Why this ride
255 km from Eremitu to Eremitu, about 5 h 12 of riding. On the way it passes Domnești, Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 and back through Domnești.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor and Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 255 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 12
- 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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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor
Transylvania's rolling middle country does not have an obvious centre of gravity, and Chiheru de Jos sits right in it. The village lies in Mures county, in the hills between the Gurghiu valley and the upper Mures, a region of grassy ridges, orchards, and beech and oak woods that rise to the dark mass of the Calimani and Gurghiu mountains to the east.
Read the complete Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor is where the day begins. Next is Domnești.
2. Domnești
Domnești sits in the hills just south of Bistrița, the old Saxon town in northeastern Transylvania, and like several places in this region it marks a point on the Roman frontier of Dacia, where watchtowers once looked out from the ridgetops over the province's edge. Nothing dramatic remains here, but the location is perfect for exploring a corner of Romania that mixes Roman, Saxon, Hungarian and Romanian history in a single valley.
Read the complete Domnești write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Domnești comes up about 63 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3.
3. Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3
Ciceu-Poieni is a scattered village in the hills of Bistrița-Năsăud county, with the ruins of Ciceu fortress somewhere in the story. The stronghold stood on a hilltop here, and in the fifteenth century Hungary's King Matthias Corvinus granted it, along with Cetatea de Baltă, to the Moldavian prince Stephen the Great, which tied this remote corner of Transylvania to Moldavia's fortunes for decades. Today little remains but crumbling walls and a good view, but the history gives the hills a certain weight.
Read the complete Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 128 km into the recorded legs you reach Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3. Next is back through Domnești.
4. back through Domnești
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Domnești write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Domnești, late in the day. Next is Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor.
5. Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor to Domnești
Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor → Domnești is 63 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Domnești to Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3
Domnești → Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 is 65 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 to back through Domnești
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 → back through Domnești is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Domnești to Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor
back through Domnești → Chiheru de Jos - Dealul Pogor is 63 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.