The surroundings
Borșa sits at the foot of the Rodna Mountains, at the top end of Maramureș. From the guesthouse you're soon at the ski slopes, the Horses' Waterfall and the Mocănița steam train, and in a full day, at the wooden churches and Săpânța.
In Borșa
- Borșa town centre
- 4 km · 7 min
- Borșa ski resort: slopes, chairlift
- 14 km · 25 min
- Horses' Waterfall, from the chairlift
- about 30-40 min on foot
- Prislop Pass
- 27 km · 45 min
- Moisei
- 7 km · 11 min
In winter the ski resort has its slopes, a chairlift and a drag lift. In summer the chairlift takes you up towards the plateau, from where you walk down to the Horses' Waterfall. For Pietrosu peak, 2,303 m, the trail starts right in Borșa.
In Maramureș
- Mocănița steam train, Vișeu de Sus
- 20 km · 30 min
- Bârsana Monastery
- 54 km · 1 h 15
- Sighetu Marmației
- 76 km · 1 h 50
- Merry Cemetery, Săpânța
- 95 km · 2 h 10
The Mocănița leaves from the CFF forest railway station in Vișeu de Sus and runs up the Vaser Valley. Bârsana has one of the UNESCO-listed wooden churches, and Săpânța has the painted crosses of the Merry Cemetery. You'll find them all in our Maramureș guide.
Driving to us
- Bistrița
- 93 km · about 2 h
- Vatra Dornei
- 92 km · 2 h 10
- Baia Mare
- 123 km · 2 h 35
- Cluj-Napoca
- 164 km · 3 h 10
- Suceava
- 174 km · 4 h 10
- Bucharest
- 601 km · 9 h
Road distances calculated with OpenStreetMap. Times are without stops or traffic. Roads and airports are covered in How to get to Borșa.