| Valea Rece | |
| Name Other: | Hidegség |
| Pushpin Map: | Romania |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Romania |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harghita, Bacău |
| Subdivision Type3: | Villages |
| Subdivision Name3: | Răchitiș, Poiana Fagului, Valea Rece, Lunca de Jos |
| Length: | 23km (14miles) |
| Mouth: | Trotuș |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.589°N 26.007°W |
| Basin Size: | 121km2 |
| Tributaries Right: | Aprieș, Poiana Fagului, Iavardi, Sălămaș |
The Valea Rece (hu|Hidegség-pataka, meaning Coldness Creek) is a left tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania.[1] It discharges into the Trotuș in Făgetu de Sus.[2] Its length is 23km (14miles) and its basin size is 121km2.