The Nera Gorges
Twenty-two kilometres of gorge, caves, overhanging paths and cable crossings. The wildest in the country.
The Nera Gorges are reckoned the wildest natural gorges in Romania. Walked end to end, from Șopotul Nou down to Sasca, they run twenty-two kilometres and take two or three days with camping along the way. The route passes caves, shafts, overhanging sections and cable crossings.
The drop between the two ends is small, under forty metres, which also makes the river suitable for rafting. Descents are usually run in spring and early summer, while the water level allows it.
For anyone not attempting the whole route, the entrance from Sasca Română is ten minutes by car from the guesthouse, and the first stretch as far as the tunnels can be done on its own.
Șușara Waterfall and Gorge
Three hours there and back along the water, no difficulty. The entrances to the old mine galleries are visible on the way.
The Tunnels and Podul Bei
Tunnels cut by hand through the rock, along the Nera. Two hours of easy walking with the river alongside.
Ochiul Beiului and Beușnița Waterfall
A lake four and a half metres deep, fed by a spring rising from its own bed, and the waterfall above it.
