Why this ride
A 257 km round trip from Ileanda - roughly 5 h 23 in the saddle. On the way it passes Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii, Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei, Șintereag - Dealul Oului and back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha and Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 257 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 23
- 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. 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.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha is where the day begins. Next is Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii.
2. Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii
North of Dej, the Someș river winds through a land of soft hills, orchards and scattered villages, and on the ridges above it the Romans once kept watch over the northern frontier of their province of Dacia. Chiuiești, a commune of small villages spread across the hills, is one of the places where archaeologists have identified the remains of watchtowers on high points along the frontier, including one on the hill known as Dealul Crucii, the Hill of the Cross. Little survives above ground beyond low mounds and traces in the grass, but the sites are included in the World Heritage inscription of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Dacia, added in 2024.
Read the complete Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii comes up about 46 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei.
3. Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei
Ciceu-Poieni is a tiny village in the hills north of the Someș, the kind of place that rarely appears on a map, and near it, at a spot called Podul Milcoaiei, the Romans placed a watchtower on the northern border of Dacia. It is part of the Dacian frontier on the World Heritage list, and today it is just a slight hump in the ground among fields and woods, but its position on the high ground gives a wide view over the valleys, which is exactly why it was chosen. The towers were placed so that each could see its neighbours and pass signals along the frontier with fire and smoke.
Read the complete Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 93 km into the recorded legs you reach Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Șintereag - Dealul Oului, about halfway. Next is back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei.
5. back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei sits at 103 km, about halfway. Next is back through Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii.
6. back through Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii comes up about 206 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha.
7. Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha closes the day.
Leg by leg
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha to Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha → Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii to Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei
Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii → Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei is 47 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei to Șintereag - Dealul Oului
Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei → Șintereag - Dealul Oului is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Șintereag - Dealul Oului to back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei
Șintereag - Dealul Oului → back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei to back through Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii
back through Ciceu-Poieni - Podul Milcoaiei → back through Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii to Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha
back through Chiuiești - Dealul Crucii → Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha is 51 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.