Măcin Mountains National Park is a national park in Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Understand
[edit]History
[edit]The national park was set up in 2003.
Landscape
[edit]The Măcin mountains are geologically the oldest in Romania. They feature a wide variety of landscapes including arid rocky areas, canyons, and weathered granite.
Flora and fauna
[edit]This national park has features of Balkan, Mediterranean and Central European forest landscapes, including forest-steppe woods with Dobrogean peony, and a variety of plants including downy oak, flowering ash, sessile oak, Dobrogean olive, spirea, nettle tree, viburnum, and Chequer. Its Dobrogean Beech forest is the only one in the world.
Climate
[edit]The Măcin Mountains' climate is continentally-tempered with steppe climate influences in the south of the park and Mediterranean climate influences on the peaks and mountain ridge.
Get in
[edit]Fees and permits
[edit]Get around
[edit]Măcin Mountains National Park is crossed by many mountain trails arranged (with campsites) in order to facilitate the access of tourists safely to the chosen destination.
- Cozluk (red dot marking) on the route: Greci Village - Cozluk Valley - Jugului's Valley - Groapa de Aramă - Adâncă Valley - Plopilor's Valley - Greci (4hr 20min).
- Crapcea Peak (red tape marking) on the route: Cerna Village - Puiu's Valley - Echiștea Peak - Crapcea Peak - Crapcea Hill - Balabancea (3hr 10min).
- Pricopanului's Summit (blue tape marking) on the route: Măcin - Sulucu Mare Peak - Piatra Râioasă - Șerparu Saddle - Caramalău Peak - Izvorul Tămăduirii (Fântâna de Leac) - Măcin (4hr 10min).
- Țuțuianu (blue triangle marking) on the route: Greci Village - Morsu Valley - Țuțuianul Peak - Piscu Înalt Valley - Seacă Valley - Fagilor's Valley - Cetățuia (archaeological site) - Luncavița Village (5hr 10min).
- Dealul cu Drum (red triangle) on the: Greci Village - Racova Valley - Piatra Roșie Valley - Curături Valley - Taița Valley - Nifon Village (3hr 30min).
- Vinului's Valley (yellow triangle marking) on the route: Cerna Village - Cerna Valley - Poteca Țigăncii Valley - Vergu Peak - Vinului Peak - Cardonului's Ridge - Hamcearca Village (3hr 10min)