Hiking in Romanian Carpathians. Fagaras Mountains. From Valea Rea to Triangular Lake and Moldoveanu Peak
| |Day 1
Sboghitesti – Slatina – Lake Vasalatu – Valea Rea (Bad Valley) – sheep farm from Valea Rea (1.460 m)
Transport: by car
Distance: 40 km
Condition: country road and forest. Can be covered by most cars.
Duration: 1½ – 2 hours
Sheep farm from Valea Rea (1.460 m) – The Valea Rea Falls – West Valea Rea Lake / Triangular Lake (2.156 m)
Trail sign: red triangle
Duration: 3 – 3½ hours [luggage for 2 days]
Campsite: near Triangular Lake
Can spend the night and at Vistea Refuge, 30 minutes from the campsite near Triangular Lake.
Spring water: next to the Triangular Lake
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Day 2
We leave most of the equipment at the tents and go to Moldoveanu Peak.
West Valea Rea Lake / Triangular Lake (2.156 m) – Portita Vistei (2.310 m)
Trail sign: red triangle
Duration: 30 minutes
Portita Vistei (2.310 m) – Vistea Peak (2.527 m)
Trail sign: vertical red line
Duration: 30 minutes
Vistea Peak (2.527 m) – Moldoveanu Peak (2.544 m)
Trail sign: red dot
Duration: 30 minutes
Moldoveanu Peak (2.544 m) – Vistea Peak (2.527 m)
Trail sign: red dot
Duration: 30 minutes
Vistea Peak (2.527 m) – Portita Vistei (2.310 m)
Trail sign: vertical red line
Duration: 15 minutes
Portita Vistei (2.310 m) – West Valea Rea Lake / Triangular Lake (2.156 m)
Trail sign: red triangle
Duration: 15 minutes
Total duration: 2½ hours
After we packed the tents we continue the trail to the sheep farm from Valea Rea.
West Valea Rea Lake / Triangular Lake (2.156 m) – The Valea Rea Falls – sheep farm from Valea Rea (1.460 m)
Trail sign: red triangle
Duration: 1½ – 2 hours
This hiking can be done in a single day, the total duration of the trail is about 7- 8 hours.
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![Fagaras Mountain map](https://www.traseepemunte.ro/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fagaras-Mountain-map-618x846.jpg)