Why this ride
191 km from Poieni to Poieni, about 4 h 29 of riding. It goes by way of Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2, Brebi - Dealul Mare 3, Cliț - Fața Chicerii and back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor and Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 191 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 29
- 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. Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
The hill of Dealul Cocinilor rises above the valley of the Crișul Repede near Ciucea, on the western edge of Cluj county, and it marks another point on the Roman frontier of Dacia, this time in the Meseș mountains, where the limes ran along the hills protecting the province of Dacia Porolissensis. The watchtowers here guarded the approaches from the west and north, and from the hilltop you can still see why: the valley below is a natural corridor, used by traders, armies and travellers for thousands of years.
Read the complete Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor is where the day begins. Next is Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2.
2. Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2
The Meseș hills are a long, wooded ridge in northwestern Romania, and for the Romans they were the edge of the world. Beyond them lay the free Dacians and the peoples of the great plain; on this side lay the province of Dacia, conquered by Trajan in the early second century. The valley of the Agrij river, which runs along the southern side of the ridge in Sălaj county, is dotted with archaeological sites, and Osoiul Ciontului is one of many places in the area where traces of ancient settlement have been recorded. There may be little to see at the spot itself, but the landscape around it is rich in history and quiet beauty.
Read the complete Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 comes up about 39 km into the recorded legs. Next is Brebi - Dealul Mare 3.
3. Brebi - Dealul Mare 3
Most people who know the Roman Empire think of Hadrian's Wall or the Rhine, but there was also a Roman frontier in the hills of north-western Transylvania, and this is part of it. The province of Dacia Porolissensis was guarded by a line of forts and wooden watchtowers on ridge tops, and the great fort and customs station at Porolissum, at Moigrad, was its centre. UNESCO added the Dacia Porolissensis frontier to its listing of Roman frontiers in 2024. Brebi lies close to Porolissum, and the ridge called Dealul Mare gives a sense of why the Romans chose these hills: wide views over the valleys and the approaches from the north.
Read the complete Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 65 km into the recorded legs you reach Brebi - Dealul Mare 3. Next is Cliț - Fața Chicerii.
4. Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Northern Sălaj is quiet country: low wooded hills, hay meadows, plum orchards and villages strung along the Someș river and its side valleys, with wooden churches and haystacks built around poles in the fields. Cliț is a small village near Băbeni, and the point named Fața Chicerii lies in the hills above it. Names in this list follow the pattern of the Romanian archaeological record, a village and then the local name of a hillside, and in this part of Sălaj many such points belong to the line of watchtowers and small forts of the Roman frontier of Dacia, which UNESCO recognised in 2024.
Read the complete Cliț - Fața Chicerii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cliț - Fața Chicerii, about halfway. Next is back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3.
5. back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 sits at 105 km, about halfway. Next is back through Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2.
6. back through Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 comes up about 152 km into the recorded legs. Next is Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor.
7. Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor closes the day.
Leg by leg
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor to Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor → Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 to Brebi - Dealul Mare 3
Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 → Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 to Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 → Cliț - Fața Chicerii is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cliț - Fața Chicerii to back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3
Cliț - Fața Chicerii → back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 to back through Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2
back through Brebi - Dealul Mare 3 → back through Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 to Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
back through Agrij - Osoiul Ciontului 2 → Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.