Why this ride
From Negrilești it runs 103 km to Negrilești; allow about 2 h 17 of riding. On the way it passes Perișor - Vârful Zgăului, Șintereag - Dealul Oului and back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 and Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 103 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 17
- 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. 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
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 is where the day begins. Next is Perișor - Vârful Zgăului.
2. Perișor - Vârful Zgăului
Perișor lies in the hills north of Năsăud, in the county of Bistrița-Năsăud, and Vârful Zgăului is the hilltop to which the label points. Zagra and Spermezeu are the nearest villages, while the great wall of the Rodna Mountains stands to the east, the highest part of the northern Eastern Carpathians, with peaks over two thousand metres and glacial lakes among the crags. The Rodna range is a national park and a biosphere reserve, home to chamois, marmots, brown bears and a rich alpine flora. On a clear day the sharp, pale line of the ridge can be seen from many of the hills around.
Read the complete Perișor - Vârful Zgăului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Perișor - Vârful Zgăului comes up about 25 km into the recorded legs. Next is Șintereag - Dealul Oului.
3. Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Egg Hill, Dealul Oului, is a gentle rise near the village of Șintereag in Bistrița-Năsăud, and the Romans used it as a watch post on the north-eastern frontier of Dacia. Like the other sites in this area, it is part of the frontier listed by UNESCO in 2024, and like many of them, it is more a place to imagine than to see: a low hill, a few traces in the ground, a wide view over the valley of the Șieu and the hills toward Bistrița. Șintereag, a village of a few thousand, lies close by, with Șieu-Odorhei and Cociu as neighbours.
Read the complete Șintereag - Dealul Oului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 52 km into the recorded legs you reach Șintereag - Dealul Oului. Next is back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului.
4. back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Perișor - Vârful Zgăului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului, late in the day. Next is Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3.
5. Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
Back at Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 to Perișor - Vârful Zgăului
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 → Perișor - Vârful Zgăului is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Perișor - Vârful Zgăului to Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Perișor - Vârful Zgăului → Șintereag - Dealul Oului is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Șintereag - Dealul Oului to back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului
Șintereag - Dealul Oului → back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului to Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3
back through Perișor - Vârful Zgăului → Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.