Duruitoarea Veche Gorge · Defileul Duruitoarea Veche
A limestone gorge at Duruitoarea · raw nature, sunsets, a short trail
A sunset from the limestone rocks of Duruitoarea, after a short trail
Worth it for raw nature and a view reviews put above any photo · rocks to climb and sunsets, with a short, easy trail. No facilities, far in the north.
A gorge with limestone rocks near the village of Duruitoarea, in Rîșcani district, in northern Moldova · on Google it appears with the L36 road as an address. A natural, open spot, no hours and no ticket. Reviews are short but consistent: "best view, just raw nature", a nice place for sunsets, with rocks totally worth climbing. One visitor writes that nothing they had seen in pictures comes close to the beauty of the place; another felt like "stepping back in time", despite the honking of geese and the gardens nearby. There is no proper access area, but the trail itself is very short and easy, and the place is easy to get to · reviews still recommend hiking shoes.
Dirt paths climb among the limestone reefs to the grotto and viewpoints over the Prut floodplain; light rock scrambling, wear hiking shoes. A spring on the way.
- "Best view, just raw nature"
- A nice place for sunsets
- Rocks worth climbing
- More beautiful than any picture, one visitor writes
- A very short, easy trail, easy to get to
- "Like stepping back in time"
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“Best view. Just raw nature. A nice place for sunsets. Totally worth to climb rocks.”
“Nice nature with beautiful view.”
“Wonderful! Everything I had seen in the pictures so far doesn't even come close to capturing the beauty of the place. There is no proper access area, but the trail itself is very short and easy.”
- No proper access area and no markings
- Hiking shoes recommended
- Geese and gardens nearby · not total wilderness
- Far, in the north of the country · you need a car