Runcuri table-land is situated between Cuților and Albioarei gorges and belongs to the Ciur-Toplița karst system.

Runcuri plateau

Ciur Izbuc cave, Pădurea Craiului Mountains

GPS Coordinates:
46.84970 N, 22.39200 E

Ciur-Izbuc cave is situated in Ciurului Pit. It was explored for the first time in 1952, on a length of 150m.

The cave is part of the most fascinating karst system from the Apuseni Mountains. Tinoasa brook, which springs from the Tinoasa hill, is swallowed by the Tinoasa slope, passes through the Ciur-Izbuc cave, after the outlet from the cave it receives the Ciurului brook and enters the Ciur-Ponor cave.

After a subterranean route of 15 km it outcrops through the Roșia Toplița emergence. The Ciur-Izbuc cave develops on two levels. The upper level is 605 m long, while the lower level with the active gallery 425.

The cave is also important from an archeological respect, more than 400 traces of the prehistoric man have been found here.