Why this ride
From Jibou it runs 107 km to Jibou; allow about 2 h 10 of riding. On the way it passes Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus, Agrij - Coasta Lată and back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus. It keeps close to the shore for long stretches.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Prodănești - Pe Șanț and Agrij - Coasta Lată
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 107 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 10
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus → Agrij - Coasta Lată
The ride follows Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus → Agrij - Coasta Lată for 28 km.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 28 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Prodănești - Pe Șanț
"Pe Șanț" means on the ditch, and in Romanian hill country that word is nearly always a clue. A șanț is an earthwork, a trench or rampart, and the countryside of Sălaj holds many of them, from Roman-era frontier lines to medieval and prehistoric defences.
Read the complete Prodănești - Pe Șanț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Prodănești - Pe Șanț is where the day begins. Next is Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus.
2. Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
The Romans did not build their frontier in Dacia as a single wall. They built it as a chain of forts, watchtowers and signal posts along the crest of the Meseș mountains in what is now north-western Romania, and Moigrad is where the chain had its main fortress. The ancient town was called Porolissum, and it controlled the Meseș Gate, a natural pass through the ridge, where merchants paid customs and soldiers watched for raiders from the north. Walk the site today and you find an amphitheatre, a forum, a temple, stretches of the fort wall and long grassy slopes, all overlooking the green valley below.
Read the complete Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus comes up about 20 km into the recorded legs. Next is Agrij - Coasta Lată.
3. 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
about 48 km into the recorded legs you reach Agrij - Coasta Lată. Next is back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus.
4. back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus, late in the day. Next is Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
5. Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Prodănești - Pe Șanț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Prodănești - Pe Șanț. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Prodănești - Pe Șanț to Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
Prodănești - Pe Șanț → Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus to Agrij - Coasta Lată
Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus → Agrij - Coasta Lată is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Agrij - Coasta Lată to back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus
Agrij - Coasta Lată → back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus to Prodănești - Pe Șanț
back through Moigrad - La Poiana de Sus → Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.