Cindrel Mountains (also known as Cândrel Mountains, Cibin Mountains, or the Szeben Alps) are a group of mountains in central Romania in the centre of the Southern Carpathians, in the North-East of the Parâng Mountains group. From the Transylvanian Plateau, with heights between 200 and 400 m, in the North and East, the heights grow abruptly through a zone of deep valleys at about 900 m on the verge of the massif where some villages are situated. The heights continue to grow slowly towards the highest peak, Cindrel Peak, at 2,244 m. Only two other peaks in the range rise above 2000 metres: Balandrul Mare (2,210 metres) and Starpului (2,146 metres). Because the massif is easily accessible, the ethnographical area Mărginimea Sibiului has formed around the mountain, having sheep-herding and wood industry as the main occupations. On the Cibin river and on the Sadu river dams and hydro-electrical power plants were constructed, the oldest being the one from Sadu in 1896. The Păltiniș resort is situated halfway between the village of Rășinari and the Cindrel peak, with hotels, chalets and a ski slope. The resort has developed around a small monastery in which the Romanian philosopher Constantin Noica spent the last part of his life.
Trails in the Hikepack map
Drum forestier Părâul Graniței
Gruiu Bisericii
Hiking Trail along the Șteaza , near DJ106A
Iezerul Mare access route Red Triangle
Jina – Valea Dobrei – Vârful Fântânele – Magura Jinarilor – Poiana Rudari
Muzeul de Etnografie și Artă Bisericească " Ioan Stoica"
Oașa Mare
Parcare Poiana-Sib.
Pensiunea Alpina
Pensiunea La Titel
Pensiunea Mai
Poiana Sibiului
Poplaca
Prislop
Păltiniș
Refugiul Cindrel
Restaurant Mărginimea Sibiului
Rod
Rozdești
Rășinari
Sadu
Sibiel
Strâmba Mare
Săliște
Telescaun Păltiniș
Tilișca
Tocile
Vale
Varful Oncesti
Vf. Pogoana
Vila Briana
Vârful Dosu Albului
Vârful Drăguț
Vârful Măgura
Șerbota Mare
Șerbota Mică
Șugag
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