Why this ride
A 167 km round trip from Cizer - roughly 3 h 26 in the saddle. On the way it passes Bologa - Grădiște, Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii and back through Bologa - Grădiște. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Huta - Dealul Cozlii and Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 167 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 26
- 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. Huta - Dealul Cozlii
Huta is the sort of name that appears in dozens of places in Romania, from the old word for a glassworks or a forge, and it hints at an older economy, when these hills supplied charcoal, timber and metal to the towns of Transylvania. This Huta lies in the rolling country between Ciucea and the Crasna valley, in the hills where Salaj county meets Cluj, and the Dealul Cozlii, the hill named in the label, is one of the many wooded ridges that fold across the horizon.
Read the complete Huta - Dealul Cozlii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Huta - Dealul Cozlii is where the day begins. Next is Bologa - Grădiște.
2. Bologa - Grădiște
The village of Bologa lies in the valley of the Crișul Repede, on the main road between Cluj-Napoca and Oradea, where the river cuts through the hills between the Apuseni mountains and the Meseș. On a hill above the village, known locally as Grădiște, the Romans built the fort of Resculum, which guarded one of the main routes into the province of Dacia from the west. The fort was rebuilt several times, from earth and timber to stone, and archaeologists have uncovered its walls, gates and towers. It is part of the UNESCO listing of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia. On another hill above the village stand the ruins of a medieval castle, which controlled the same valley in later centuries. Climbing to either site gives fine views over the valley and the surrounding hills.
Read the complete Bologa - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Bologa - Grădiște comes up about 23 km into the recorded legs. Next is Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii.
3. 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
about 83 km into the recorded legs you reach Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii. Next is back through Bologa - Grădiște.
4. back through Bologa - Grădiște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Bologa - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Bologa - Grădiște, late in the day. Next is Huta - Dealul Cozlii.
5. Huta - Dealul Cozlii
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Huta - Dealul Cozlii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Huta - Dealul Cozlii. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Huta - Dealul Cozlii to Bologa - Grădiște
Huta - Dealul Cozlii → Bologa - Grădiște is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Bologa - Grădiște to Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii
Bologa - Grădiște → Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii to back through Bologa - Grădiște
Treznea-Dealul Mănăstirii → back through Bologa - Grădiște is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Bologa - Grădiște to Huta - Dealul Cozlii
back through Bologa - Grădiște → Huta - Dealul Cozlii is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.