Why this ride
Shaded two-lane riding with rolling corners and little urban exposure. It also links naturally to Cheile Nerei-Beusnita National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cheile Nerei and Anina Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 41 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 56 min
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
High passes are seasonal. Verify surface, weather and construction status. Specific flag: gravel; weather.
Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Oraviţa
Oravița lies at the south-western edge of Romania, in the Banat hills where the land begins to fold up toward the Anina Mountains. It is a small town, twelve thousand people or so, and yet it holds a handful of distinctions that would suit a city ten times its size. The little theatre here, opened in 1817, is regarded as the oldest in Romania, a neat neoclassical hall with a horseshoe auditorium that has been restored and still hosts performances.
Read the complete Oraviţa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Oraviţa sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Anina.
2. Anina
Anina is a coal town high in the Banat mountains, and for a long time it was a place people left rather than visited. The mines here were opened in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the Austrian authorities and later by a railway company, and the town grew around them, with miners brought in from Austria, Bohemia, Slovakia and elsewhere. The neighbouring settlement of Steierdorf was named after the Styrian settlers who came to work the forests and the coal. The last mine closed after a deadly explosion in the 2000s, and the town has struggled since, with abandoned buildings and an ageing population.
Read the complete Anina write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Anina comes up 14 km in. Next is Oraviţa.
3. Oraviţa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Oraviţa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
41 km in you reach Oraviţa.