Why this ride
291 km from Șurdești to Șurdești, about 6 h 13 of riding. On the way it passes Spermezeu - Lazuri, Sântioana - Vârful Mortila and back through Spermezeu - Lazuri.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Church of the Holy Archangels and Sântioana - Vârful Mortila
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 291 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 13
- 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. Church of the Holy Archangels
Șurdești is a small village in the hills of Maramureș, in the north of Romania, and its wooden church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel is famous for its spire. Built in the eighteenth century from oak logs, the church has a steep double roof covered in shingles and a slender tower that rises far above the trees, among the tallest wooden church towers in the region. It is one of eight wooden churches of Maramureș listed by UNESCO in 1999, each a masterpiece of local carpentry, built by village craftsmen using traditional techniques.
Read the complete Church of the Holy Archangels write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of the Holy Archangels is where the day begins. Next is Spermezeu - Lazuri.
2. Spermezeu - Lazuri
Spermezeu is a village in the hilly country of western Bistriţa-Năsăud county, in northern Transylvania, where low ridges covered with orchards, hayfields and beech woods roll between the Someş valley and the Ţibleş mountains. The site called Spermezeu - Lazuri belongs to the series of places along the northern edge of the Roman province of Dacia, part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire listed in Romania in 2024. Here the Romans watched the border with watchtowers and small fortifications on hilltops, and though little remains above ground, the commanding views explain why these spots were chosen.
Read the complete Spermezeu - Lazuri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Spermezeu - Lazuri comes up about 74 km into the recorded legs. Next is Sântioana - Vârful Mortila.
3. Sântioana - Vârful Mortila
Sântioana sits in rolling country on the edge of the Transylvanian Plain, in Bistrița-Năsăud county, a gentle landscape of low hills, fields, orchards and scattered woods. The hilltop of Vârful Mortila, above the village, is one of the many archaeological places recorded in this part of Transylvania, a high point that would have made a natural lookout or settlement site for earlier peoples. There is little to see on the surface, but the view from the top gives a fine sense of the landscape, with the Transylvanian hills rolling away in every direction and the mountains rising on the horizon.
Read the complete Sântioana - Vârful Mortila write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 146 km into the recorded legs you reach Sântioana - Vârful Mortila. Next is back through Spermezeu - Lazuri.
4. back through Spermezeu - Lazuri
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Spermezeu - Lazuri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Spermezeu - Lazuri, late in the day. Next is Church of the Holy Archangels.
5. Church of the Holy Archangels
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of the Holy Archangels 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 the Holy Archangels. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Church of the Holy Archangels to Spermezeu - Lazuri
Church of the Holy Archangels → Spermezeu - Lazuri is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Spermezeu - Lazuri to Sântioana - Vârful Mortila
Spermezeu - Lazuri → Sântioana - Vârful Mortila is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Sântioana - Vârful Mortila to back through Spermezeu - Lazuri
Sântioana - Vârful Mortila → back through Spermezeu - Lazuri is 71 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Spermezeu - Lazuri to Church of the Holy Archangels
back through Spermezeu - Lazuri → Church of the Holy Archangels is 74 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.