Thematic Route: The Hiking Route

Name of the Touristic Attraction: Eco-touristic Trail “Ciucaru Mare”

Location: in Mehedinți County. The access on the route is made directly from DN 57, in the center of Dubova, at approx. 100 m from Dubova City-Hall, on the way to Sviniţa Commune.

Description: The Large Boiler Plateau is a breathtaking area.  It is the place where you sit on 140-million-year-old limestone, on clints, where the “șibliacuri terțiare” (vegetal associations mainly made of lilac, “carpiniță” – carpinus orientalis, “mojdrean” – fraxinus ornus, “scumpie” – cotinus) come from warmer interglacial periods. The attraction of this route is, however, the Danube Boilers’ Tulip (Tulipa hungarica), a species that is remarked both by its uniqueness and its habitat, that is, the rocky walls of Ciucarul Mare, modeled by the river. This plant blooms in April. From the plateau to the ending point of the trail dominates the lilac flower and some other flower species that tame the rocky and cold landscape.

Conditions:

Hiking:

– route length: approx. 5 km

– average scroll time: approx. 2 hours.

-grade of difficulty: medium

– physical effort: moderate

– marked with a yellow equilateral triangle on a white background

– Depending on the season it is recommended:

1. Equipping with boots and waterproof clothing
2. Endowment with at least one bottle of 1 liter of water per person and a support stick

– For this route, the tourists have to be accompanied by the rangers of the Iron Gates Natural Park, as well as for all the routes, because here can be found natural elements of inestimable value for Romanian as well as for European geology, flora and fauna.

Information and Contact:

The route is located on the administrative territory of the Iron Gates Natural Park:

Phone/ Fax: +4 0252 360 511

Phone: +4 0372 702 529

e-mail: parc@drobeta.rosilva.ro

website: www.pnportiledefier.ro

Other useful information :

Accomodation:

“Dubova” Pension, phone: +40747 094 173

“Decebal” Pension, phone: +40747 808 585

“Casa Camelia” Pension: phone: +40748 925 044

 “Cazanele Dunării” Holiday Home:  phone:+40757 959 134

“Casa Elvina” Pension: phone: +40753 060 454

“Casa cu Zorele” Pension: phone: +40722 299 284

“Hercules” Vila, phone: +40748 330 162

Route close to other Thematic Routes:

In the area you can also visit:

– Decebal Statue, Dubova Commune

– Danube Gorge

– Mraconia Monastery

– Ponicova Cave

– Veterani Cave

GPS Coordinates:

Beginning of the route – 44  36’ 39.54’’N, 22 15’ 14.65’’E

The end of the route – 44  36’ 57.29’’N, 22  16’ 15.52’’E