Why this ride
From Groșii Țibleșului it runs 175 km to Groșii Țibleșului; allow about 3 h 56 of riding. The stops in between: Strimbu Băiuț, Wooden Churches of Maramureş and back through Strimbu Băiuț. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii and Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 175 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 56
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Scenic road chapters
Romania Maramures Wooden Churches Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 28 km this is Romania Maramures Wooden Churches Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 28 km
- Named road
- Romania Maramures Wooden Churches Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii
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.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii is where the day begins. Next is Strimbu Băiuț.
2. Strimbu Băiuț
Maramureș is a part of Romania where wooden building became an art. The county in the far north, tucked against the Ukrainian border and ringed by forested mountains, has hundreds of timber churches, and eight of them were listed by UNESCO in 1999. The one at Strâmbu, in the Băiuț area, belongs to the Nativity of the Virgin and dates from the eighteenth century, built of oak logs with a steep, double-tiered shingle roof and a tall slender spire. It looks like a church that has learned to float, with a roof that sheds the heavy snow and a tower that reaches for the sky.
Read the complete Strimbu Băiuț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Strimbu Băiuț comes up 23 km in. Next is Wooden Churches of Maramureş.
3. Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Maramureș is a region in the far north of Romania, along the Ukrainian border, where traditions have survived more strongly than almost anywhere else in Europe. Its villages are known for their carved wooden gates, their haystacks and their wooden churches, eight of which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bârsana, in the valley of the Iza river, has one of them, a church built in the eighteenth century, with a tall slender spire and a steep shingled roof.
Read the complete Wooden Churches of Maramureş write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
46 km in you reach Wooden Churches of Maramureş. Next is back through Strimbu Băiuț.
4. back through Strimbu Băiuț
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Strimbu Băiuț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Strimbu Băiuț, late in the day. Next is Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii.
5. Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii to Strimbu Băiuț
Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii → Strimbu Băiuț is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Strimbu Băiuț to Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Strimbu Băiuț → Wooden Churches of Maramureş is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Wooden Churches of Maramureş to back through Strimbu Băiuț
Wooden Churches of Maramureş → back through Strimbu Băiuț is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Strimbu Băiuț to Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii
back through Strimbu Băiuț → Groșii Țibleșului - Izvorul Șurii is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.