Grădiștea Muncelului–Cioclovina — natural park

Visiting

The Dacian fortress of Sarmizegetusa Regia. Photo: LilianaWW, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO.

UNESCO-protected Dacian fortresses — Sarmizegetusa Regia, the former religious and military capital of Dacia, alongside Blidaru, Costești and Piatra Roșie — plus the Ponorâci-Cioclovina karst complex, with a cave famous for paleontological finds.

Trails

Costești – Valea Grădiștei – Sarmizegetusa Regia – Vf. Godeanu — Costești
10–11 hours · medium · red cross
Ohaba Ponor – Cheile Șura Mare – Peștera Cioclovina – Boșorod — Ohaba Ponor
7–8 hours · easy · red stripe

https://gradiste.ro/trasee.html

Getting there	DN66 Simeria–Călan–Pui–Cheile Crivadiei; to Cioclovina, DN7+DJ686
Fee	Sarmizegetusa Regia ~15 lei adults/5 lei reduced (secondary source, needs reconfirmation)
Best season	spring–autumn for the Cioclovina area

Legal zoning

plan approved

The approving order was published in the Official Gazette no. 87 on 30 January 2024.

Administrator	Romsilva
Approving act	Ordinul no. 3255/21.12.2023 (replaces HG 1049/2013)

Ordinul nr. 3255/2023 — Portal Legislativ
Proiect de ordin — mmediu.ro