Why this ride
From Spermezeu it runs 240 km to Spermezeu; allow about 4 h 56 of riding. On the way it passes Chiuiești - Dealul Podului, Ileanda - La Căsoi, Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii and back through Ileanda - La Căsoi.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Spermezeu - Lazuri and Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 240 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 56
- 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. Spermezeu - Lazuri
Spermezeu is a village in the hilly country of western Bistriţa-Năsăud county, in northern Transylvania, where low ridges covered with orchards, hayfields and beech woods roll between the Someş valley and the Ţibleş mountains. The site called Spermezeu - Lazuri belongs to the series of places along the northern edge of the Roman province of Dacia, part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire listed in Romania in 2024. Here the Romans watched the border with watchtowers and small fortifications on hilltops, and though little remains above ground, the commanding views explain why these spots were chosen.
Read the complete Spermezeu - Lazuri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Spermezeu - Lazuri is where the day begins. Next is Chiuiești - Dealul Podului.
2. Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
The hills above the Someș valley northeast of Dej roll away in long green waves, and the commune of Chiuiești sprawls across them in a scatter of hamlets, each tucked into its own fold of land. Dealul Podului, the Hill of the Bridge, is one of the ridges where traces of a Roman watchtower have been found, part of the chain of observation points that guarded the northern frontier of Dacia. The frontier was not a wall but a network of forts, towers and roads, and the Romans placed their towers where they could see far across the valleys and signal to one another. The site is one of the components of the World Heritage site of the Dacian frontier, although on the ground you will see little more than the shape of the hill and perhaps a low mound.
Read the complete Chiuiești - Dealul Podului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului comes up about 43 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ileanda - La Căsoi.
3. Ileanda - La Căsoi
Ileanda is a village on the Someș, the big river of north-western Transylvania, at a point where the valley narrows between wooded hills on its way from Dej towards Jibou. The railway runs alongside the water, the road keeps company with both, and the hills on either side rise in long slopes of beech, hornbeam and pasture. La Căsoi is a local name for a spot among those hills; you will not find a monument here, just the landscape and whatever the season is doing to it.
Read the complete Ileanda - La Căsoi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 88 km into the recorded legs you reach Ileanda - La Căsoi. Next is Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii.
4. Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Surduc is a village in the Someș valley in Sălaj county, north-western Romania, where the river cuts a narrow path through hills on its way toward Baia Mare. Above the village, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the Hrăii stream, there are traces of a Roman watchtower, part of the frontier of the province of Dacia. The nearby villages of Tihău and Băbeni, and the town of Jibou, are all close by.
Read the complete Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii, about halfway. Next is back through Ileanda - La Căsoi.
5. back through Ileanda - La Căsoi
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ileanda - La Căsoi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Ileanda - La Căsoi sits at 112 km, about halfway. Next is back through Chiuiești - Dealul Podului.
6. back through Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chiuiești - Dealul Podului 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 Podului comes up about 195 km into the recorded legs. Next is Spermezeu - Lazuri.
7. Spermezeu - Lazuri
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Spermezeu - Lazuri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Spermezeu - Lazuri closes the day.
Leg by leg
Spermezeu - Lazuri to Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
Spermezeu - Lazuri → Chiuiești - Dealul Podului is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului to Ileanda - La Căsoi
Chiuiești - Dealul Podului → Ileanda - La Căsoi is 45 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ileanda - La Căsoi to Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Ileanda - La Căsoi → Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii to back through Ileanda - La Căsoi
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii → back through Ileanda - La Căsoi is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ileanda - La Căsoi to back through Chiuiești - Dealul Podului
back through Ileanda - La Căsoi → back through Chiuiești - Dealul Podului is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Chiuiești - Dealul Podului to Spermezeu - Lazuri
back through Chiuiești - Dealul Podului → Spermezeu - Lazuri is 46 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.