Obârşia Lotrului: Mountains, Trails and Monastery

Obârşia Lotrului is a tourist complex in the Lotru Valley at the meeting point of the Latoriței, Parâng and Șureanu Mountains. When placing the location in the context of a trip, you can consider the following information separately by landscape, culture, season, trail type and walking time.

Geographical location

From Obârşia Lotrului, you can reach the Transalpina; on this road, you can continue to Rânca or Petroșani during the warm season. For personal route planning, seasonal and direction-related information can be noted separately.

Culture

The Sfinții Martiri Brâncoveni Monastery is located at an altitude of around 1,400 m on DN7A in the Obârşia Lotrului mountain resort. Its wooden church was built in the Maramureș style, which is typical of the area around Borșa, and has the shape of a Byzantine cross. You can read this architectural information independently of the landscape and trail topics.

Nature

The Miru-Bora nature reserve is located in the surroundings of Obârşia Lotrului. It is a mixed protected area in IUCN Category IV and of national importance, and is included in the Natura 2000 site ROSCI0188 Parâng.

The protected area’s natural landscape includes dense stands of dwarf pine, groups of alpine roses and alpine meadows. A tourist trail from Obârşia Lotrului to Stâna Miru crosses Mount Miru and is marked with a blue dot.

The protected area designation and the trail marking serve different orientation purposes. For your planning, you can read both pieces of information separately.

Activities

The Transalpina ski area is located at an altitude of 1,350 m at its base; its gondola lift goes up to around 1,800 m, and a ski lift then ascends to 2,000 m at Vârful Bora. At Domeniul Transalpina, this facility makes it easier to ascend and access the starting points of the various mountain-bike trails. The easy and difficult trails run across the alpine pasture and are connected to the strategic road or the Transalpina.

An important hiking trail from Obârşia Lotrului leads to Lacul Gâlcescu and onward to the mountain ridge, where it meets a trail marked with a red band.

Lake Vidra near Obârşia Lotrului is used in summer for recreation by visitors arriving with caravans or tents.

For your personal planning, the trail destination, starting point and walking time are different pieces of information; you can consider them separately. The trail from Cabana Obârşia Lotrului to Cabana Obârşia Lotrului is listed as taking 12 to 13 hours to walk. The trail from Cabana Obârşia Lotrului to Petroșani begins on the alpine road in the direction of Mount Tărtărău.

When comparing a hotel in Obârşia Lotrului, you can check your travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions side by side on the respective offer pages and calmly compare the information relevant to you.

Other places

Other places at the same regional level include Blidari, Ocnele Mari, Pietrișu, Lazaret, Câinenii Mici, Brezoi, Curăturile and Voineasa.

For the higher-level travel overview: Vâlcea.