Crater Maraton: 100% off-road, zero asphalt and settlements!

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The 7th. Crater Maraton is scheduled for the 22 June 2025.

Location

Betfia and Baile 1 Mai Resort Forest, Bihor, Romania, 15 km from Oradea (DE-Großwardein, HU-Nagyvarad) an important city in Western Romania, 25 km from the Hungarian border, 180 km from the Ukrainian border and 250 km from the Serbian border.

Close to the Start/Finish Area you can find The fossil point from Somleu Hill and the Betfia Vertical Cave also unoficially called „Crater” by the local citizens. This objectives are Natura 2000 Protected Areas.

In Baile 1 Mai Resort you can find the Thermal Lake with Water Lilys (Natura 2000 Protected Area) – unique in Europe – a natural botanical reserve called Rezervaţia Naturală „Lacul cu Nuferi – Pârâul Peţea” and some another attractions in Baile Felix in the immediate vicinity of the Baile 1 Mai resort. The main points of interest are: the subtropical water lilies which grow in the lakes of the resort due to the mild climate and the geothermal water. Baile 1 Mai and Baile Felix is is known for treating rheumatism and neurological, gynaecologic diseases, and also the medical spas

Access

For easy acces with the car, follow this route: Oradea – Sinmartin (acces throug the european road E79 – national road DN76) – Baile 1 Mai – Betfia (acces throug the local road DC 59)

Accommodation Possibilities

Baile 1 Mai Resort, Baile Felix Resort and Sînmartin offers a wide variety of accomodation posibilities, from high-class hotels to hostels and even camping area. For accomodation posibilities acces the links below:

• in Băile 1 Mai, 2-3 km from the race venue:

– www.turismbaile1mai.com/index2.html

– www.cazarebaile1mai.ro

• in Sînmartin, 3-4 km from the race venue:

– http://www.turistinfo.ro/sinmartin/cazare-hoteluri-vile-pensiuni-sinmartin.html

• in Băile Felix, 4-5 km from the race venue:

– www.turismbailefelix.com/index2.html

– www.cazarebailefelix.ro

– www.bailefelix.net

• in Oradea, the nearest hotel is at 8 km from the race venue:

– Sky Hotel http://www.skyhotel.ro/en/

– http://www.cazareoradea.ro/index.php?cmd=cautare2&localitatea=Oradea

• in Hidisel de Jos, at 8-10 km from the race venue:

– http://www.pensiunihoteluri.ro/hidiselu-de-jos/cazare-hidiselu-de-jos

– http://www.turistinfo.ro/hidiselu_de_jos/cazare-hoteluri-vile-pensiuni-hidiselu_de_jos.html

Please note that in july theese accomodations in Baile 1 Mai Resort and Baile Felix Resort are very popular please try to book early enough.

• • tent areas situated near Start/Finis zone or in Baile 1 Mai Resort.