Why this ride
110 km from Negrilești to Negrilești, about 2 h 35 of riding. On the way it passes Perișor - Vârful Colnicului, Șintereag - Dealul Oului and back through Perișor - Vârful Colnicului. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei and Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 110 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 35
- 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 - Podul Milcoaiei
Ciceu-Poieni is a tiny village in the hills north of the Someș, the kind of place that rarely appears on a map, and near it, at a spot called Podul Milcoaiei, the Romans placed a watchtower on the northern border of Dacia. It is part of the Dacian frontier on the World Heritage list, and today it is just a slight hump in the ground among fields and woods, but its position on the high ground gives a wide view over the valleys, which is exactly why it was chosen. The towers were placed so that each could see its neighbours and pass signals along the frontier with fire and smoke.
Read the complete Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei is where the day begins. Next is Perișor - Vârful Colnicului.
2. Perișor - Vârful Colnicului
The upper valley of the Zagra stream, in the hills of Bistrița-Năsăud county in northern Transylvania, is the sort of place that has produced poets. The village of Hordou, now named Coșbuc, birthplace of the poet George Coșbuc, lies not far away, near Năsăud, and Liviu Rebreanu, one of Romania's great novelists, was born in Târlișua, a little to the west. The hills around Perișor and Zagra, with the summit called Vârful Colnicului, are a landscape of meadows, beech woods and scattered farms that seems to have stepped out of their books.
Read the complete Perișor - Vârful Colnicului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Perișor - Vârful Colnicului comes up about 26 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 55 km into the recorded legs you reach Șintereag - Dealul Oului. Next is back through Perișor - Vârful Colnicului.
4. back through Perișor - Vârful Colnicului
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Perișor - Vârful Colnicului 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 Colnicului, late in the day. Next is Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei.
5. Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei 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 - Podul Milcoaiei. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei to Perișor - Vârful Colnicului
Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei → Perișor - Vârful Colnicului is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Perișor - Vârful Colnicului to Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Perișor - Vârful Colnicului → Șintereag - Dealul Oului is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Șintereag - Dealul Oului to back through Perișor - Vârful Colnicului
Șintereag - Dealul Oului → back through Perișor - Vârful Colnicului is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Perișor - Vârful Colnicului to Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei
back through Perișor - Vârful Colnicului → Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.