Why this ride
From Lozna it runs 193 km to Lozna; allow about 4 h 16 of riding. On the way it passes Glod - Toaca Glodului 1, Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului, Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 and Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 and Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 193 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 16
- 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. Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Lozna is a village in the northern hills of Sălaj county, close to the Someș river, a place of small farms, orchards and wooden houses, and Curmăturița is a saddle in the hills above it, where a Roman watchtower is thought to have stood. The northern frontier of Roman Dacia ran through this area, following ridges and river valleys, and small towers and forts were placed to watch over the approaches. Today there is little to see, but the view from the saddle, over the rolling hills and the Someș valley, is lovely, and it explains why the Romans chose the spot.
Read the complete Lozna - Curmăturița 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 is where the day begins. Next is Glod - Toaca Glodului 1.
2. Glod - Toaca Glodului 1
Between Dej and Jibou the Someș river squeezes through a narrow, winding valley, with the railway, the road and the river taking turns to cross each other. On the hills above, near the village of Glod and the larger villages of Rus and Ileanda, the Romans kept a watch on the north-western edge of Dacia, and Toaca Glodului is one of their watchtower positions, among the components of UNESCO's Dacian frontier listing. Toaca is the name of the wooden board struck in Romanian monasteries to call the monks to prayer, and the hill may owe its name to its shape or to some long-forgotten story.
Read the complete Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 comes up about 26 km into the recorded legs. Next is Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului.
3. Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului
The name is a mouthful, and a good one: the Ridge of the Wolf's Clearing, on the hill of Muncel, above the Someș valley north-east of Dej. Somewhere along this wooded crest the Romans kept a lookout on the northern border of Dacia, watching the valleys for movement from the free tribes beyond. Watchtowers like this one were the eyes of the frontier, signalling to the forts below, and the site is part of the Dacian frontier inscribed by UNESCO in 2024. On the ground, expect very little: perhaps a low mound, a ditch or scattered stones under the trees. It is a place for imagination and a walk rather than a monument.
Read the complete Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 43 km into the recorded legs you reach Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului. Next is Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2.
4. Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2
Above the valley of the Someș Mare in Bistrița-Năsăud county, the hill called Dealul Podului carries the faint remains of a Roman watch post, one of a string of small installations that kept an eye on the northern edge of the province of Dacia. Like many points on this frontier, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2024, it is less a monument than a viewpoint with a story, a place where soldiers once scanned the horizon for movement in the free lands to the north. Today the horizon holds forested ridges, orchards and villages strung along the river.
Read the complete Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2, about halfway. Next is Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal.
5. Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal
A Roman cavalry regiment kept its horses near the village of Ilișua, in the hills of northern Transylvania, for most of the time the province of Dacia existed. The fort, which modern archaeologists link with the ancient name Arcobara, was a large stone camp on the northern frontier, and its remains have been excavated over the years. It is part of the frontier of Roman Dacia listed by UNESCO in 2024. Today the site is a field with low walls and grassy mounds, and the neighbouring villages of Uriu, Cristeștii Ciceului and Braniștea go about their business around it.
Read the complete Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal sits at 68 km, about halfway. Next is back through Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2.
6. back through Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2
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Read the complete Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 comes up about 117 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului.
7. back through Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 150 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului. Next is back through Glod - Toaca Glodului 1.
8. back through Glod - Toaca Glodului 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Glod - Toaca Glodului 1, late in the day. Next is Lozna - Curmăturița 1.
9. Lozna - Curmăturița 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Lozna - Curmăturița 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 193 km.
Leg by leg
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 to Glod - Toaca Glodului 1
Lozna - Curmăturița 1 → Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 to Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului
Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 → Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului to Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2
Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului → Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 to Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal
Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 → Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal to back through Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2
Ilișua - Arcobara / Vicinal → back through Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 to back through Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului
back through Dumbrăveni - Dealul Podului 2 → back through Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului is 33 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului to back through Glod - Toaca Glodului 1
back through Muncel - Muchia Poienii Lupului → back through Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 to Lozna - Curmăturița 1
back through Glod - Toaca Glodului 1 → Lozna - Curmăturița 1 is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.