Tinovul Mare, on the boardwalk
A short walk through the peat bog, on a wooden boardwalk of ~1 km
A wooden boardwalk across the largest peat bog in Romania
Tinovul Mare at Poiana Stampei is the largest peat bog in Romania: ~680 hectares of wetland, at an altitude of 960 m, between the Dorna river and the Dornișoara stream. The bog is still alive: the peat moss grows layer upon layer.
A wooden boardwalk, rebuilt in 2020, runs through the reserve, and you walk it in ~1 hour there and back, with no climbs. From the cabins you get there in ~15 minutes.
At a glance what’s good to know
Distance
~10 km
~15 min, the last ~4 km on gravel
Duration
1–1.5 h
~2 km there and back
The boardwalk
~800 m – 1 km
wood, rebuilt in 2020
Difficulty
Easy
flat ground, fine with children too
Season
All year
the cotton grass flowers in May–June
Access
Free
nature reserve
Getting there
Head west on the DN17 (E58), towards Poiana Stampei (~5 km). In the village, turn left onto the road to Dornișoara, following the signs for Tinovul Mare, and drive ~4 km on a gravel road, keeping right. An information board on the right marks the entrance; you cross the railway line and enter the pine forest.
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What to see and what to do
- 01
The peat moss (sphagnum), which forms soft hummocks and holds water like a sponge.
- 02
The sundew, a small carnivorous plant that catches insects with its sticky leaves.
- 03
The stunted pines: some are ~100 years old, but their trunks are thin.
- 04
The cotton grass, with white tufts in May–June, and the lingonberry along the edge of the boardwalk.
- 05
The signboards along the trail, about how the bog was formed.
More to do around the nest
A walk, then the whole day ahead of you
Tinovul Mare is ~15 minutes from the cabins. Go in the morning, while it’s cool, and come back for coffee on the terrace.
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