Why this ride
An 81 km round trip from Mirşid - roughly 1 h 38 in the saddle. It goes by way of Tihău - Grădiște, Lozna - Curmăturița 1 and back through Tihău - Grădiște. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 and Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 81 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 38
- 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 - Dealul Mare 3
Most people who know the Roman Empire think of Hadrian's Wall or the Rhine, but there was also a Roman frontier in the hills of north-western Transylvania, and this is part of it. The province of Dacia Porolissensis was guarded by a line of forts and wooden watchtowers on ridge tops, and the great fort and customs station at Porolissum, at Moigrad, was its centre. UNESCO added the Dacia Porolissensis frontier to its listing of Roman frontiers in 2024. Brebi lies close to Porolissum, and the ridge called Dealul Mare gives a sense of why the Romans chose these hills: wide views over the valleys and the approaches from the north.
Read the complete Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 is where the day begins. Next is Tihău - Grădiște.
2. Tihău - Grădiște
The Someș river makes its way through the hills of north-western Romania between Cluj and Baia Mare, and near the small town of Jibou, in Sălaj county, it passes through a narrow valley guarded on its slopes by the remains of a Roman fort. The site, known locally as Grădiște, which simply means old fort, lies above the village of Tihău, close to Surduc and Gâlgău Almașului.
Read the complete Tihău - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tihău - Grădiște comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Lozna - Curmăturița 1.
3. Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Lozna is a village in the northern hills of Sălaj county, close to the Someș river, a place of small farms, orchards and wooden houses, and Curmăturița is a saddle in the hills above it, where a Roman watchtower is thought to have stood. The northern frontier of Roman Dacia ran through this area, following ridges and river valleys, and small towers and forts were placed to watch over the approaches. Today there is little to see, but the view from the saddle, over the rolling hills and the Someș valley, is lovely, and it explains why the Romans chose the spot.
Read the complete Lozna - Curmăturița 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 40 km into the recorded legs you reach Lozna - Curmăturița 1. Next is back through Tihău - Grădiște.
4. back through Tihău - Grădiște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tihău - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Tihău - Grădiște, late in the day. Next is Brebi - Dealul Mare 3.
5. Brebi - Dealul Mare 3
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Brebi - Dealul Mare 3. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 to Tihău - Grădiște
Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 → Tihău - Grădiște is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tihău - Grădiște to Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Tihău - Grădiște → Lozna - Curmăturița 1 is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 to back through Tihău - Grădiște
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 → back through Tihău - Grădiște is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Tihău - Grădiște to Brebi - Dealul Mare 3
back through Tihău - Grădiște → Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.