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

Runcuri plateau

Ciur Ponor cave, Pădurea Craiului Mountains

GPS Coordinates:
46.84848 N, 22.39067 E

Ciur Ponor Cave belongs to 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 fount. The divers in 1983-1984 exceeded 8 siphons; working out the junction with the Toplița cave they reached a total length of the system of 14.9 km.

From this length 7700m is seized by an active subterranean course. The exploitation of the cave is strongly connected to the dear departed diver-speleologist Halasi Gabor. Ciur Ponor is characterized by a great variety of the typical constitution.