Why this ride
308 km from Chiuiești to Chiuiești, about 5 h 47 of riding. It goes by way of Prodănești - Pe Șanț, Poieni - Horhiș and back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului and Poieni - Horhiș
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 308 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 47
- 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. Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
The hills above the Someș valley northeast of Dej roll away in long green waves, and the commune of Chiuiești sprawls across them in a scatter of hamlets, each tucked into its own fold of land. Dealul Podului, the Hill of the Bridge, is one of the ridges where traces of a Roman watchtower have been found, part of the chain of observation points that guarded the northern frontier of Dacia. The frontier was not a wall but a network of forts, towers and roads, and the Romans placed their towers where they could see far across the valleys and signal to one another. The site is one of the components of the World Heritage site of the Dacian frontier, although on the ground you will see little more than the shape of the hill and perhaps a low mound.
Read the complete Chiuiești - Dealul Podului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului is where the day begins. Next is Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
2. Prodănești - Pe Șanț
"Pe Șanț" means on the ditch, and in Romanian hill country that word is nearly always a clue. A șanț is an earthwork, a trench or rampart, and the countryside of Sălaj holds many of them, from Roman-era frontier lines to medieval and prehistoric defences.
Read the complete Prodănești - Pe Șanț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Prodănești - Pe Șanț comes up about 80 km into the recorded legs. Next is Poieni - Horhiș.
3. Poieni - Horhiș
The Crisul Repede is the river that cuts through the Apuseni Mountains in north-western Romania, and it carries the main road and the railway between Cluj and Oradea along its valley. Poieni and Horhis lie on the hills just above this corridor, in the zone where the great bulk of the Apuseni gives way to lower, rolling farmland. Ciucea, down in the valley, is the nearest village of any size, and is known for a small castle that once belonged to Octavian Goga, a Romanian poet who briefly served as prime minister in the 1930s. He is buried there, and the house is now a museum.
Read the complete Poieni - Horhiș write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 154 km into the recorded legs you reach Poieni - Horhiș. Next is back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
4. back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Prodănești - Pe Șanț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț, late in the day. Next is Chiuiești - Dealul Podului.
5. Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chiuiești - Dealul Podului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Chiuiești - Dealul Podului. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului to Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului → Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 80 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Prodănești - Pe Șanț to Poieni - Horhiș
Prodănești - Pe Șanț → Poieni - Horhiș is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Poieni - Horhiș to back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Poieni - Horhiș → back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț to Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț → Chiuiești - Dealul Podului is 82 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.