Why this ride
From Zalău it runs 279 km to Zalău; allow about 6 h 01 of riding. On the way it passes Huta - Salhiger, Tihău - Grădiște, Rogna - La Bontauă and back through Tihău - Grădiște. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Treznea and Rogna - La Bontauă
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 279 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 01
- 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 Huta - Salhiger.
2. Huta - Salhiger
Huta is a Romanian word for a glassworks or ironworks, and the name usually points to an old forest industry: a place where charcoal burners and glassblowers once worked in clearings in the beech woods. The village of this name lies in the hills between Ciucea, in Cluj county, and the villages of Cizer and Stârciu in the neighbouring county of Sălaj, in the broken country where the Meseș and Plopiș mountains meet.
Read the complete Huta - Salhiger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Huta - Salhiger comes up about 29 km into the recorded legs. Next is Tihău - Grădiște.
3. 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
about 106 km into the recorded legs you reach Tihău - Grădiște. Next is Rogna - La Bontauă.
4. Rogna - La Bontauă
Rogna is a scatter of farms in the hills of northern Sălaj, close to the Someș valley and the border with Maramureș, and La Bontauă is the name the locals give to a piece of high ground where a Roman frontier site has been recorded. The northern edge of Roman Dacia ran through these hills, and the Romans placed watchtowers and small forts on high points to keep an eye on the river valleys and the free Dacians to the north. Today there is little to see apart from the shape of the land, but the view over the rolling hills makes it easy to imagine a sentry looking out across the valley.
Read the complete Rogna - La Bontauă write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Rogna - La Bontauă, about halfway. Next is back through Tihău - Grădiște.
5. back through 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
back through Tihău - Grădiște sits at 145 km, about halfway. Next is back through Huta - Salhiger.
6. back through Huta - Salhiger
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Huta - Salhiger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Huta - Salhiger comes up about 228 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 Huta - Salhiger
Treznea → Huta - Salhiger is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Huta - Salhiger to Tihău - Grădiște
Huta - Salhiger → Tihău - Grădiște is 77 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tihău - Grădiște to Rogna - La Bontauă
Tihău - Grădiște → Rogna - La Bontauă is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Rogna - La Bontauă to back through Tihău - Grădiște
Rogna - La Bontauă → back through Tihău - Grădiște is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Tihău - Grădiște to back through Huta - Salhiger
back through Tihău - Grădiște → back through Huta - Salhiger is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Huta - Salhiger to Treznea
back through Huta - Salhiger → Treznea is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.