Last year a cycling tour was made from Cluj to the north-east: Maramures, Moldova visiting Hodora (Nijlen) and Moldovita (Kruibeke).

From June 9th till 19th ,2017 a second cycling tour is planned from Timisoara, in the South-West of Romania: the Banat, the Southern Carpatians.  Besides the flat rides and hilly nature parks, there  has to be climbed considerably.The Transalpina is laying on the route, the highest mountain pass in the Carpatians.  We 'll visit Taut (Bihor) and Armenis (Caras-Severin), 2 villages where the home care project 'll be started. ADR, having a lot of expirience, is organizing the tour. You only have  to register yourself in time. more info via contact.

In the middle of September a 3rd cycling tour is planned from Bucharest, the villages of Viscri (Glabbeek) and Dumitresti (Tessenderlo) will be visited. This tour also is going through beautiful passes in the Carpathians (e.g. the Transfagarasan, the most beautiful road of Europe according to Top Gear). This tour is not completely fixed yet..

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10-day cycling tour in Romania as part  of the Home Care Project in June 2017

The daily trips

 

 

     

kms

hms

Fr 09-06

Day 1

arrival Timisoara - Lipova

   

Sa 10-06

Day2

Lipova –Tinca

130

30

Su 11-06

Day 3

Tinca  - Varadia de Mures

127

660

Mo12-06

Day 4

Varadia de Mures - Slatina Timis

135

900

Tu 13-06

Day 5

Slatina Timis - Prigor

135

2210

We14-06

Day 6

Prigor - Targu Jiu

154

1540

Th 15-06

Day 7

     

Fr 16-06

Day 8

Targu Jiu - Obarsia Loturlui

95

2350

Sa 17-06

Day9

Obarsu Loturlui - Alba Iulia

101

1320

Su 18-06

Day10

Alba Ilia - Timisoara

   

Mo 19-06

Day11

Timisoara - België

   
     

877

9010

Day 1 Flying with  WizzAir from Eindhoven toTimisoara, then by bus to a pension  in Lipova. Bicyles 'll be assembled for the cycling tour.

Day 2 Lipova – Vinatori – Taut – Tinca: flat ride with stopover in Vinatori, twinned with Turnhout, and Taut, twinned with Bertem. In Taut  the home care project also is started. https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3841512-t-1-lipova-tinca/

Day 3 Tinca  - Varadia de Mures: flat ride with first slope (500ms)

https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3841514-t-2-tinca-varadia-de-mures/

Day 4 Varadia de Mures – Armenis - Slatina-Timis: the highest top today is 377ms.

Slatina-Timis is twinned with Geel, and in Armenis, neighbour village of Slatina-Timis home care has also been started.

https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3841515-t-3-varadia-de-mures-slatina-timis/

slatina timis bord

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Day 5 Slatina-Timis – Prigor: it is already a lot spicier, with the Transbanat at the start

https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3841516-t-4-slatina-timis-prigor/

TransbanatPrigorel 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ST - Prigor profiel

 

Day 6 Prigor – Targu Jiu : passing the Domogled- Cernei natural park

https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3841517-t-5-prigor-targu-jiu/

Domogled 1Domogled 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Prigor - T. Jiu profiel

 

 

 

 

 

Day 7 spending a day in Targu Jiu

Day 8 Targu Jiu - Obarsia Loturlui: Today the  first 50 kms are slowly upwards than the Transalpina uphill!https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3841518-t-6-targu-jui-obarsie-lotrului/

Transalpina foto1

Transalpina foto2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Targu Jiu Transalpina 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 9  Obarsia Loturlui – Alba Iulia : in the beginning a little while uphill and then smoothly going down to Alba Iulia

https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3841519-t-7-obarsie-l-alba-iulia/

Obarsia - Alba Iulia 

Putting the bikes in the boxes.

Day 10 transfer with the bus to Timisoara- sightseeing

Day 11 with Wizz Air back to Eindhoven

More info about the home care project:

http://www.slatina-timis.be/en/adams/home-care-project-2016-2017.html