Why this ride
225 km from Jibou to Jibou, about 4 h 53 of riding. It goes by way of Treznea, Hurez - Sub Cornet, Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor and Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Brebi - Comorâște and Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 225 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 53
- 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. Brebi - Comorâște
The hill of Comorâște, above the village of Brebi in Sălaj county, overlooks the Someș valley as it turns north towards Jibou, and its name hints at buried treasure, comoară, which is how villagers often explained odd mounds and old stones on their land. Archaeologists explain it more prosaically as a Roman watch site on the north-western frontier of Dacia, part of the line of towers and forts strung along the Meseș hills and inscribed by UNESCO in 2024. From the top you can see across the valley to the forested ridges that once marked the edge of the empire.
Read the complete Brebi - Comorâște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Brebi - Comorâște is where the day begins. Next is Treznea.
2. Treznea
The northern frontier of Roman Dacia ran through the hills of Sălaj county, near Zalău, and Treznea is one of the places where its watchtowers, ramparts and forts left traces. The Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia, were listed as a World Heritage Site in 2024, covering hundreds of sites across Romania. Nearby, on a ridge above the valley, Porolissum was the largest Roman town and military complex on this frontier, with a reconstructed gate, an amphitheatre and walls, and it is one of the most impressive Roman sites in Romania.
Read the complete Treznea write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Treznea comes up about 26 km into the recorded legs. Next is Hurez - Sub Cornet.
3. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 49 km into the recorded legs you reach Hurez - Sub Cornet. Next is Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor.
4. Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
The hill of Dealul Cocinilor rises above the valley of the Crișul Repede near Ciucea, on the western edge of Cluj county, and it marks another point on the Roman frontier of Dacia, this time in the Meseș mountains, where the limes ran along the hills protecting the province of Dacia Porolissensis. The watchtowers here guarded the approaches from the west and north, and from the hilltop you can still see why: the valley below is a natural corridor, used by traders, armies and travellers for thousands of years.
Read the complete Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor, about halfway. Next is Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului.
5. Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului
Between the Apuseni mountains and the Meses range, in the north-west of Transylvania, the Romanian landscape folds into low, wooded hills and farming valleys, and the village of Starciu sits among them in Salaj county. The nearest places are Cizer, a small village a few kilometres away, and Starciu itself, each of about a thousand or two people.
Read the complete Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului sits at 68 km, about halfway. Next is back through Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor.
6. back through Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor comes up about 143 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Hurez - Sub Cornet.
7. back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hurez - Sub Cornet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 174 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Hurez - Sub Cornet. Next is back through Treznea.
8. back through Treznea
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Treznea write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Treznea, late in the day. Next is Brebi - Comorâște.
9. Brebi - Comorâște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Brebi - Comorâște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 225 km.
Leg by leg
Brebi - Comorâște to Treznea
Brebi - Comorâște → Treznea is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Treznea to Hurez - Sub Cornet
Treznea → Hurez - Sub Cornet is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hurez - Sub Cornet to Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
Hurez - Sub Cornet → Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor to Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor → Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului to back through Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
Stârciu - Dealul Secuiului → back through Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor to back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
back through Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor → back through Hurez - Sub Cornet is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet to back through Treznea
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet → back through Treznea is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Treznea to Brebi - Comorâște
back through Treznea → Brebi - Comorâște is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.