Munții Măcinului National Park
Low, worn granite and quartzite hills in Romania's Dobruja, in Tulcea county
The Munții Măcinului are the oldest geological formation in Romania, a chain of rounded volcanic hills, rocky outcrops and screes rising to 467 m. Beech, oak and steppe habitats sit side by side here.
Things to do
- On footWalk the Cozluk loop from Greci through Valea Cozluk, Valea Jugului and Groapa de Aramă (4h 20″)
- On footFollow the Culmea Pricopanului trail from Măcin past Vârful Sulucu Mare and Piatra Râioasă to Izvorul Tămăduirii (4h 10″)
- On footClimb Vârful Țuțuianul on the route from Greci to Luncavița via Valea Fagilor (5h 10″)
- On footHike from Cerna over Vârful Crapcea to Balabancea (3h 10″)
Signature sights
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Vârful Țuțuiatul
The highest summit of the massif, at 467 m. - 2
Valea Fagilor
A beech forest nature reserve within the park, on the Luncavița trail. - 3
Izvorul Tămăduirii (Fântâna de Leac)
A spring at the end of the Culmea Pricopanului trail near Măcin.