traseul

Traseul is a Romanian term meaning “the route” or “the course.” In everyday use it denotes a defined path or itinerary for travel, hiking, transportation, or planning. The form traseul is the definite singular, used on signs, maps, and guides to refer to a specific route. The noun traseu is used in non-definite contexts as “un traseu” (a route).

The term appears in many compound expressions, such as traseul turistic (the tourist route), traseul pietonal (the pedestrian route), traseul cultural (the cultural route), and traseul de munte (the mountain route). In tourism and urban planning, traseul designates an established or promoted path with waypoints, potential difficulty levels, and points of interest.

Traseul is also encountered as a proper noun when used as a brand or title for regional or national initiatives that present a network of routes; in such cases it refers to specific programs or projects rather than to a single universal entity, and the content varies by locale. The concept is widely used across Romania and in other Romanian-speaking contexts to organize travel, outdoor activity, and geographic information around defined paths.