Slidensa
TracksSinaia

Ruin 1976–2006

Sinaia

Pista de bob și sanie Sinaia

Sinaia, Bucegi Mountains, Prahova · Romania

Unused since 2006 and overgrown by the forest.

Start Lowest point Mapped line 1,905 m, including run-out and start spurs. Shape © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Real track · Published figures

First raced
1976
Last raced
2006
Length
1,500 m
Drop
137 m
Curves
13

Some lists give a drop of 132 m.

Explore the track

The Slidensa model, drawn over the real ground. Follow the run into every curve.

Loading the map…

The 3D map needs WebGL, which this browser does not offer.

Game model · Two-man bobsleigh reference run. These lengths, speeds and loads come from Slidensa’s physics and can differ from the real track’s published figures.

Length
1,598m
Drop
137m
Curves
13
Top speed
149km/h
Peak load
5.2g
Reference run
0:59.85
Curve-by-curve guide · 13 curves

The three curves in lime pull hardest in the reference run.

  1. Curve 1 38° right 1.2 g · 51 km/h
  2. Curve 2 21° right Kink 1.1 g · 56 km/h
  3. Curve 3 34° left 1.2 g · 65 km/h
  4. Curve 4 31° left 1.2 g · 71 km/h
  5. Curve 5 14° right 1.5 g · 72 km/h
  6. Curve 6 144° right 3.6 g · 88 km/h
  7. Curve 7 18° right 2.1 g · 116 km/h
  8. Curve 8 26° left 3.5 g · 116 km/h
  9. Curve 10 163° left 4.8 g · 139 km/h
  10. Curve 9 53° left Kink 3.9 g · 136 km/h
  11. Curve 11 11° right Kink 1.5 g · 141 km/h
  12. Curve 13 175° right 5.2 g · 144 km/h
  13. Curve 12 34° right Kink 3.2 g · 141 km/h

The story

Romania's bobsleigh and luge track at Sinaia, in the Bucegi Mountains, was built between 1974 and 1976 and hosted the junior European bobsleigh championships in 1976. The 1978 European luge championships had to be cancelled for lack of snow. From 1990 to 2000 the top start was judged unsafe, so runs began at curve 5. The last national races were held in the 2005–06 winter, and Romanian teams have competed abroad since.

  • From 1990 to 2000 only the course below curve 5 was used.
  • The 1978 European luge championships were cancelled because there was no snow.

Today

The track is completely derelict, overgrown with trees, moss and creepers.