Located on the northern slope of the Bucegi Mountains, in the valley with the same name, Chalet Malaiesti (1720m) provides shelter for tourists who want to hike in this area.
From Diham Chalet, you can reach Malaiesti on 2 separate paths. I used one path to reach the chalet and the other for the return trip, and I strongly encourage all visitors to do the same.
The first one is trough Glajariei valley, marked with a blue cross and later with a blue stripe.
Last souce of water towards Malaiesti – as we find out after desceding from Diham. At this point we will cross Armasarul river on the bridges built here and start our climb towards Malaiesti.
After climbing all the way from Armasarul river, we can take a break here and admire the nice view. The climb will be much easier onwards.
And finally we reach our destination – Malaiesti chalet
The second path that takes you to Malaiesti is trough Pichetul Rosu glade, marked with a red circle, and onwards trough Bucsoiului glade and Prepeleac pass, marked with a red triangle all the way.
! Please remember that this path is not available during winter or early spring. This path takes you much higher than the one through Glajariei valley and the snow can block the crossings !
Another panorama closer to the rocky tower marking the northern side of the pass.
Prepeleac Pass – from here we start our descent towards Pichetul Rosu / Bucsoiul Glade.A wild glade, on the slopes of Bucegi mountains, and the last glade you encounter before arriving at Pichetul Rosu.