Map of Făgăraş mountains: Negoiu cottage-Scării saddle

The blue cross trail accompanied by some other trails starts at the tourist lodge. At the road sign we turn right, and soon start descending into Serbota valley. We cross the brook and at the place where the red dot trail takes another course we start climbing on the left. After 30 minutes of climbing we reach an area of abundant springs. Then we find ourselves in Serbota cauldron from where we advance on stone slabs spotted fields towars Strunga Puha. We climb the chimney on the side of peak Puha (2177m) and we reach Scării saddle, 2146m. Here is a refuge and here arrive the markings:

Negoiu cottage, Photo: Dénes László

Negoiu cottage, Photo: Marius Mihai

Negoiu cottage, Photo: Marius Mihai

Negoiu cottage - Șerbota peak, Photo: Andrzej Bieńkowski

Negoiu cottage - Șerbota peak, Photo: Marius Mihai

Negoiu cottage - Șerbota peak, Photo: Adrian Stanbeca

Negoiu cottage-Bărcaciu cottage, Photo: Andrzej Bieńkowski

Negoiu cottage-Scării saddle hiking trail, Făgăraș mountains, Photo: Andrzej Bieńkowski

Negoiu cottage-Scării saddle hiking trail, Făgăraș mountains, Photo: Andrzej Bieńkowski

Negoiu cottage-Scării saddle hiking trail, Făgăraș mountains, Photo: Andrzej Bieńkowski

Negoiu cottage-Scării saddle hiking trail, Făgăraș mountains, Photo: Andrzej Bieńkowski

Negoiu cottage-Scării saddle hiking trail, Făgăraș mountains, Photo: Andrzej Bieńkowski

GPS: 45.59364N, 24.52368E