Why this ride
A 214 km round trip from Poieni - roughly 4 h 50 in the saddle. On the way it passes Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii, Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2, Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii and back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 and Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 214 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 50
- 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. Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2
Beyond Ciucea the mountains of Apuseni begin to close in. The Vlădeasa massif, which rises to nearly eighteen hundred metres to the south, is the high point of the range and a place of bare ridges, beech forest and deep valleys, with a mountain lake and cabins for hikers. The road from Cluj to Oradea runs through the valley of the Crișul Repede below it, and the hills on either side are cut with side valleys where small villages cling to the slopes.
Read the complete Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 is where the day begins. Next is Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii.
2. Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii
The Meseș mountains, a low, wooded range in north-western Romania, formed a natural barrier for the Roman province of Dacia, and the Romans fortified it with a line of watchtowers, walls and fortlets. Near the village of Treznea, on a hill known as Dealul Mănăstirii, the Monastery Hill, the remains of one of these defences overlook the valleys. It is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia, listed by UNESCO in 2024, and a short distance away lies Porolissum, one of the largest Roman settlements in Dacia, with a reconstructed gate and an amphitheatre.
Read the complete Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii comes up about 42 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2.
3. Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2
The Roman province of Dacia had a northern frontier that ran along the hills of what is now Sălaj county, in north-western Romania, around the great fortress of Porolissum. Here the Limes was not a continuous wall but a network of watchtowers, small forts and earthworks set on hilltops with views over the valleys. Vârful Cigleanului, a hilltop near the village of Ciglean, close to Jibou, held one of these watchtowers, and the number in the name marks it as one of several in the area.
Read the complete Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 74 km into the recorded legs you reach Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2. Next is Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii.
4. Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii
Some summits have a name that is hardly more than a shrug, and Vârful Ciungii is one of them. Vârf means summit or peak, and ciung is the Romanian word for a stunted or crooked thing, a word used for gnarled trees and bent hills. It stands above the village of Mesesenii de Sus, on the ridge of the Meseș Mountains, a low, long range of wooded hills in north-western Transylvania that forms a barrier between the Transylvanian plateau and the plains of the Pannonian basin to the west. It is not a spectacular range, with its highest points just under a thousand metres, but it has an importance out of proportion to its height.
Read the complete Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii, about halfway. Next is back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2.
5. back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 sits at 103 km, about halfway. Next is back through Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii.
6. back through Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii comes up about 170 km into the recorded legs. Next is Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2.
7. Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 closes the day.
Leg by leg
Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 to Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii
Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 → Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii to Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2
Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii → Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 to Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 → Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii to back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2
Meseșenii de Sus - Vârful Ciungii → back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 to back through Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii
back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 → back through Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii to Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2
back through Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii → Hurez - Cornul Vlașinului 1 & 2 is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.