barge1914
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Has anyone been over the Transfaragasan and or Transalpina Passes in Romania in recent years and can give me a heads up on the state of the roads.
I’m reasonably sure the Transfaragasan is OK, but less certain of the Transalpina.
I believe the Transalpina includes both the Udele and Tartarau Passes. I’ve seen some U tube videos of parts of these routes. Some seem to indicate quite good sections of 2 lane road, others very rough potholed single track roads. I’m not sure whether this is because of the different ages of the video, or whether indeed the road is still pretty crappy along some sections.
I’m also confident there are plenty of wild camping spots along the Transfaragasan, but heard no reports of places along the other route…our plan is to travel both, but don’t want to do each all ini one go.
Also I’m curious about the Passul Groapa Seaca which branches off the Transalpina towards Petrosani. I’ve seen an old video showing this to be a dirt track, but maybe things have changed?
We expect to go this way late September, and imagine they’ll still be snow free. However in a 5.8m coach built full of things that rattle, and a dog back, the state of the roads may have a bearing on our decisions.
Has anyone been over the Transfaragasan and or Transalpina Passes in Romania in recent years and can give me a heads up on the state of the roads.
I’m reasonably sure the Transfaragasan is OK, but less certain of the Transalpina.
I believe the Transalpina includes both the Udele and Tartarau Passes. I’ve seen some U tube videos of parts of these routes. Some seem to indicate quite good sections of 2 lane road, others very rough potholed single track roads. I’m not sure whether this is because of the different ages of the video, or whether indeed the road is still pretty crappy along some sections.
I’m also confident there are plenty of wild camping spots along the Transfaragasan, but heard no reports of places along the other route…our plan is to travel both, but don’t want to do each all ini one go.
Also I’m curious about the Passul Groapa Seaca which branches off the Transalpina towards Petrosani. I’ve seen an old video showing this to be a dirt track, but maybe things have changed?
We expect to go this way late September, and imagine they’ll still be snow free. However in a 5.8m coach built full of things that rattle, and a dog back, the state of the roads may have a bearing on our decisions.