Why this ride
From Zalău it runs 94 km to Zalău; allow about 2 h 05 of riding. On the way it passes Prodănești - Pe Șanț, Cliț - Fața Chicerii and back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Stâna - La Balize and Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 94 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 05
- 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. Stâna - La Balize
Zalau is the sort of Romanian city that few foreigners visit, a county capital of some sixty thousand people at the foot of the Mes mountains, with communist-era apartment blocks, a pleasant old centre and a surprisingly rich past. The point called Stana La Balize lies in the hills about five kilometres away, on the edge of the town. Stana means a sheepfold, a summer shepherd's camp, and the word tells you what these slopes were used for: pasture. As part of the group of sites on the Roman frontier of Dacia Porolissensis, it likely marks a watchtower or a related feature on the ridge above Zalau.
Read the complete Stâna - La Balize write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Stâna - La Balize is where the day begins. Next is Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
2. 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 comes up about 25 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cliț - Fața Chicerii.
3. Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Northern Sălaj is quiet country: low wooded hills, hay meadows, plum orchards and villages strung along the Someș river and its side valleys, with wooden churches and haystacks built around poles in the fields. Cliț is a small village near Băbeni, and the point named Fața Chicerii lies in the hills above it. Names in this list follow the pattern of the Romanian archaeological record, a village and then the local name of a hillside, and in this part of Sălaj many such points belong to the line of watchtowers and small forts of the Roman frontier of Dacia, which UNESCO recognised in 2024.
Read the complete Cliț - Fața Chicerii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 47 km into the recorded legs you reach Cliț - Fața Chicerii. Next is back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
4. back through 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 through Prodănești - Pe Șanț, late in the day. Next is Stâna - La Balize.
5. Stâna - La Balize
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Stâna - La Balize write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Stâna - La Balize. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Stâna - La Balize to Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Stâna - La Balize → Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Prodănești - Pe Șanț to Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Prodănești - Pe Șanț → Cliț - Fața Chicerii is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cliț - Fața Chicerii to back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Cliț - Fața Chicerii → back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț to Stâna - La Balize
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț → Stâna - La Balize is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.