Apuseni — natural park

Visiting

The Padiș plateau. Photo: Nicu Farcaș, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of Romania's most complex karst landscapes: sinkholes (Lumea Pierdută), collapsed dolines (Cetățile Ponorului), sinkholes and emblematic caves — Scărișoara, with the largest known underground glacier in the area, Urșilor, and Ciur Izbuc. Won the EDEN 2009 award for excellence in tourism.

Trails

Scărișoara — Cabana Padiș
17.5 km · 5 hours · easy · blue stripe/triangle, towards Scărișoara Glacier
Cetățile Ponorului — Cabana Padiș (loop)
12 km · 4–5 hours · hard, closed in winter · blue dot

https://www.parcapuseni.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=115

Getting there	E60/E79 and DN75, via Oradea, Huedin, Gârda de Sus
Fee	fee at Scărișoara Cave (guided visit only; exact amount not officially confirmed)

Legal zoning

plan approved

Administrator	Romsilva (Administrația Parcului Natural Apuseni R.A.)
Approving act	Ordinul no. 2238/17.10.2024 (replaces Ordinul 1901/2022)

Ordinul 2238/2024 — legislatie.just.ro