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100 121,9 140 e u rg h p ei L u L a zo e l i BUTUCENIPIATRA TRAIL s a 120 1 V 120 0 R6 4 da a Chi r t ORHEIUL VECHI CULTURALNATURE RESERVE S ș in ă Centru u- O Orheiul Vechi reserve is a natural, cultural landmark of national significance rhei-Bin Moldova. It is located in the center of the 60 ă country, along the Raut river’s gorge. It covers an area of 11k km2. l ţ i The reserve is categorized as Category IV through the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), for the Chi ș i protection of the reserves natural habitat. n ă u-Or R20 Due to its uniqueness, the Orheiul Vechi Archaeological Landscape is included in the UNESCO Indicative List. 80 h ei-B ă The reserve is part of the Orhei National Park. l ţ i Răut Home to about one-third of Moldova’s bird population, the reserve provides shelter for more than 100 species of birds. Slobozia Doamnei THE TRAIL TRAIL PARAMETERS The trail is located between Butuceni and Piatra Orheiul Vechi Exhibition Centre, Butuceni villages. It is recommended for hiking along the Raut Starting point:R21 river gorge and can be started from the start or village/ Lazo family Mansion, Piatra village endpoint. Parts of the route can also be crossed by Ending point: Lazo family Mansion, Piatra village/Orheiul bicycle. Vechi Exhibition Centre, Butuceni village Distance: 22.25 km R6 Nistrean ă 160 Public transport to Chisinau and Orhei is Hiking time: 7 hours 40 minutes available from Trebujeni, Piatra and SelișteDifficulty level: medium Furceni villages. More details can be Rest areas: Medieval Spring (Trebujeni village), the 220 guest house found on https://autogara.md in Trebujeni village,Burcuta as well as anywhere along the route 0 0 2 i ţ l ă B - i e h r 230,9 O - u 240 ACCESS ă n i ș hi The trail area on the left bank of the Raut river, between the villages of Butuceni andC Trebujeni, runs along an unpaved path, which at times can be very narrow. In the summer, after heavy rains, the path can be covered by vegetation. Use caution, as some snakes can be seen along the trail. It is necessary to pay attention to the bridge between Piatra village and the Raut river bank. Proceed with caution along the rocky area around Trebujeni, as there is a high amount of erosion and loose rocks 220 along the trail. 180 240 173,1 Assumption Monastery: stone church, dating back to CULTURAL SIGHTS ON THE 1904, and Pestera cave complex with its church carved into TRAIL AND NEARBY the rock, where the monks resided since the XVIth c. Accessible for viewing along the trail. 200 Sehr al Cedid Ruins: built by Tatar Mongols, Golden Medieval Spring: grab a drink of water fresh from the Horde in the XIVth century and the Orhei medieval town Parcul spring. AccessibleR6 for visiting. Naţional dating back to the XIV and XVIth centuries. Trebujeni-Scoc & Piscul Ciobanului Archaeological"Orhei" Sites: o Tatar Bath Ruins: dates back to the XIVth century. Lazo Family Mansion: museum dating back to the XIXth i lţ ă B Accessible for visiting. i- e century. Accessibleh for visiting. r Ivancea u-O o Caravanserai Ruins: remains from the XIVth century. ă Izvorul inMorii Spring: a hydrological monument, located iș h C o Medieval Church Ruins: historic church remains from the on the left bank of the Raut river. Permission