The cycling trip is made for all ages. Daily you cycle to a different destination. Distances are between the 30 and 70km so that there is plenty of time left to visit the many interesting places along your trip. Because luggage transport would make your trip very expensive, we provided special bags on the bicycle.    

You stay in guestrooms or hotel rooms. In remote villages where there aren't restaurants we included full board. Where you have the possibility to go out dining in decent restaurants, we provided bed and breakfast.   

You’ll visit the very authentic Saxon villages and historical towns Sibiu and Sighisoara with a surprising rich cultural heritage. Several of the sites you cycle along are on the World Heritage List. There is so much to see and to visit during the trip that you will have to make selections or stay extra nights if you want to see it all. 

The trip offers diversity, there aren't only cultural sites, there are also several small nature reserves. Further the nature in the region is hardly touched by chemicals so that also nature lovers will enjoy the rich pastoral landscapes.   

We prepared a large brochure for this trip with extensive information about the cultural and historical sites.  

You cycle on asphalted roads and we avoided as much as possible the busy E roads.

The region

Siebenburgen is the name the Saxon settlers gave to the region between Brasov, Sighisoara and Sibiu. They came in the region in the early Middle Ages. The first colonists should have been Flemish, Walloon, French and Dutch farmers. They most likely remained behind during or after the first crusade in the 11th century. The  Saxons came later and were the biggest group, absorbing the others. They constructed and organized the country. This is clearly visible in the beautiful medieval towns Sibiu and Sighisoara. These old medieval towns were impressive fortified bastions against Ottoman and Tartar invasions. Even the small villages had their fortified churches. All this can still be seen today.

You can watch a movie from the region at the following link:

film Sibiu - Sighisoara

We have also a page with more info about Sibiu at:

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THE PROGRAM

Day 1

Arrival, introduction and acquaintance in Gura Raului. Accommodation: guestrooms in the village. You receive your bikes.

If you travel by train, the nearest train station is Orlat from where you will be picked up.

Day 2 
Cycling trip to Ocna Sibiului. You leave Gura Raului to the north and cycle along country roads to the village Cristian, further over Sura Mica, to Ocna Sibiului, a small health resort with salt water lakes where you stay for the night. 

It's an easy trip the first day, only along asphalted roads. The main attractions are the fortified churches from the above mentioned villages, the salt water lakes.  

Total distance: 30km, level difference 240m. Accommodation in guestrooms in Ocna Sibiului.

Day 3

Trip along the villages Slimnic (with ruins from the once impressive Stolzenburg), Rusi, Seica Mare, Axente Sever, Copsa Mica to Mosna and further over Richis to Biertan. Trip along country roads and you'll enjoy the pastoral landscapes and fortified churches of Rusi, Seica Mare, Mosna. You stay in guestrooms in Biertan. Biertan was the bishops- seat during the middle ages and has an enormous fortified church with several ring-walls.

Distance: 69km, climbing about 290m.

Day 4

Cycling trip to Sighisoara over the villages Copsa Mare – Grosskopisch, Valchid – Waldhutten to Danes. From Danes you can make a short detour to the beautiful renaissance castle in Cris (in restoration). You arrive early in Sighisoara so there is enough time left to visit the superbly preserved medieval town. Sighisoara is recognized as one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe. The old fortified town lies on a small hill, dominating the lower town. You stay overnight in the historic medieval town in hotel rooms. Cycling:  32 km, 180m climbing, extra trip to Cris about 14km on a gravel road.

Day 5
Cycling trip to Soars. 

Again a splendid trip along country roads passing the Saxon villages Saes – Schaas, Apold – Trappold, Bradeni – Henndorf, Soars – Scharosch, all of them with fortified churches.

Total distance: 46km, 380m climbing, 

Day 6
Cycling trip to Ohaba.

You cycle to Rodbav with fortified church, and further to the town Fagaras with its impressive castle (now museum). It goes further over Ileni to Harseni. You stay overnight in the village Ohaba. Distance 40km, climbing 210m

Day 7

Cycling trip to Arpasu de Sus. 

You cycle along the base of the Fagaras mountain ridge over Bucium, Recea, Lisa (watermill) Sambata de Sus with impressive Brancovensc monastery from 1696, (there are several events and festivals around 15 august in the region) 

It goes further over Dragus (etnographic museum) and festival around 15 august to Vistea de Sus. You cross the industrial town Victoria and go further to Arpasu de Jos where you stay overnight. There is in the Orthodox monastery from Arpasu an icon school.  

Distance: 52km, climbing 200m,  

Day 8
Cycling trip to Cisnadioara. A trip that starts with the ruins from the Cistercian monastery in Cirta - Kerz. Then it goes to Avrig where Samuel Brukenthal the former governor from Transylvania built him a castle. It goes further over Romanian settlements and villages to Talmaciu, the gate of the Olt valley, the most important passage through the Carpathian Mountains. It goes further over Sadu with a small nature reserve to Cisnadie - Heltau, an old medieval town and important textile center. You stay overnight in Cisnadioara - Michaelsberg in guestrooms. Cisnadioara has a medieval monastery church high above the village on a hill. Total distance: 70km, climbing 410m, gravel road 12km. Extra trip to Cirta to visit the Cistercian monastery 8km. 

Day 9
Trip to Gura Raului. A very short trip to allow you to visit the largest open air museum in the country: Astra museum. he museum is built around 3 lakes in the Dumbrava Forest and exposes houses, churches, water- and windmills from all over Romania.  After the visit it goes over the Romanian village Poplaca to Gura Raului where you sleep again in guestrooms at the base of the Cindrel Mountains. Total distance: 26km, climbing 270m, gravel road 7km. 

Day 10
Visit Sibiu. The owner will bring you to the train station (or you go by bike) in Orlat. (5km from Gura Raului) The train takes you in less then 30 minutes in the heart of the medieval town. There are several trains, at convenient hours. 

Day 11
Breakfast, end of program. (On demand you can be brought back to Orlat train station.)

Bicycles You can rent one of our bicycles for the trip.  We have hybrid- bikes with luggage bags. Price 50 Euro for the trip. Bags 10 Euro

map of the trip