Why this ride
89 km from Zalău to Zalău, about 1 h 57 of riding. On the way it passes Prodănești - Pe Șanț, Cliț - Fața Chicerii and back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 and Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 89 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 57
- 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. Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1
Zalau is the sort of city that many riders cross without noticing, and that is a pity, because the capital of Salaj County is a lively, youthful place with a long past. Its population of over sixty thousand makes it the largest town in this part of north-western Romania, set in the valley of the Zalau river at the foot of the Meses hills, and it has a mixed Romanian and Hungarian heritage that shows in street names, churches and food. The Hungarians called it Zilah, and the poet Endre Ady, one of the great voices of Hungarian literature, went to school here in the 1880s.
Read the complete Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 is where the day begins. Next is Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
2. Prodănești - Pe Șanț
"Pe Șanț" means on the ditch, and in Romanian hill country that word is nearly always a clue. A șanț is an earthwork, a trench or rampart, and the countryside of Sălaj holds many of them, from Roman-era frontier lines to medieval and prehistoric defences.
Read the complete Prodănești - Pe Șanț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Prodănești - Pe Șanț comes up about 23 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cliț - Fața Chicerii.
3. 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
about 44 km into the recorded legs you reach Cliț - Fața Chicerii. Next is back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț.
4. back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Prodănești - Pe Șanț write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț, late in the day. Next is Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1.
5. Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 to Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 → Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Prodănești - Pe Șanț to Cliț - Fața Chicerii
Prodănești - Pe Șanț → Cliț - Fața Chicerii is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Cliț - Fața Chicerii to back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț
Cliț - Fața Chicerii → back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț to Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1
back through Prodănești - Pe Șanț → Zalău - Dealul Dojii 1 is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.