Route, GPS, Maps, Elevation Profile Hiking 2022
The route of the Jókai Hiking 55 (Gy55) tour:
Camping Făget (START) – Bükk (Făget) forest – Adrenalin Park (CP 1) – Fountain with Barrel (CP 2) – Tureni Gorge (CP 3) – Szind (Sănduleşti) (CP 4) – Turda Gorge (CP 5) – Monastery Heights (CP 6) – Curmătura (CP 7) – Várfalva (Moldoveneşti) (CP 8) – Székelykő (Szekler Stone, Piatra Secuiului) (CP 9) – Torockó (Rimetea) (FINISH).
The length of the course is 54.12 km, the target time set by the organizers for the completion of the tour is 12 hours and 30 minutes.
Total ascent: 1939 m, total descent: 2019 m.
The route of the Jókai Hiking 30 (Gy30) tour:
Szind (Sănduleşti) (START) – Turda Gorge (CP 5) – Monastery Heights (CP 6) – Curmătura (CP 7) – Várfalva (Moldoveneşti) (CP 8) – Székelykő (Szekler Stone, Piatra Secuiului) (CP 9) – Torockó (Rimetea) (FINISH).
The length of the race is 30,32 km, the target time set by the organizers for its completion is 10 hours.
Total ascent: 1417 m, total descent: 1351 m.
The route of the Jókai Hiking 17 (Gy17) tour:
Szind (Sănduleşti) (START) – Turda Gorge (CP 5) – Monastery Heights (CP 6) – Curmătura (CP 7) – Várfalva (Moldoveneşti) (FINISH).
The length of the course is 17.71 km, the target time set by the organizers for the completion of the tour is 6 hours.
Total ascent: 681 m, total descent: 748 m.
The route of the Jókai Hiking 10 (Gy10) tour:
Várfalva (Moldoveneşti) (START) – Székelykő (Szekler Stone, Piatra Secuiului) (CP 9) – Torockó (Rimetea) (FINISH).
The length of the race is 12,61 km, the target time set by the organizers for its completion is 5 hours.
Total ascent: 737 m, total descent: 602 m.
The route is presented in detail with descriptions, printed and digital maps, as well as GPS track.
The maps and detailed route descriptions of the various tour variants can be downloaded from below:
- Gy10 map, Gy10 route description
- Gy17 map, Gy17 route description
- Gy30 map, Gy30 route description
- Gy55 map, Gy55 route description
The hiking map with the full route and one-page version can be downloaded here.
We will renew the painted tourist markings and will place sign-boards and ribbons to mark the routes.
Tour difficulty: medium to difficult. The longer versions are recommended only for experienced and fit participants.
If for some reason you cannot or do not want to continue the tour, we recommend the following places (easily accessible by car) to drop out: Adrenalin Park, Tordatúr (Tureni), Szind (Sănduleşti), Turda Gorge, Várfalva (Moldoveneşti).
In exceptional cases (e.g. extreme weather conditions) the organizers reserve the right to change the tour course or to cancel the whole tour or certain stages of it.
The track can be downloaded in gpx format from here
The tour route can be downloaded in various formats from here:
Outdoor Maps Romania app and map
EKE – Kolozsvár 1891 and Outdoor Maps Romania offer the participants of the Mór Jókai Memorial Endurance Tours a free smartphone app, which, together with the detailed tour map, helps in the navigation.
It does not require an internet connection or GSM network, using only GPS, you can be certain at any point of the tour that you are on the right track.
Download and install the Avenzamaps app (Google Play, AppStore) from here:
www.avenzamaps.com/maps/how-it-works.html
and then the map from the following link:
www.avenzamaps.com/maps/416335
If you have problems with the installation or need advice, please call +4 0745 532206.
Other recommended maps
Beside the maps and directions provided by the organizers, we recommend the following printed maps, containing detailed information on certain sections of the Jókai endurance tour.
