CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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414 km from Jibou to Jibou, about 8 h 27 of riding. On the way it passes Poieni - Râmbușoi, Roșia Montană Mining Landscape and back through Poieni - Râmbușoi. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,150 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
Dealul Cucului means cuckoo hill, and the name fits the place: a low, wooded rise above the village of Tihău, close to the town of Jibou in the Someș valley of Sălaj county, where in spring the cuckoo's call echoes across the meadows. The point belongs to the network of archaeological sites along the Roman frontier of Dacia in the northwest of the province, near the confluence of the Almaș and Someș rivers, a strategic spot where valleys meet and roads cross. As with many of these sites, there may be little to see on the surface, but the location makes sense once you look at the map.
Read the complete Tihău - Dealul Cucului write-up.
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Tihău - Dealul Cucului is where the day begins. Next is Poieni - Râmbușoi.
West of Cluj, the valley of the Crișul Repede cuts through the hills toward the Hungarian plain, and the main road between Transylvania and the west follows it. The village of Poieni and the hill of Râmbușoi lie in this valley, between Huedin and Ciucea, with the forested slopes of the Vlădeasa massif, part of the Apuseni mountains, rising to the south. In Roman times, the frontier of Dacia ran through the hills to the north, along the Meseș mountains, and this corridor was a natural route to watch; hilltop positions in the area formed part of the defensive network, and the larger fort at Bologa guarded the valley nearby.
Read the complete Poieni - Râmbușoi write-up.
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Poieni - Râmbușoi comes up about 80 km into the recorded legs. Next is Roșia Montană Mining Landscape.
Gold has been mined at Roșia Montană, in the Apuseni mountains of western Romania, for over two thousand years. The Romans, who called the place Alburnus Maior, dug an extensive network of galleries into the mountains to extract the gold, and some of these galleries survive, along with wax tablets found in the mines, recording contracts and daily life. In 2021, after years of controversy, the mining landscape of Roșia Montană was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read the complete Roșia Montană Mining Landscape write-up.
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about 207 km into the recorded legs you reach Roșia Montană Mining Landscape. Next is back through Poieni - Râmbușoi.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Poieni - Râmbușoi write-up.
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back through Poieni - Râmbușoi, late in the day. Next is Tihău - Dealul Cucului.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tihău - Dealul Cucului write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Tihău - Dealul Cucului. That is the ride.
Tihău - Dealul Cucului → Poieni - Râmbușoi is 80 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Poieni - Râmbușoi → Roșia Montană Mining Landscape is 127 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Roșia Montană Mining Landscape → back through Poieni - Râmbușoi is 127 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Poieni - Râmbușoi → Tihău - Dealul Cucului is 80 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.