Why this ride
From Jibou it runs 200 km to Jibou; allow about 4 h 30 of riding. On the way it passes Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii, Buciumi - Grădiște, Românași - Largiana / Cetate and Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1 and Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 200 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 30
- 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. Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1
Vârful Cigleanului is a hilltop above the Someș valley in Sălaj, in that mild, folded part of northwestern Romania where the land rises in wooded ridges toward the Meseș mountains. The name simply means the peak of the Ciglean, and like many hill labels in Transylvania it points to an old vantage point more than a famous summit. The ground is orchard and pasture on the lower slopes, oak and beech on the higher, and on a clear day the view runs along the river toward Jibou.
Read the complete Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1 is where the day begins. Next is Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii.
2. Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii
Zalău is the county seat of Sălaj, a city of around sixty thousand people sitting in a shallow valley where the Meseș hills fold down toward the Transylvanian plain. The stop sits just north of the Măgurii stream, on the edge of the town, which means you arrive through suburbs and allotments rather than through any grand gateway. That suits the county. Sălaj is not a place of famous passes; it is a place of rolling ridges, orchards, hay meadows and small roads that wander from one village to the next without much of a plan.
Read the complete Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii comes up about 23 km into the recorded legs. Next is Buciumi - Grădiște.
3. Buciumi - Grădiște
Buciumi has a Roman fort, and a proper one. On a low hill above the village, the outline of a rectangular auxiliary fort has been excavated, with walls, gates and the foundations of the buildings inside, laid out to the standard Roman pattern with the headquarters in the middle and barracks to either side. It was one of the forts guarding the road and the passes of the Meseş mountains, a few kilometres from the larger fortress and town at Porolissum, and it held a unit of auxiliary troops, soldiers recruited from the provinces rather than citizen legionaries.
Read the complete Buciumi - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 46 km into the recorded legs you reach Buciumi - Grădiște. Next is Românași - Largiana / Cetate.
4. Românași - Largiana / Cetate
At Românași, in the valley of the Agrij in Sălaj county, the outline of a Roman fort called Largiana can still be traced on a low rise above the village, its rectangle of ramparts and ditches softened by centuries of ploughing. It stood on the road that ran from Porolissum, the great frontier stronghold to the north, down towards Napoca, today's Cluj, and it housed an auxiliary unit guarding the approach to the Meseș mountains. Archaeologists have found inscriptions, coins and pottery here, and the site is part of the Dacian frontier listed by UNESCO in 2024.
Read the complete Românași - Largiana / Cetate write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Românași - Largiana / Cetate, about halfway. Next is Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2.
5. Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2
The Meseș hills are a long, wooded ridge in northwestern Romania, and for the Romans they were the edge of the world. Beyond them lay the free Dacians and the peoples of the great plain; on this side lay the province of Dacia, conquered by Trajan in the early second century. The valley of the Agrij river, which runs along the southern side of the ridge in Sălaj county, is dotted with archaeological sites, and Osoiul Ciontului is one of many places in the area where traces of ancient settlement have been recorded. There may be little to see at the spot itself, but the landscape around it is rich in history and quiet beauty.
Read the complete Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 sits at 69 km, about halfway. Next is back through Românași - Largiana / Cetate.
6. back through Românași - Largiana / Cetate
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Read the complete Românași - Largiana / Cetate write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Românași - Largiana / Cetate comes up about 132 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Buciumi - Grădiște.
7. back through Buciumi - Grădiște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Buciumi - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 149 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Buciumi - Grădiște. Next is back through Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii.
8. back through Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii, late in the day. Next is Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1.
9. Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 200 km.
Leg by leg
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1 to Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1 → Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii to Buciumi - Grădiște
Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii → Buciumi - Grădiște is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Buciumi - Grădiște to Românași - Largiana / Cetate
Buciumi - Grădiște → Românași - Largiana / Cetate is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Românași - Largiana / Cetate to Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2
Românași - Largiana / Cetate → Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 to back through Românași - Largiana / Cetate
Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 → back through Românași - Largiana / Cetate is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Românași - Largiana / Cetate to back through Buciumi - Grădiște
back through Românași - Largiana / Cetate → back through Buciumi - Grădiște is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Buciumi - Grădiște to back through Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii
back through Buciumi - Grădiște → back through Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii to Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1
back through Zalău - La Nord de Pârâul Măgurii → Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 1 is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.