from 140 XVIth century. environmental authorities is required. Ch Bosie Cave Church: dates back to the XVIth century. Migla Rock: a natural monument of geological200 and iș i n ă u Visible from the trail and accessible by climbing an unpaved - O paleontological importance, it is located at the end of the r h e i path. Difficulty level: medium, slip risk. - B ă trail as you exit Piatra village. Accessible for visiting. l ţ i 240 260 240 BE AN Use hashtags And don’t forget to follow us on #beourguest @discovertheroutesoflife (Facebook) AMBASSADOR #moldova @moldova.travelL314.2 (Instagram) #discovermoldova Rîșcova L431 120 207,3 200 220 100 160 180 125,2 BUTUCENIPIATRA TRAIL 160 200,5 120 163,7 180 200 p. Susleni 140 180 203,6 160 180 60 21 p. Susleni-Sud200 80 Pohorniceni 75,8 p. Hârtop 60 p. Piatra 237,8 220 22 p. Jeloboc p. Rotunda 208,4 Piatra 137,4 140 173,2 p. Nisipărie Jeloboc 200 20 100 177,8 p. Jeloboc-Furceni 89,3 Răut p. Ţiganca 160 155 Zona de protecţie a Rezervaţiei Cultural-Naturale Orheiul Vechi Rezervaţia Cultural-Naturală 95,5 Orheiul Vechi def. Selitra 155,3 p. Furceni Răut Furceni 23 142,2 prom. Mihailașa 140 def. Ivancea 100 p. Trebujeni (Podiș) def. Râpa Ciobanuluip. La Odaie 167,6 120 136,6 p. Râpa Hulbuciuc 140 173,8 p. Seliște prom. Trebujeni 146,3 172,6 Trebujeni 147,8 8 7 6 203,1 153,1 160 R43 def. Hucișca 16 5 76,9 19 149,9 10 9 83,3 15 17 prom. Butuceni20 prom. Peștere 18 11 1 p. Chiclău Brănești 12 Butuceni def. Morova 2 4 188,2 14 13 20 Morovaia 139,1 124,2 p. Bahota 100 p. Ivancea 3 Răut def. p. Pirlejna def. Râposu Culicăuca 97,7 140 28,7 20 20 160 Mașcăuţi R23 200 229,6 220 120 22,5 LEGEND TRAFFIC ROUTES COMMON SPECIES OF BIRDS ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD 54,8 100 208,9 BOUNDARIES Forest species Anthropic species 1. Guest House La Popas 6. Guest House Casa de sub Stâncă R43 National road 2. Guest House Eco Resort Butuceni 7. Guest House Vila Roz Butuceni- 180 40 Piatra Trail Raptors Rock species 3. Tourist complexVila Etnica 8. Guest House Casa din Luncă 220 L311 Local road 22.25 km 4. Guest House Reședinţa Rotundu 9. Guest House Anișoara Aquatic species Meadow species 160 5. Guest House Casa Verde 10. Guest House Trei Stânci Starting220 point R 240 Street ă Ending point u Red-backed shrike Farmland species t Secondary road colony 1 0 Boundary of the MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS8 Bridge Orheiul Vechi Cultural PLACES OF INTEREST Natural Reserve 11. Assumption Monastery: Pestera 16. Medieval citadel ruins, XIV-XVIth c. 120 17. NATURAL FEATURES Tourist attraction Rock cave complex, XVIth c. Caravan Serai ruins, XIVth c. 160 140 0 Boundary of the Orheiul 4 12. 18. Bosie Cave Monastery, Medieval church ruins, XIVth c. 80 140 1 Vechi Cultural-Natural Winery Guest House XV-XVIIIth c. 19.R23Tatar bath ruins, XIVth c. Reserve Protection Level curves River 13. 