Why this ride
A 294 km round trip from Spermezeu - roughly 5 h 55 in the saddle. On the way it passes Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha, Treznea and back through Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Perișor - Păltiniș and Treznea
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 294 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 55
- 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. Perișor - Păltiniș
The hills of northern Transylvania, in Bistrita-Nasaud county, are quieter than the better-known Saxon towns further south, a country of wooded ridges, narrow valleys and farming villages where hay is still cut by hand and stacked on wooden poles. The Perisor to Paltinis label sits in this landscape, about four kilometres from the village of Spermezeu and not far from Zagra, in the foothills below the Rodna mountains.
Read the complete Perișor - Păltiniș write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Perișor - Păltiniș is where the day begins. Next is Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha.
2. 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 comes up about 78 km into the recorded legs. Next is Treznea.
3. Treznea
The northern frontier of Roman Dacia ran through the hills of Sălaj county, near Zalău, and Treznea is one of the places where its watchtowers, ramparts and forts left traces. The Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia, were listed as a World Heritage Site in 2024, covering hundreds of sites across Romania. Nearby, on a ridge above the valley, Porolissum was the largest Roman town and military complex on this frontier, with a reconstructed gate, an amphitheatre and walls, and it is one of the most impressive Roman sites in Romania.
Read the complete Treznea write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 145 km into the recorded legs you reach Treznea. Next is back through Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha.
4. back through 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
back through Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha, late in the day. Next is Perișor - Păltiniș.
5. Perișor - Păltiniș
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Perișor - Păltiniș write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Perișor - Păltiniș. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Perișor - Păltiniș to Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha
Perișor - Păltiniș → Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha to Treznea
Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha → Treznea is 67 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Treznea to back through Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha
Treznea → back through Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha is 71 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha to Perișor - Păltiniș
back through Ileanda - Dealul Ciuha → Perișor - Păltiniș is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.