Crocus Hike & Running One-Day Trip ( Valea Sambetei Mountains )
This one-day Făgăraș Mountains trip offers a blend of nature, light adventure, and culture, featuring the spring crocus bloom in Sâmbăta Valley and a visit to Arsenie Boca Hermitage.
April brings to the Făgăraș Mountains one of the most beautiful and lesser-known spectacles of nature: the carpet of wild crocuses blooming in Sâmbăta Valley. Add to this fairytale setting a visit to Arsenie Boca’s Hermitage—a place of deep spiritual significance for many Romanians—and you get a truly special day.
This trip is designed as a relaxed, easy-going day, without time pressure or rushing—unless you want otherwise, of course. Since our group also includes those who crave a bit of adrenaline in the mountains, we’ve created two teams with different routes. We start together, each group enjoys its own adventure, and we reunite at the end.
The Two Teams
You choose your team before departure. Both are easy in terms of intensity—the difference lies in distance and type of movement.
Hiking Team
- Distance: ~10 km
- Elevation gain: ~500 m
- Pace: relaxed, with breaks
Running Team
- Distance: ~15 km
- Elevation gain: ~700 m
- Type: trail running
- Pace: easy, no pressure
The running team starts from Pastrăvăria Popas Sâmbăta, while the hiking team begins where the forest road ends.
Both routes lead to the same highlight: the crocuses and the hermitage.
~15:30 — 17:00
Meal at Casa Embacher Restaurant, Făgăraș
On the way back to Bucharest, we stop at Casa Embacher - Cuptorul Lagunei, one of the most appreciated restaurants in Făgăraș (rated 4.7 from thousands of reviews). A well-deserved meal after the effort, in a place known for generous portions. Food is not included in the trip price, everyone pays for what they consume.
~17:00
Return to Bucharest
We leave full and satisfied. Route: Făgăraș → Brașov → Bucharest. Estimated arrival in the capital by 20:00 at the latest, depending on traffic.
What’s Included in the Price
- Mountain guide (throughout the entire route)
- Organization (coordination of both teams)
- Surprise element (raffle with prize draw)
Food at the restaurant is not included. Each participant pays separately for what they order.
Surprise Element - Raffle
All participants are automatically entered into a prize draw.
What can you win? That remains a surprise until the day of the trip. We only know it’s worth being there.
Before You Sign Up
The trip is recommended for people with an intermediary level of fitness, mountain experience is required.
Recommended equipment: shoes with good grip, layered clothing (mornings can be chilly), enough water, and some snacks for the trail.
The guide will provide additional details after registration. We will create an WhatsApp group on Thursday, before the activities.
Participation Fee: guide + organization
