Why this ride
267 km from Zalău to Zalău, about 5 h 50 of riding. The stops in between: Hurez - Poic, Tihău - Dealul Cucului, Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor and back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Treznea and Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 267 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 50
- 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. Treznea
The northern frontier of Roman Dacia ran through the hills of Sălaj county, near Zalău, and Treznea is one of the places where its watchtowers, ramparts and forts left traces. The Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Dacia, were listed as a World Heritage Site in 2024, covering hundreds of sites across Romania. Nearby, on a ridge above the valley, Porolissum was the largest Roman town and military complex on this frontier, with a reconstructed gate, an amphitheatre and walls, and it is one of the most impressive Roman sites in Romania.
Read the complete Treznea write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Treznea is where the day begins. Next is Hurez - Poic.
2. Hurez - Poic
Ciucea is the first place to know before you ride into Hurez, because the road from Cluj to Oradea passes through it and the poet Octavian Goga lived and died there. Goga, one of the voices of Transylvanian Romanian nationalism, served briefly as prime minister in 1937 and 1938, and the castle at Ciucea, where he spent his later years, is now a memorial museum. It sits in a small park above the road, with a view of the green hills of the Apuseni mountains, and Goga's grave is nearby.
Read the complete Hurez - Poic write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hurez - Poic comes up about 31 km into the recorded legs. Next is Tihău - Dealul Cucului.
3. Tihău - Dealul Cucului
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.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 103 km into the recorded legs you reach Tihău - Dealul Cucului. Next is Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor.
4. Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor
A ridge called Dealul Hoancelor does not make it onto many maps, and the place is better understood from the landscape around it. This is the country of the Someș river in the north of Transylvania, between the Meseș mountains in the west and the hills of the Transylvanian plain to the east, and the valleys are broad, green and thickly farmed. The nearest places on our list are tiny villages, Lozna and Letca, and the closest town, Jibou, is about twenty kilometres away.
Read the complete Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor, about halfway. Next is back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului.
5. back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Tihău - Dealul Cucului write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului sits at 141 km, about halfway. Next is back through Hurez - Poic.
6. back through Hurez - Poic
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hurez - Poic write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hurez - Poic comes up about 219 km into the recorded legs. Next is Treznea.
7. Treznea
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Treznea write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Treznea closes the day.
Leg by leg
Treznea to Hurez - Poic
Treznea → Hurez - Poic is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hurez - Poic to Tihău - Dealul Cucului
Hurez - Poic → Tihău - Dealul Cucului is 72 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tihău - Dealul Cucului to Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor
Tihău - Dealul Cucului → Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor to back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului
Negreni - Dealul Hoancelor → back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului to back through Hurez - Poic
back through Tihău - Dealul Cucului → back through Hurez - Poic is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hurez - Poic to Treznea
back through Hurez - Poic → Treznea is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.