Why this ride
From Budeşti it runs 293 km to Budeşti; allow about 6 h 32 of riding. The stops in between: Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2, Domnești and back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Church of Saint Nicholas and Domnești
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 293 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 32
- 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. Church of Saint Nicholas
Budești is one of the old villages of the Cosău valley in Maramureș, the far northern corner of Romania, where traditional life has survived longer than almost anywhere else in Europe. Its wooden church of St Nicholas, built in the seventeenth century, is a masterpiece of the local carpentry tradition: a dark timber body with a tall, steep shingled roof and a slender spire that seems to pierce the sky. Inside, the walls are covered with painted scenes from the Bible, and among the church's treasures is a coat of chain mail said to have belonged to Pintea the Brave, a legendary outlaw hero of the region. The church is one of eight in the UNESCO listing of the Wooden Churches of Maramureș.
Read the complete Church of Saint Nicholas write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of Saint Nicholas is where the day begins. Next is Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2.
2. Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2
Transylvania's northern hills look like a landscape painted by someone who liked orchards and haystacks. Purcărete lies in the folds of the country between the Someș valleys and the Bistrița river, a region that was colonised in the Middle Ages by German-speaking Saxons, who built fortified churches and walled towns, and by Hungarians and Romanians who farmed the slopes. The Saxon town of Bistrița, not far away, still has a tall Lutheran church with a spire that can be seen from miles, and a handsome old centre of arcaded houses.
Read the complete Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 comes up about 79 km into the recorded legs. Next is Domnești.
3. 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
about 147 km into the recorded legs you reach Domnești. Next is back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2.
4. back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2, late in the day. Next is Church of Saint Nicholas.
5. Church of Saint Nicholas
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of Saint Nicholas write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Church of Saint Nicholas. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Church of Saint Nicholas to Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2
Church of Saint Nicholas → Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 to Domnești
Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 → Domnești is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Domnești to back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2
Domnești → back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 to Church of Saint Nicholas
back through Purcărete - Fața Carpenului 1 & 2 → Church of Saint Nicholas is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.