Why this ride
From Poieni it runs 214 km to Poieni; allow about 4 h 33 of riding. It goes by way of Hurez - Sub Cornet, Treznea, Brebi - Comorâște and Românași - Largiana / Cetate.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor and Românași - Largiana / Cetate
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 214 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 33
- 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
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Planning note
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor is where the day begins. Next is Hurez - Sub Cornet.
2. 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
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Planning note
Hurez - Sub Cornet comes up about 31 km into the recorded legs. Next is Treznea.
3. 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
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Planning note
about 54 km into the recorded legs you reach Treznea. Next is Brebi - Comorâște.
4. 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
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Planning note
Brebi - Comorâște, about halfway. Next is Românași - Largiana / Cetate.
5. Românași - Largiana / Cetate
At Românași, in the valley of the Agrij in Sălaj county, the outline of a Roman fort called Largiana can still be traced on a low rise above the village, its rectangle of ramparts and ditches softened by centuries of ploughing. It stood on the road that ran from Porolissum, the great frontier stronghold to the north, down towards Napoca, today's Cluj, and it housed an auxiliary unit guarding the approach to the Meseș mountains. Archaeologists have found inscriptions, coins and pottery here, and the site is part of the Dacian frontier listed by UNESCO in 2024.
Read the complete Românași - Largiana / Cetate write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Românași - Largiana / Cetate sits at 69 km, about halfway. Next is back through Brebi - Comorâște.
6. back through Brebi - Comorâște
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Brebi - Comorâște write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Brebi - Comorâște comes up about 135 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Treznea.
7. back through Treznea
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Treznea write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 161 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Treznea. Next is back through Hurez - Sub Cornet.
8. back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Hurez - Sub Cornet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet, late in the day. Next is Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor.
9. Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 214 km.
Leg by leg
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor to Hurez - Sub Cornet
Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor → Hurez - Sub Cornet is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Hurez - Sub Cornet to Treznea
Hurez - Sub Cornet → Treznea is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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 Românași - Largiana / Cetate
Brebi - Comorâște → Românași - Largiana / Cetate is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Românași - Largiana / Cetate to back through Brebi - Comorâște
Românași - Largiana / Cetate → back through Brebi - Comorâște is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Brebi - Comorâște to back through Treznea
back through Brebi - Comorâște → back through Treznea is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Treznea to back through Hurez - Sub Cornet
back through Treznea → back through Hurez - Sub Cornet is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet to Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor
back through Hurez - Sub Cornet → Vânători - Dealul Cocinilor is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.