Why this ride
A 195 km round trip from Chiuiești - roughly 3 h 42 in the saddle. The stops in between: Ileanda - La Căsoi, Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii, Porolissum and back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului and Porolissum
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 195 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 42
- 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 Ileanda - La Căsoi.
2. Ileanda - La Căsoi
Ileanda is a village on the Someș, the big river of north-western Transylvania, at a point where the valley narrows between wooded hills on its way from Dej towards Jibou. The railway runs alongside the water, the road keeps company with both, and the hills on either side rise in long slopes of beech, hornbeam and pasture. La Căsoi is a local name for a spot among those hills; you will not find a monument here, just the landscape and whatever the season is doing to it.
Read the complete Ileanda - La Căsoi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ileanda - La Căsoi comes up about 41 km into the recorded legs. Next is Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii.
3. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 73 km into the recorded legs you reach Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii. Next is Porolissum.
4. Porolissum
On a hill above the village of Moigrad, the Roman town of Porolissum guarded a key pass through the Meseș mountains, the gateway to Roman Dacia from the north-west. Founded as a military camp after the conquest in 106, it grew into a town of thousands, with a large fort, an amphitheatre, temples, baths and a customs post, and it became a municipium, a self-governing city, under the emperor Septimius Severus. The ruins are among the most impressive Roman remains in Romania, with a reconstructed fort gate, walls and parts of the town, and they are part of the frontier sites of Roman Dacia.
Read the complete Porolissum write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Porolissum, about halfway. Next is back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii.
5. back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii sits at 105 km, about halfway. Next is back through Ileanda - La Căsoi.
6. back through Ileanda - La Căsoi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ileanda - La Căsoi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Ileanda - La Căsoi comes up about 155 km into the recorded legs. Next is Chiuiești - Dealul Podului.
7. 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
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului closes the day.
Leg by leg
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului to Ileanda - La Căsoi
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului → Ileanda - La Căsoi is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ileanda - La Căsoi to Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Ileanda - La Căsoi → Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii to Porolissum
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii → Porolissum is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Porolissum to back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Porolissum → back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii to back through Ileanda - La Căsoi
back through Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii → back through Ileanda - La Căsoi is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ileanda - La Căsoi to Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
back through Ileanda - La Căsoi → Chiuiești - Dealul Podului is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.