Rodnei Ridge 5/5

1. Refugiul de sub Ineu (2150 m) - spring - Șaua cu Lac (2120 m) - Șaua Ineuțului (2060 m) - Ineuț Peak (2222 m)

1 hour / 2 km / hard / red lane

First we head back to the spring to get fresh cold water for the road. We go down to the intersection near the refuge, which is called the Lake Saddle. To the south we have Valea Băilor and Valea Cobășel. To the north is Ineu Peak, to the east Ineuț Peak. From here start the trails to Coasta Netedă and Gărgălău, to Ineu, to Valea Lalei and lakes, to Ineuț, to Rodna. Further down, in the Ineuț saddle, the trails that go down to the lakes and to Ineuț split off. We continue in a fairly steep continuous ascent on the Ineuț Peak.

2. Ineuț Peak (2222 mdm) - panorama

On Ineuț Peak the panorama is very open. We can see opposite Ineu Peak, where we were yesterday and, in the valley, the glacial caldera where there is the Lala Mica Lake, where camping is allowed. Here is the extremity of the Bila Lala Nature Reserve which encompasses the 2 superb valleys. To the southeast we continue to the Red Peak, to the northeast we will hike the Gajei Ridge. We popsit for more than 15 minutes on the peak.

3. Ineuț Peak (2222 m) - Gajei Saddle (1789 m)

1 hour / 2 km / hard / red lane

The descent from Ineuț Peak to the Gajei saddle is difficult. The descent is steep in places, between cliffs and down through junipers. It's amazing to see the flowers that survive between the rocks! Lake Lala Mare also comes into the visual spectrum on this stretch of the trail. In the Gajei saddle there is a resting place where we lingered for half an hour.

4. Gajei Saddle (1789 m) - under Gajei Peak (1847 m) - Rotunda Pass (1271 m)

3 hours / 8 km / easy / red lane

In a few minutes we enter a forest road that we will descend smoothly to the end. We feast on blueberries. Under the Gajei peak there is a large, landscaped spring. The road passes by the sheepfolds. We cut the serpentines of the forest road before Rotunda Pass. Near the cross in Pasul Rotunda there is also the camping site and the exit from the National Park of the Rodna Mountains.

5. Rotunda Pass (1271 m) - Croitor Hut (1320 m) (Suhard Mountains)

15 minutes / 1 km / easy / red lane

The Rotunda Pass connects the Rodna Mountains and Suhard on the west-east direction, respectively between Maramureș and Ardeal on the north-south axis will DN17D unpaved road and difficult to travel by car.From the pass we literally enter the Suhard Mountains climbing to the Croitor Hut where we will stay and restore our strength, humanized by hospitable hosts. At the Candale Hut we were welcomed to pay the 5 ron reservation fee for the Rodna Mountains, which we enjoyed for a maximum of 5 days.