Why this ride
320 km from Ciceu-Giurgeşti to Ciceu-Giurgeşti, about 6 h 28 of riding. It goes by way of Church of the Holy Archangels, Prodănești - Pe Șanț and back through Church of the Holy Archangels. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1 and Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 320 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 28
- 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. Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1
The northern edge of Roman Dacia was a long line of watchtowers, small forts and earthworks drawn across the hills of what is now northern Transylvania, and Dealul Podului, the bridge hill, near Dumbrăveni, was one of the points along it. Watchtowers here kept an eye on the valleys that led north from the province, toward the lands of the free Dacians and other peoples beyond the frontier, and their remains, now mostly low earthworks in the fields and forest, are part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire listing for Dacia, added by UNESCO in 2024.
Read the complete Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1 is where the day begins. Next is Church of the Holy Archangels.
2. Church of the Holy Archangels
Just outside Baia Mare, where the city gives way to the hills, the countryside of northern Romania begins to show the tradition that made this region famous: churches built entirely of wood, with steep shingled roofs and tall, needle-like spires. Many of them are dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, and this dedication is common across the region, from small village churches to some of the eight Wooden Churches of Maramureș listed by UNESCO in 1999. Surdești and Plopiș, both within a short ride of Baia Mare, are among the finest of those, with spires that seem far too tall for the buildings beneath them.
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 comes up about 91 km into the recorded legs. Next is Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
3. Prodănești - Pe Șanț
"Pe Șanț" means on the ditch, and in Romanian hill country that word is nearly always a clue. A șanț is an earthwork, a trench or rampart, and the countryside of Sălaj holds many of them, from Roman-era frontier lines to medieval and prehistoric defences.
Read the complete Prodănești - Pe Șanț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 159 km into the recorded legs you reach Prodănești - Pe Șanț. Next is back through Church of the Holy Archangels.
4. back through 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 through Church of the Holy Archangels, late in the day. Next is Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1.
5. Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1 to Church of the Holy Archangels
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1 → Church of the Holy Archangels is 91 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of the Holy Archangels to Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Church of the Holy Archangels → Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Prodănești - Pe Șanț to back through Church of the Holy Archangels
Prodănești - Pe Șanț → back through Church of the Holy Archangels is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of the Holy Archangels to Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1
back through Church of the Holy Archangels → Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 1 is 91 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.