Monastery · On the route
monastery of Saint Brancoveni martyrs
Monastery in Obarsia Lotrului, Voineasa.
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0Transalpina
The DN67C from the Oltenian foothills up through Ranca to the Urdele pass, the highest paved road in Romania, then down to Obarsia Lotrului and north past Lake Oasa to Sebes.
- Distance
- 91 miles (147 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Parang Mountains
Follows the official route
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from NovaciCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 64 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 7
- Curvature
- 333 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 4
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 10 to mile 75. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 21 to mile 41, at 468 degrees of turning a mile.
- Passes: Pasul Urdele (2,145 m, mile 25).
- Countries: Romania.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The high section is normally closed from autumn to early summer. Check before you go.
- Fuel up before the climb. There is little on the high section.
- Livestock, loose gravel and slow traffic on the tight bends.
On the way
- Novaci
- Ranca
- Obarsia Lotrului
- Sugag
- Sebes
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in NovaciWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in SebesWhere the route ends
3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Romania
- Money
- Romanian leu
- Ride on the
- Right
- National roads need a rovinieta (road vignette), sold at borders and petrol stations: check whether it applies to your motorcycle
- Drivers must carry a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, warning triangle and fluorescent jacket: check what applies to motorcycles
- If the bike is already damaged when you arrive, get a customs or police officer to write a report on it
- Any alcohol in your system can mean a fine or prison
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in RomaniaOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
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Dam · On the route
Oașa Dam
Dam in Alba County, Romania.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Asybaris01, Public domain
Castle · 0.3 km off the route
Cetatea Saszcor
CETATEA TAUTI | Rumänien | Județul Alba | Săsciori (Schewis).
Castle · On the route
Kirchenburg Petersdorf
KIRCHENBURG | Rumänien | Județul Alba | Petrești (Petersdorf).
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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