Why this ride
From Mărişelu it runs 298 km to Mărişelu; allow about 5 h 49 of riding. It goes by way of Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3, Lozna - Curmăturița 1 and back through Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Domnești and Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 298 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 49
- 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. 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
Domnești is where the day begins. Next is Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3.
2. 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 comes up about 64 km into the recorded legs. Next is Lozna - Curmăturița 1.
3. Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Lozna is a village in the northern hills of Sălaj county, close to the Someș river, a place of small farms, orchards and wooden houses, and Curmăturița is a saddle in the hills above it, where a Roman watchtower is thought to have stood. The northern frontier of Roman Dacia ran through this area, following ridges and river valleys, and small towers and forts were placed to watch over the approaches. Today there is little to see, but the view from the saddle, over the rolling hills and the Someș valley, is lovely, and it explains why the Romans chose the spot.
Read the complete Lozna - Curmăturița 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 149 km into the recorded legs you reach Lozna - Curmăturița 1. Next is back through Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3.
4. back through 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 through Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3, late in the day. Next is Domnești.
5. Domnești
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
Back at Domnești. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Domnești to Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3
Domnești → Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 to Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 → Lozna - Curmăturița 1 is 85 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 to back through Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 → back through Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 is 85 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 to Domnești
back through Ciceu-Poieni - Fața Carpenului 3 → Domnești is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.