Why this ride
216 km from Poieni to Poieni, about 4 h 22 of riding. It goes by way of Hurez - Sub Cornet, Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus, Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii and back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Bologa - Grădiște and Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 216 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 22
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Bologa - Grădiște
The village of Bologa lies in the valley of the Crișul Repede, on the main road between Cluj-Napoca and Oradea, where the river cuts through the hills between the Apuseni mountains and the Meseș. On a hill above the village, known locally as Grădiște, the Romans built the fort of Resculum, which guarded one of the main routes into the province of Dacia from the west. The fort was rebuilt several times, from earth and timber to stone, and archaeologists have uncovered its walls, gates and towers. It is part of the UNESCO listing of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia. On another hill above the village stand the ruins of a medieval castle, which controlled the same valley in later centuries. Climbing to either site gives fine views over the valley and the surrounding hills.
Read the complete Bologa - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Bologa - Grădiște is where the day begins. Next is Hurez - Sub Cornet.
2. Hurez - Sub Cornet
The hills of Sălaj between Buciumi, Stârciu and Cizer are a landscape of small villages, orchards, pastures and woods, and like much of this county, they were part of the northwestern frontier of Roman Dacia. Hurez, Sub Cornet, is one of the sites of that frontier listed by UNESCO in 2024, probably a watchtower or a stretch of defensive earthwork on a ridge, part of the chain of military posts that linked the forts. Little is visible on the ground today, and the site is better appreciated as part of a wider landscape of Roman frontier archaeology.
Read the complete Hurez - Sub Cornet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Hurez - Sub Cornet comes up about 44 km into the recorded legs. Next is Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus.
3. Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
The Romans did not build their frontier in Dacia as a single wall. They built it as a chain of forts, watchtowers and signal posts along the crest of the Meseș mountains in what is now north-western Romania, and Moigrad is where the chain had its main fortress. The ancient town was called Porolissum, and it controlled the Meseș Gate, a natural pass through the ridge, where merchants paid customs and soldiers watched for raiders from the north. Walk the site today and you find an amphitheatre, a forum, a temple, stretches of the fort wall and long grassy slopes, all overlooking the green valley below.
Read the complete Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 74 km into the recorded legs you reach Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus. Next is Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii.
4. Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Surduc is a village in the Someș valley in Sălaj county, north-western Romania, where the river cuts a narrow path through hills on its way toward Baia Mare. Above the village, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the Hrăii stream, there are traces of a Roman watchtower, part of the frontier of the province of Dacia. The nearby villages of Tihău and Băbeni, and the town of Jibou, are all close by.
Read the complete Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii, about halfway. Next is back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus.
5. back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus sits at 105 km, about halfway. Next is back through Hurez - Sub Cornet.
6. back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hurez - Sub Cornet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet comes up about 173 km into the recorded legs. Next is Bologa - Grădiște.
7. Bologa - Grădiște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Bologa - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Bologa - Grădiște closes the day.
Leg by leg
Bologa - Grădiște to Hurez - Sub Cornet
Bologa - Grădiște → Hurez - Sub Cornet is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hurez - Sub Cornet to Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
Hurez - Sub Cornet → Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus to Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus → Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii to back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii → back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus to back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus → back through Hurez - Sub Cornet is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet to Bologa - Grădiște
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet → Bologa - Grădiște is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.