Transylvania Hiking Nucet to Hosman

Nucet to Hosman, Romania – 2024.Our third day of hiking was between two Transylvanian villages situated near the city of Sibiu. We started the hike at the west end of Nucet going up a hill to a spot that overlooked the Hârtibaciu Valley, continued through some cleared farmland then entered a forest. The hike was just over 13km and mostly through a forested area above both villages. We saw a fair bit of evidence of bears and wild boar in the forest. Nucet is a very small village about 20km from the city of Sibiu. Hosman is larger and is a typical Saxon village with old traditional Saxon houses and a well preserved fortified church.
Our trail sign for this hike between Nucet and Hosman, Romania
A valley near the Romanian village of Nucet Sibiu
An old farm cart near Nucet, Romania
The village of Nucet, Romania
A small shack used by a shepherd and his dog, in the hills above Nucet, Romania
Wild plums on a tree in the hills above Nucet, Romania
A puff ball mushroom in the hills above Nucet, Romania
The Hârtibaciu Valley with the Făgăraș Mountains in the background. Romania. Unfortunately the air was very hazy.
A small shack used by shepherds, in the hills above Nucet, Romania
This is the remains of a first would war military trench overlooking the Hârtibaciu Valley, Sibiu, Romania
Divergent trails through the forest above Hosman, Romania
The forest above Hosman, Romania
Moss on the truck and roots of an old tree the forest above Hosman, Romania
The trail through the forest above Hosman, Romania
A rather large bear paw print in the mud on the trail. We saw pay prints in a number of places along the trail between Nucet and Hosman, Romani
A large stag beetle encountered on the trail between Nucet and Hosman, Romania
A view of the Hârtibaciu River through the forest canopy above Hosman, Romania
Fomes fomentarius or hoof fungus on a dead tree in the forest above Hosman, Romania
The trail leaving the forest and into pastoral land while heading toward Hosman, Romania
A stopping point for lunch and a rest. Still several kilometers of walking before we arrive at the end of the hike at Hosman, Romania