The starting point of this hiking route is at the old sandstone career from Tarcau. To reach this point you start by car on the road that goes from Piatra Neamt to Bicaz. At some point you make a left to Tarcau and you continue until you reach Brates Village. Here you’ll make a right on a dirt road that goes into the forest parallel with Brates Creek.
This road takes you to the old sandstone career where you can also leave the car. From here you continue on foot to …

For those who are not yet convinced of how beautiful Neamt County really is, we invite them on some tourist routes across the county to discover museums, monasteries, historic monuments and nature reserves that speak about the cultural, historical and natural richness of the places.
Neamt County has a great tourist potential for museum and cultural lovers or for those who love hiking. The cultural heritage offered by the highest concentration of monasteries from Romania or memorial houses of famous Romanian writers like Ion Creanga, Calistrat Hogas or Mihail Sadoveanu can …

We started our trip to Ivanes in a gloomy morning hoping that the changing weather on top of the mountain will offer us some sun rays. After we packed our equipment and checked the batteries of the photo camera we went on the national road DN 15 from Piatra Neamt to Bicaz and then on DN 12C from Bicaz to Cheile Bicazului.
After you pass Bicaz and Tasca, you’ll reach an intersection from where you go to Damuc. You continue by car until the road intersects a secondary route with no …

The center of Lacul Rosu Resort (967 m) – saua Piatra Rosie – Ghilcos Plane – Belvedere Piatra Ghilcos  (1378 m)
Marking: red triangle
Time to make the route: 2 hours
Distance: 4 km
Level differences: 411 m, an easy route to make all year long
The hiking route starts from DN 12 C, which goes through Cheile Bicazului, at the point where the forest road Bicajel starts. The trail goes up in the forest in a slow slope and before it reaches Piatra Rosie it becomes abrupt and full of stones. The trail becomes …

Cheile Bicazului (850) – Lapos Canyon – Cupaş Planes – Saua Cupaşului (1275) – Cheile Bicazului (850) (circular route)
Marking: red triangle, from Saua Cupaşului red circle
Time to make the route: 3 hours
Distance: 5 km
Level difference: 425 m, difficult to make during winter
During winter this hiking route is difficult to make and we recommend full equipment in order to enjoy the beauty of the mountain fully secured.
The route starts at km 29 from the National Road 12C and the markings are red triangles (the starting point is localized right after the …

The hiking routes from the area Cheile Bicazului are harder to do during winter but worth all the effort to admire the frozen nature. An easy ride where you could admire some of the spectacular scenery from this place would be the hiking route that goes to the place called Saua Tifra. You can get here by choosing the hiking route number 7, bookmarked with a yellow triangle and which goes from Cheile Bicazului to Saua Tifra, Drumul Vararilor, Saua Piatra Rosie and finishes in the middle of the Lacul …