20. Area Viewpoint Spring Assumption Monastery, stone Lazo family mansion, second half of church, 1904 the XIXth c. Lake Forest Museum, Mansion Parking 14. Butuceni House Museum, XIXth c. 21. Migla Rock Commune Church, Monastery Infopoint 15. Exhibition center of the Orheiul 22. Izvorul Morii Spring 116,2 altitude (m) p. - forest Vechi cultural-natural Reserve 23. Trebujeni-Scoc & Piscul Ciobanului District Cave monastery Risk of falling stones Archaeological sites def. - gorge prom. - promontory Archaeological site Village Hîrtopul Mic BIRDS TO SEE Habitats: The trail provides an opportunity to observe birds in their natural habitats nestled in the rocks, meadows, water and agricultural fields. While the trail goes along the forest, you can view birds in their natural habitat. AROUND THE ROCKS AND THE RAUT GORGE CAVES: NORTHERN EUROPEAN EURASIAN WHEATEAR COMMON RAVEN BEEEATER LITTLE OWL EAGLE OWL Oenanthe Corvus corax Merops apiaster Athene noctua oenanthe Bubo bubo SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR APRILOCTOBER MAYSEPTEMBER SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR IN THE MEADOWS ALONG THE RAUT RIVER NEAR BUTUCENI, TREBUJENI AND MIHAILASA PROMONTORIES: LESSER REDBACKED YELLOWHAMMER COMMON COMMON EUROPEAN WHITE WAGTAIL LESSER GREY TAWNY PIPIT SHRIKE CUCKOO BUZZARD WHITETHROAT SHRIKE Emberiza citrinella GOLDFINCH Motacilla alba Anthus campestris Lanius collurio Cuculus canorus Buteo buteo Carduelis carduelis Sylvia curruca Lanius minor SUMMER VISITOR PARTIAL MIGRANT SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR MAYSEPTEMBER ALL YEAR APRILJULY PARTIAL MIGRANT MARCHOCTOBER APRILSEPTEMBER MAYSEPTEMBER APRILSEPTEMBER ALONG THE RAUT RIVER: GREAT BLACKCROWNED EURASIAN KINGFISHER MARSH HARRIER REEDWARBLER GREY HERON NIGHTHERON LITTLE EGRET PENDULINE TIT MOORHEN Alcedo atthis Circus aeruginosus Acrocephalus Ardea cinerea Nycticorax Egretta garzetta Remiz pendulinus arundinaceus nycticorax Gallinula chloropus SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR APRILNOVEMBER MARCHOCTOBER APRILAUGUST MARCHOCTOBER MAYSEPTEMBER MARCHNOVEMBER APRILSEPTEMBER PARTIAL MIGRANT IN THE TREBUJENIPODIS AND JELOBOCFURCENI FORESTS AND FROM THE RAUT RIVER BANKS: THRUSH EUROPEAN EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE GREAT TIT HAWFINCH BARRED WARBLER GREYHEADED SYRIAN NIGHTINGALE TURTLEDOVE Coccothraustes WOODPECKER BLACKBIRD Oriolus oriolus Luscinia luscinia Streptopelia turtur Parus major Sylvia nisoria WOODPECKER Turdus merula coccothraustes Picus canus Dendrocopos syriacus SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR APRILOCTOBER APRILSEPTEMBER APRILSEPTEMBER SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR MAYSEPTEMBER SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR IN ORCHARDS, FARMLANDS AND GARDENS: YELLOW WAGTAIL CORN BUNTING STARLING EURASIAN HOOPOE MAGPIE ROOK SKYLARK EURASIAN TREE HOUSE SPARROW Emberiza calandra Upupa epops Corvus frugilegus Alauda arvensis SPARROW Motacilla flava Sturnus vulgaris Pica pica Passer montanus Passer domesticus SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR APRILOCTOBER PARTIAL MIGRANT PARTIAL MIGRANT MARCHOCTOBER APRILOCTOBER SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR LEGEND Aquatic species Rock species Raptors Forest species Anthropic species EURASIAN BARN SWALLOW COMMON QUAIL COLLARED DOV HOUSE MARTIN Red-backed Meadow species Farmland species Streptopelia Hirundo rustica Delichon urbica Coturnix coturnix decaocto shrike colony SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SUMMER VISITOR SEDENTARY, ALL YEAR MARCHOCTOBER APRILOCTOBER APRILOCTOBER RECOMMENDATIONS The following gear is recommended for use while on the trail: Cap or bandana in the warm seasons.