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 cited source is the draft-order consultation page, not the approved act's text

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

Proiect de ordin — mmediu.ro