Path In The Forest. Via Transilvanica Trail In Mehedinti Mountains, Romania, Europe Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Via Transilvanica (in English: The Transylvanian Trail) is a hiking trail which crosses the Transylvania, Bukovina and Banat regions of Romania, and is meant to promote their respective cultural, ethnic, historical and natural diversity. It was built between 2018 and 2022, with its design and conception heavily inspired by historical pilgrims' ways and hiking trails. Starting at Putna, Suceava County, it stretches over 1,428 kilometres, 10 counties of Romania, over 400 communities, and 12 UNESCO World Heritage sites, ending in Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Mehedinti County. Its motto is "The road that unites". Via Transilvanica is divided into seven historical and cultural regions: Bucovina, the Highland, Terra Siculorum, Terra Saxonum, Terra Dacica, Terra Banatica and Terra Romana. The route spans ten of Romania's counties: Suceava, Bistrita-Nasaud, Mures, Harghita, Brasov, Sibiu, Alba, Hunedoara, Caras-Severin and Mehedinti. The trail blazing consists of either painted markings on trees and stones, or handcrafted andesite milestones, each with a unique design and weighing approximately 260 kg each, position roughly one kilometer apart. The painted markings always come in the same two colors, orange and white, with the orange arrows pointing south-west, towards Drobeta-Turnu Severin, and the white arrows pointing north-east in the direction of Putna. There are also painted markings of an orange "T" on a white background.