Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park
Limestone gorges, a natural dam lake and rounded ridges in Romania's Eastern Carpathians
Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorges) is a deep canyon dug by the river Bicaz, with monumental vertical rock walls dropping from the rounded limestone ridges of the Hășmaș Mountains. Lacu Roșu (the Red Lake), a natural dam lake, is the source of the Bicaz.
Things to do
- On footWalk through Cheile Bicazului, where the river Bicaz cuts between vertical rock walls
- HeritageVisit Lacu Roșu, the natural dam lake from which the Bicaz springs
- Try thisLook for the towers of Piatra Altarului and Piatra Singuratică (the Lonely Stone)
- Try thisExplore the tributary gorges of Șugăului, Lapoșului, Cupașului and Bicăjelului, with their rapids, waterfalls and potholes