mădăraş

92 Harghita-Băi

93 Pasul Ghimeş

94 Hatod

95 Pasul Cașin (Pasul Nyerges)

96 Lacul Sfânta Ana

97 Pasul Uz

98 Slănic Moldova-P Sărată

99 Pasul Oituz

100 Pasul Musat

101 Soveja

102 Comandău

103 Barcani

104 Pasul Predelus

105 Pasul Bratocea

106 Tătăruși

107 Cetatea Neamț

108 Petricica

109 Mănăstirea Ciolanu

110 Jugureni-Marginea Pădurii

111 Mănăstirea Dealu

112 Cândeşti Deal

113 Guşoeni

114 Ghelmegioaia

115 Bobaița

116 Gorovei

117 Strunga

118 Dealul Mare

119 Petreşti-Găiceana

120 Popeni-Epureni

121 Niculiţel

122 Horia

123 Sarighiol de Deal

124 Cheile Dobrogei

125 Şipotele