CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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A 253 km round trip from Groșii Țibleșului - roughly 5 h 40 in the saddle. On the way it passes Church of the Holy Archangels, Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha and back through Church of the Holy Archangels. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 27 km this is Romania Maramures Wooden Churches Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
The Țibleș mountains rise like a dark wall between the Lăpuș country and the valleys of Maramureș, a volcanic range of dense spruce and beech forest topping out at nearly two thousand metres. On their slopes, near the source known as Izvorul Șurii above the village of Groșii Țibleșului, the forest feels almost untouched: springs bubbling out of mossy banks, fallen trunks covered in fungi, and a silence broken only by woodpeckers and the wind. This is bear country, and wolves and lynx roam these woods too. The area lies on the edge of the Maramureș region, famous for its wooden churches, carved gates and deeply traditional village life.
Read the complete Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii write-up.
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Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii is where the day begins. Next is Church of the Holy Archangels.
The wooden church at Rogoz stands in the Lăpuș country, a quieter, lesser-known corner of Maramureș, south of the mountains and away from the main tourist circuits. Built in the seventeenth century and dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, it is unusual in shape: the roof is asymmetric and overhangs deeply on one side, and the eaves are supported by carved wooden brackets shaped like horse heads, a detail that seems to come straight out of folk tradition. Inside, the walls are painted with scenes from the Bible, including a vivid Last Judgement. It is one of the eight churches in the UNESCO listing of the Wooden Churches of Maramureș.
Read the complete Church of the Holy Archangels write-up.
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Church of the Holy Archangels comes up 33 km in. Next is Church of the Holy Archangels.
Șurdești is a small village in the hills of Maramureș, in the north of Romania, and its wooden church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel is famous for its spire. Built in the eighteenth century from oak logs, the church has a steep double roof covered in shingles and a slender tower that rises far above the trees, among the tallest wooden church towers in the region. It is one of eight wooden churches of Maramureș listed by UNESCO in 1999, each a masterpiece of local carpentry, built by village craftsmen using traditional techniques.
Read the complete Church of the Holy Archangels write-up.
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67 km in you reach Church of the Holy Archangels. Next is Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha.
Ileanda is a village in the north of Sălaj county, where the river Someș swings north-west out of the Transylvanian basin through a valley flanked by wooded hills. On the hill called Ciuha, above the village, the Romans had a post on the northern edge of their province of Dacia, one of the watchtowers and forts that guarded the frontier from the second to the third century. The site belongs to the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia, inscribed by UNESCO in 2024. Do not expect a ruin with walls to wander through: what survives is mostly earthwork and traces in the ground, and the joy lies in the climb and the view rather than the remains.
Read the complete Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha write-up.
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Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha, about halfway. Next is back through Church of the Holy Archangels.
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Read the complete Church of the Holy Archangels write-up.
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back through Church of the Holy Archangels sits at 133 km, about halfway. Next is back through Church of the Holy Archangels.
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Read the complete Church of the Holy Archangels write-up.
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back through Church of the Holy Archangels comes up 167 km in. Next is Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii write-up.
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Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii closes the day.
Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii → Church of the Holy Archangels is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of the Holy Archangels → Church of the Holy Archangels is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of the Holy Archangels → Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha → back through Church of the Holy Archangels is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of the Holy Archangels → back through Church of the Holy Archangels is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of the Holy Archangels → Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.