Mountains: Postăvaru / Duration: 9 1/2h – 10 1/2h
- Difficulty: medium;
- Seasonality: inaccessible in winter;
- Equipment level: medium.
At the Pietrele lui Solomon bus station we go up the path and the forest road from Valea cu Apă to Poiana Nisipului. We turn right on an exploitation road, until a road intersection before Poiana Brașov. We turn left on a hill and a dry valley, until Poiana lui Drester. We climb to the end of the clearing and, through a few serpentines through the forest, we reach the top of Crucuru crest, which we follow to the Sulinar slope. We go around the artificial lake in the Ruia glade on the left, cross the slope and, through the forest, we reach the Postăvaru/Julius Romer Hut on several serpentines. We follow the markings on the level curve and reach the Trei Fetițe clearing. We descend to the left to the second large clearing and then, on Spinarea Calului, to a low saddle. We follow the exploitation road over the Cărbunarilor hill, up to the Poiana Secuilor Hut. On the car road, following the signs we reach the Trei Brazi hotel and, from here on, on the paved road and above it (right side) we follow the signs that take us past the Vânatorilor hut hotel towards Predeal. From behind the aforementioned hotel, a variant of the route goes down the streets to the Predeal train station.