CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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From Ciceu-Giurgeşti it runs 329 km to Ciceu-Giurgeşti; allow about 6 h 29 of riding. The stops in between: Church of the Holy Archangels, Tihău - Dealul Cucului and back through Church of the Holy Archangels. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
The Năsăud country in northern Transylvania has a history that the rest of Europe barely noticed. In 1762 the Habsburg authorities set up a military frontier here, enrolling local Romanian peasants as border guards in return for land and privileges, and for nearly a century the villages of the region lived under a mix of farm work and army discipline. The result was a surprisingly literate, organised society, with schools and a strong sense of identity, which produced a number of poets and writers. The novelist Liviu Rebreanu was born in the nearby village of Târlișua, and the poet George Coșbuc grew up not far from here.
Read the complete Dumbrăveni - Dealul Sflederului 1 write-up.
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Dumbrăveni - Dealul Sflederului 1 is where the day begins. Next is 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.
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Church of the Holy Archangels comes up about 97 km into the recorded legs. Next is Tihău - Dealul Cucului.
Dealul Cucului means cuckoo hill, and the name fits the place: a low, wooded rise above the village of Tihău, close to the town of Jibou in the Someș valley of Sălaj county, where in spring the cuckoo's call echoes across the meadows. The point belongs to the network of archaeological sites along the Roman frontier of Dacia in the northwest of the province, near the confluence of the Almaș and Someș rivers, a strategic spot where valleys meet and roads cross. As with many of these sites, there may be little to see on the surface, but the location makes sense once you look at the map.
Read the complete Tihău - Dealul Cucului write-up.
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about 165 km into the recorded legs you reach Tihău - Dealul Cucului. Next is back through Church of the Holy Archangels.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of the Holy Archangels write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Church of the Holy Archangels, late in the day. Next is Dumbrăveni - Dealul Sflederului 1.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Dumbrăveni - Dealul Sflederului 1 write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Dumbrăveni - Dealul Sflederului 1. That is the ride.
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Sflederului 1 → Church of the Holy Archangels is 97 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of the Holy Archangels → Tihău - Dealul Cucului is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tihău - Dealul Cucului → back through Church of the Holy Archangels is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of the Holy Archangels → Dumbrăveni - Dealul Sflederului 1 is 97 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.