Enisala Boxwood Reserve, Tulcea

Beautiful peonies bloom in early May

Access

Enisala Boxwood Reserve is located on the Enisla Hill, opposite the Enisala Fortress, on the right side of the DJ222 at the exit from Enisala to Jurilovca, Tulcea County. From Tulcea there are 50 km on horseback on the DJ222, which can be covered in 1 hour.

About Enisala Boxwood Reserve

In Tulcea county there are many places where you can find peach trees. Near Enisala, in the Enisala Box Boxwood Reserve on Enisala Hill or Bujorului Hill, thousands of boxwoods bloom around May 1st. The peonies are protected.

Route map

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Technical box

Difficulty: easy

Duration / distance: 45 min one way, 30 min return / 2 km one way, 2 km return

Bookmark: unmarked

Water sources: none

Minimum altitude: 50 meters, at the trail entrance / exit

Maximum altitude: 150 meters above sea level at the antennas at the top of the hill

Level difference: +100 m / -100 m

Remarks: accessible all year round, peonies are in bloom from April 20 to May 20, with slight differences depending on the climatic conditions each year

The peonies!

From the DJ222, according to the attached map, you can enter the dirt road opposite the Enisala Fortress. I recommend parking your car at the entrance to the forest, in the shade. From here there are several paths that climb to the top of Enisala Hill (160 meters), one of which is wider and more contoured. Through the forest, in glades, thousands of gorgeous red peonies bloom around May Day. From the aerials you can also go down the other side of the hill, also on the DJ222, near the Babadag military training area.