Mărgău Commune: Hotels and Accommodation
Nature
The Valea Stanciului and the Răchițele Waterfall (Vălul Miresei) form a nature reserve of county-wide importance. The Vălul Miresei Waterfall is located on the Valea Stanciului in the area of the village of Răchițele in Mărgău Commune. It plunges approximately 30 metres in three stages. The rock face at Vălul Miresei Waterfall, which freezes in winter, is suitable for ice climbing.
Peștera Vârfurașu is a nature reserve of national importance in Mărgău Commune. Piatra Arsă is a nature reserve of county-wide importance in Mărgău Commune. Peștera Mică a Lespezilor is approximately 100 metres long, has an easily accessible main gallery and contains some fossil remains of cave bears.
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Hiking and Trails
The Circuitul Răchițele is an easy 12.5 km circular trail with 450 metres of elevation gain and a duration of 4 to 5 hours. The trail passes the village's Orthodox church and reaches the Valea Stanciului near the village centre.
The Circuitul Pietrelor Albe is a moderately difficult 6 km circular trail with 530 metres of elevation gain and an ascent duration of 4 to 5 hours. From Răchițele, it can be reached via the Valea Stanciului and passes Vălul Miresei Waterfall on the way towards Valea Seacă.
The Circuitul Grotelor is a difficult 1.5 km trail with 290 metres of elevation gain and a duration of 1.5 hours. It offers a viewpoint overlooking the Lespezi escarpment and the Valea Stanciului and leads to Peștera Șușman, named after the anti-communist resistance leader Teodor Șușman.
The Doda Pilii–La Cuciulata–Răchițele connecting trail is easy, 6 km long and has 340 metres of ascent and 260 metres of descent.
The trail to Vf. Lespezi is moderately difficult, 1.5 km long and has 250 metres of ascent and 70 metres of descent. It passes the entrance to Peștera Mică a Lespezilor and then descends to the road in the Valea Stanciului. A viewpoint accessible via a detour of approximately 20 metres from the trail to Vf. Lespezi offers views of the Valea Stanciului, Vălul Miresei Waterfall, the Falezele de Granit, the Vârful Piatra Arsă summit and the Vlădeasa Ridge.
Culture and History
The wooden church of “Sfinţii Arhangheli” in Ciuleni was built in 1707 from fir wood. The Orthodox church in the village of Mărgău dates from 1506. The wooden church in Răchițele was built in 1911.
The ethnographic collection of Răchițele is housed in a room of the village school. It includes festive traditional costumes for women and men, wall-mounted textiles, household items and traditional furnishings. Măsurișul oilor is considered a local event held in May.
Geographical Location
Răchițele lies at the foot of the Vlădeasa between the karst landscape of the Bihor Mountains and the volcanic rocks of the Vlădeasa. The Muncelul mountain lies in the vicinity of Mărgău Commune. The Vârful Sturu mountain lies in the wider regional surroundings of Mărgău Commune. The Vârful Pleşu summit lies in the wider regional surroundings of Mărgău Commune. The Vârful Săstinii mountain lies in the wider regional surroundings of Mărgău Commune.
Mărgău Commune can be reached from Cluj via DN 1 (E 60); the connection to the national road is via DJ 108C, which passes through Buteni, Mărgău, Scrind-Frăsinet, Răchițele and Doda-Pilii.
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