Free Ride Mountain biking tour

The German MAGAZINE awarded our free ride tour, in the November 2005 edition Click here

Day 1

Pick up from the Bucharest airport

Transfer 170 Kilometers north, to our starting point Moeciu, the feet of the Carpathian Mountains

Depending on your arrival time, you can explore the area by bike.

Overnight in Moeciu.

Day 2

Transfer to Busteni, and take the cable car to the Bucegi plateau.

Visit the Romanian Sphinx, and bike up to the Caraiman peak - a breathtaking view.

Then a technical downhill in the Ialomita valley 600 meters bellow.

Visit the Ialomita Cave, and the Orthodox monastery inside the cave.

Overnight in Pestera Hotel 3***

Day 3

From Pestera Hotel we take the old sheep trail that takes us to the western ridge of Bucegi Mountains. The trail descends then through the wide Strunga saddle, and along the slope into the forest.

The final descent includes some great switch backs on a rocky single trail

Overnight in Moeciu Pension 3***

Day 4

The day starts with a 5 km uphill on forestry road to the Fundata pass

Then continue to Sirnea village, and further through a tight torrent down to the Dambovicioara. Have lunch in restaurant.

Our route continues south through a superb gorge, along the Dambovita river. An amazing final descent on single trail back to Moeciu.

Overnight in Moeciu Pension 3***

Day 5

Drive to the walled medieval city of Brasov – one of the most visited cities in Romania.

Great sites to visit as The Black Church, the main square, the old defense walls that are still well preserved on the south and west side of the old city the watch towers and the narrowest street in Europe are just a few points on this day’s agenda. Lunch in restaurant

Drive to Prejmer to visit the strongest fortified church in Transylvania.

Overnight in Moeciu Pension 3***

Day 6

Visit Bran Castle (Dracula's castle) 15km downstream from our accommodation. Lunch near the castle

Bike up to on the Simon Valley. In about 3 hours we reach the Gutanu meadow at the highest point of the day at 1300 meters elevation.

The descent on a switch back trail drops us fast back to Moeciu

Accommodation in pension** Moeciu

Day 7

Bike down to Zarnesti on paved and forestry roads about 10 miles, then we turn south through the Zarnesti canyon getting deeper into the vild Piatra Craiului National Park. We turn west uphill to the remote Magura village.

A fast single trail descends 5 kilometers back to Moeciu

Overnight in Moeciu

Day 8

Transfer to Bucharest airport.

Departure