Tudor Șerban
Mountain guide
Leads the ridge days and the family walks. Qualified for technical terrain.
Piatra Mare forest walk and the waterfall
Piatra MareMountain & HikingEasy4.5 hFamiliesFirst-timers
Duration4.5 h
GradeEasy
Good forMax 12Ages 8+
Distance8 km
Ascent300 m300 m descent
What the day is like
Forest, gorge and the Seven Ladders. The gentlest mountain day we run, and the best one with children.
The gentlest mountain day we run, and the one that works best with children. Forest most of the way, a gorge with a boardwalk, and the Seven Ladders waterfall at the top of it.
The ladders
The gorge is climbed on a series of steel ladders and walkways bolted to the rock beside the falls. It is secure and well maintained, but it is vertical ladder climbing and it is wet.
If ladders are not for you
There is a bypass path. Say so on the day and the guide will route you round — you meet the group at the top.
The day, hour by hour
09:00Pickup in Brașov
Half an hour to the trailhead at Dâmbul Morii.
09:45Into the forest
An hour of easy climbing under beech, following the stream.
11:00The Seven Ladders gorge
Up through the gorge on ladders and walkways, beside the falls the whole way. The part everyone photographs.
12:00The top and lunch
Out of the gorge into open forest. Bring your own.
13:00The loop back
Down a different path, gentler than the way up.
14:00Back in Brașov
Early afternoon — the rest of the day is yours.
What's included
We provide
- Group first-aid kit
- Trekking poles, if you want them — optional
You bring
- Boots with ankle support and a real sole
- Waterproof jacket and overtrousers
- A warm layer — fleece or light down
- Two litres of water
- Sun protection and a hat
Where you meet
Pickup from your Brașov accommodation at 09:00
Who takes you out
Guides are not booked individually — we assign whoever knows that ground and season best, and tell you who it is when we confirm.
Pick a date
Questions people ask
Is it safe for children?
From about eight, yes, with the usual caveat that they need to be steady on ladders and do as the guide says. There is a bypass path if anyone would rather not.
Will we get wet?
A bit. The gorge is damp and the spray reaches the walkways. Nothing that a jacket does not handle.
Does it run in winter?
The forest walk does. The ladders ice up and close, and we will tell you honestly when that has happened rather than take you there.