Why this ride
223 km from Tihău to Tihău, about 4 h 44 of riding. On the way it passes Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1, Hurez - Sub Cornet, Bologa - Grădiște and back through Hurez - Sub Cornet. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Tihău - Grădiște and Bologa - Grădiște
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 223 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 44
- 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. Tihău - Grădiște
The Someș river makes its way through the hills of north-western Romania between Cluj and Baia Mare, and near the small town of Jibou, in Sălaj county, it passes through a narrow valley guarded on its slopes by the remains of a Roman fort. The site, known locally as Grădiște, which simply means old fort, lies above the village of Tihău, close to Surduc and Gâlgău Almașului.
Read the complete Tihău - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tihău - Grădiște is where the day begins. Next is Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1.
2. Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1
Zalau is the sort of city that many riders cross without noticing, and that is a pity, because the capital of Salaj County is a lively, youthful place with a long past. Its population of over sixty thousand makes it the largest town in this part of north-western Romania, set in the valley of the Zalau river at the foot of the Meses hills, and it has a mixed Romanian and Hungarian heritage that shows in street names, churches and food. The Hungarians called it Zilah, and the poet Endre Ady, one of the great voices of Hungarian literature, went to school here in the 1880s.
Read the complete Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 comes up about 31 km into the recorded legs. Next is Hurez - Sub Cornet.
3. Hurez - Sub Cornet
The hills of Sălaj between Buciumi, Stârciu and Cizer are a landscape of small villages, orchards, pastures and woods, and like much of this county, they were part of the northwestern frontier of Roman Dacia. Hurez, Sub Cornet, is one of the sites of that frontier listed by UNESCO in 2024, probably a watchtower or a stretch of defensive earthwork on a ridge, part of the chain of military posts that linked the forts. Little is visible on the ground today, and the site is better appreciated as part of a wider landscape of Roman frontier archaeology.
Read the complete Hurez - Sub Cornet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 67 km into the recorded legs you reach Hurez - Sub Cornet. Next is Bologa - Grădiște.
4. Bologa - Grădiște
The village of Bologa lies in the valley of the Crișul Repede, on the main road between Cluj-Napoca and Oradea, where the river cuts through the hills between the Apuseni mountains and the Meseș. On a hill above the village, known locally as Grădiște, the Romans built the fort of Resculum, which guarded one of the main routes into the province of Dacia from the west. The fort was rebuilt several times, from earth and timber to stone, and archaeologists have uncovered its walls, gates and towers. It is part of the UNESCO listing of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia. On another hill above the village stand the ruins of a medieval castle, which controlled the same valley in later centuries. Climbing to either site gives fine views over the valley and the surrounding hills.
Read the complete Bologa - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Bologa - Grădiște, about halfway. Next is back through Hurez - Sub Cornet.
5. back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hurez - Sub Cornet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet sits at 101 km, about halfway. Next is back through Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1.
6. back through Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 comes up about 191 km into the recorded legs. Next is Tihău - Grădiște.
7. Tihău - Grădiște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tihău - Grădiște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tihău - Grădiște closes the day.
Leg by leg
Tihău - Grădiște to Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1
Tihău - Grădiște → Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 to Hurez - Sub Cornet
Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 → Hurez - Sub Cornet is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hurez - Sub Cornet to Bologa - Grădiște
Hurez - Sub Cornet → Bologa - Grădiște is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Bologa - Grădiște to back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
Bologa - Grădiște → back through Hurez - Sub Cornet is 44 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet to back through Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet → back through Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 is 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 to Tihău - Grădiște
back through Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 → Tihău - Grădiște is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.