Why this ride
324 km from Lozna to Lozna, about 6 h 47 of riding. On the way it passes Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2, Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu, Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor and Agrij - Coasta Lată. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Negreni - Poiana la Arbore and Agrij - Coasta Lată
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 324 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 47
- 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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Scenic road chapters
Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor → Agrij - Coasta Lată
The ride follows Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor → Agrij - Coasta Lată for 41 km.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 41 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Negreni - Poiana la Arbore
Somewhere in the hills of Sălaj county, between the villages of Lozna, Rus and Letca, a meadow called Poiana la Arbore, the clearing by the tree, marks one of the small Roman sites on the north-western frontier of Dacia. The name alone tells you what to expect: a glade, a ridge, perhaps a lone tree, and the faint traces of a watch post that once looked out over the Someş valley. The Frontiers of the Roman Empire listing in 2024 included many such places, and their value lies in the chain they form rather than in any single ruin.
Read the complete Negreni - Poiana la Arbore write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Negreni - Poiana la Arbore is where the day begins. Next is Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2.
2. 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
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 comes up about 37 km into the recorded legs. Next is Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu.
3. Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu
Dosu forest lies above Buciumi, in the hills where Sălaj starts rising toward the Meseș range. It is a working woodland, not a showpiece: beech and oak, a few hornbeam, tracks cut by loggers, and a floor that smells strongly of leaf mould after rain. If you stop and kill the engine, the quiet is very complete. Wild boar and roe deer use these slopes, and the ground along the verges is often turned up by the former.
Read the complete Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 76 km into the recorded legs you reach Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu. Next is Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor.
4. Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor
Dealul Tărăvăilor is a hill above the village of Var, near Creaca and Jibou, in Sălaj county, north-western Romania, and like many hilltops in this part of the country, it held a Roman watchtower on the frontier of the province of Dacia. The Limes Porolissensis, as the northern frontier is known, was a system of towers, forts and earthworks guarding the roads leading to the great fortress of Porolissum, and the towers were placed on hills with views over the valleys, so that signals could pass quickly along the line.
Read the complete Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor, about halfway. Next is Agrij - Coasta Lată.
5. Agrij - Coasta Lată
The Meseș mountains are a modest ridge by Carpathian standards, but for the Romans they were a natural wall, and they built their frontier along it. The north-western edge of Dacia ran along these hills, with forts, watchtowers and walls guarding the passes from the plains of the Barbaricum beyond. Agrij - Coasta Lată, near the villages of Stârciu, Buciumi and Meseșenii de Jos, is one of the watchtower sites named in the World Heritage inscription of 2024. Nearby, at Buciumi, are the remains of a fort, and a little further north, at Moigrad, lies Porolissum, the largest Roman site in the region, with a reconstructed gate.
Read the complete Agrij - Coasta Lată write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Agrij - Coasta Lată sits at 139 km, about halfway. Next is back through Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor.
6. back through Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor comes up about 204 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu.
7. back through Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 245 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu. Next is back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2.
8. 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, late in the day. Next is Negreni - Poiana la Arbore.
9. Negreni - Poiana la Arbore
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Negreni - Poiana la Arbore write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 324 km.
Leg by leg
Negreni - Poiana la Arbore to Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2
Negreni - Poiana la Arbore → Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 to Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu
Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 → Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu to Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor
Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu → Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor to Agrij - Coasta Lată
Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor → Agrij - Coasta Lată is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Agrij - Coasta Lată to back through Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor
Agrij - Coasta Lată → back through Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor is 48 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor to back through Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu
back through Var - Dealul Tărăvăilor → back through Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu to back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2
back through Buciumi - Pădurea Dosu → back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 to Negreni - Poiana la Arbore
back through Ciglean - Vârful Cigleanului 2 → Negreni - Poiana la Arbore is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.