Why this ride
175 km from Brâncoveneşti to Brâncoveneşti, about 3 h 48 of riding. On the way it passes Vătava - Cetățele, Domnești, Șintereag - Dealul Oului and back through Domnești. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii and Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 175 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 48
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii
Salt has shaped this part of Transylvania as much as any river. The hills of the eastern Transylvanian basin sit on enormous salt deposits, and the springs and lakes are often salty, as in Sărățeni, whose name says it all, and where a small salt museum explains the history. Ideciu de Sus, a village in the Mureș valley above Reghin, lies in this country, and the hill of Dealul Custurii nearby carried a Roman watchtower on the eastern frontier of Dacia, included in UNESCO's inscription of 2024. The Romans valued salt highly, and controlling the deposits was one reason they kept a watchful eye on these hills.
Read the complete Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii is where the day begins. Next is Vătava - Cetățele.
2. Vătava - Cetățele
For about a century and a half, the Roman province of Dacia was a wedge of empire pushed north of the Danube, and its eastern edge ran along the curve of the Carpathians through what is now central Romania. In 2024, UNESCO added the frontiers of the Roman Empire in Dacia to its list, a long chain of forts, watchtowers and earthworks. Vătava, in the upper Mureș valley, is one of the sites, with traces of a Roman fortification on a hill called Cetățele, the little fortresses. Not much is visible to the casual eye: earthworks, a few stones, the outline of a position chosen for its view along the valley.
Read the complete Vătava - Cetățele write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Vătava - Cetățele comes up about 36 km into the recorded legs. Next is Domnești.
3. Domnești
Domnești sits in the hills just south of Bistrița, the old Saxon town in northeastern Transylvania, and like several places in this region it marks a point on the Roman frontier of Dacia, where watchtowers once looked out from the ridgetops over the province's edge. Nothing dramatic remains here, but the location is perfect for exploring a corner of Romania that mixes Roman, Saxon, Hungarian and Romanian history in a single valley.
Read the complete Domnești write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 57 km into the recorded legs you reach Domnești. Next is Șintereag - Dealul Oului.
4. Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Egg Hill, Dealul Oului, is a gentle rise near the village of Șintereag in Bistrița-Năsăud, and the Romans used it as a watch post on the north-eastern frontier of Dacia. Like the other sites in this area, it is part of the frontier listed by UNESCO in 2024, and like many of them, it is more a place to imagine than to see: a low hill, a few traces in the ground, a wide view over the valley of the Șieu and the hills toward Bistrița. Șintereag, a village of a few thousand, lies close by, with Șieu-Odorhei and Cociu as neighbours.
Read the complete Șintereag - Dealul Oului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Șintereag - Dealul Oului, about halfway. Next is back through Domnești.
5. back through Domnești
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Domnești write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Domnești sits at 112 km, about halfway. Next is back through Vătava - Cetățele.
6. back through Vătava - Cetățele
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Vătava - Cetățele write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Vătava - Cetățele comes up about 139 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii.
7. Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii closes the day.
Leg by leg
Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii to Vătava - Cetățele
Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii → Vătava - Cetățele is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Vătava - Cetățele to Domnești
Vătava - Cetățele → Domnești is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Domnești to Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Domnești → Șintereag - Dealul Oului is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Șintereag - Dealul Oului to back through Domnești
Șintereag - Dealul Oului → back through Domnești is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Domnești to back through Vătava - Cetățele
back through Domnești → back through Vătava - Cetățele is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Vătava - Cetățele to Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii
back through Vătava - Cetățele → Ideciu de Sus - Dealul Custurii is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.