Why this ride
105 km from Zalău to Zalău, about 2 h 10 of riding. The stops in between: Brebi - Comorâște, Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii and back through Brebi - Comorâște. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Treznea and Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 105 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 10
- 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 Brebi - Comorâște.
2. Brebi - Comorâște
The hill of Comorâște, above the village of Brebi in Sălaj county, overlooks the Someș valley as it turns north towards Jibou, and its name hints at buried treasure, comoară, which is how villagers often explained odd mounds and old stones on their land. Archaeologists explain it more prosaically as a Roman watch site on the north-western frontier of Dacia, part of the line of towers and forts strung along the Meseș hills and inscribed by UNESCO in 2024. From the top you can see across the valley to the forested ridges that once marked the edge of the empire.
Read the complete Brebi - Comorâște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Brebi - Comorâște comes up about 29 km into the recorded legs. Next is Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii.
3. Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Surduc is a village in the Someș valley in Sălaj county, north-western Romania, where the river cuts a narrow path through hills on its way toward Baia Mare. Above the village, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the Hrăii stream, there are traces of a Roman watchtower, part of the frontier of the province of Dacia. The nearby villages of Tihău and Băbeni, and the town of Jibou, are all close by.
Read the complete Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 51 km into the recorded legs you reach Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii. Next is back through Brebi - Comorâște.
4. back through Brebi - Comorâște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Brebi - Comorâște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Brebi - Comorâște, late in the day. Next is Treznea.
5. 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
Back at Treznea. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Treznea to Brebi - Comorâște
Treznea → Brebi - Comorâște is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Brebi - Comorâște to Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii
Brebi - Comorâște → Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii to back through Brebi - Comorâște
Surduc - Deasupra Văii Hrăii → back through Brebi - Comorâște is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Brebi - Comorâște to Treznea
back through Brebi - Comorâște → Treznea is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.