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Thematic Route: <\/strong>The Hiking Route<\/p>\n Name of the Touristic Attraction: <\/strong>The Eco-touristic Trail “Racova\u021b-Boldovin”<\/p>\n Location: <\/strong>in Mehedin\u021bi County. The access to the route is made from Ilovi\u0163a Commune, from near the City-Hall building, about 1300 m on the road that follows the Racovei Brook upstream.<\/p>\n Description: <\/strong>This route is a circular one that begins and ends near Racov\u0103\u0163 Fossil Point, which is one of the three fossil points that make Bahna Paleontological Reservation. It is the first paleontological reserve in Romania, with a fossil fauna of about 16 million years old, where the collection of fossils and rocks is forbidden due to the fact that it is a protected area. Right on the border of Ilovi\u021ba Village is preserved the bottom of the Sarmatia Sea, where snails, shells and corals lived 16 million years ago. On this route we find old houses in Ilovita and Bahna, from the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, some of them declared architectural monuments. Here we also find the ruins of the chalk factory on the Racov\u0103\u0163ului Valley, of over 100 years old. The highest point on this route is the Boldovin Hill (622 m), considered to be the border between the Iron Gates and Mehedin\u0163i Plateau, but also the place where you can admire \u201cPiatra Vodi\u0163ei\u201d (Vodi\u021bei Stone), the Danube and Or\u015fova City. From Boldovin Hill, the trail follows an old forest road. The last part of the route follows a car road, right on Racov\u0103\u0163ului Valley, but it is a picturesque road through the waterfalls of Racov\u0103\u0163. One of them is called \u201eLa Bobote\u201d.<\/p>\n Conditions: <\/strong><\/p>\n Hiking:<\/p>\n – route length: Approx. 11 km<\/p>\n – average travel time: about 5 hours<\/p>\n – degree of difficulty: medium<\/p>\n – physical effort: strength (requires a good physical condition)<\/p>\n – marked with red circle with white border<\/p>\n – Depending on the season it is recommended:<\/p>\n – 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 there are natural elements of inestimable value for the Romanian as well as for the European geology, flora and fauna.<\/p>\n Information and Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n The route is on the administrative territory of the Iron Gates Natural Park.:<\/p>\n \u00a0Phone\/ Fax: +40252 360 511,<\/p>\n \u00a0Phone: +40372 702 529,<\/p>\n\n