weRIDE Romania × Via Transilvanica · for e-bike ridersFrom Putna to the Danube
The complete Via Transilvanica, mapped for e-bike riders — all seven regions and 34 stages of the road that unites, from the painted monasteries of Bucovina to the Danube. Distances, climbs and e-bike riding times for every section.
The road that unites
The whole of Via Transilvanica, by e-bike.
1,400 kilometres across Romania, from Putna Monastery in the north to the Danube at Drobeta-Turnu Severin in the south-west — seven historic regions, 34 cycling stages, every kilometre waymarked by a hand-carved andesite milestone. Here the trail is laid out for e-bike riders: the route, the climbs and the riding times, section by section.
The carved “T” marks the way every kilometre — andesite, ~260 kg each, no two alike.
Riding times here assume an e-bike at a steady 12 km/h — the assist flattens the climbs, so the trail (not the gradient) sets the pace.
The trail, region by region
Seven regions, thirty-four stages.
Via Transilvanica crosses seven historic regions on its way across Romania. Here's the whole trail, broken into its cycling stages — a brief overview for now, with the full detail to follow.
Straight from the guide: Via Transilvanica can be ridden on an e-bike. Bike stages run about double the length of the hiking stages, batteries charge at every guesthouse, and Bucovina is the hard part — after it, the trail eases into long, rollable gravel. Heavy rain can turn mountain mud impassable, so watch the weather.
Bucovina
Where the trail begins — painted monasteries and the forested obcine.
Ținutul de Sus
The wild highlands and Kilometre 0, the heart of Via Transilvanica.
Terra Siculorum
Székely Land and the valleys of salt.
Terra Saxonum
Fortified Saxon villages and medieval Sighișoara.
Terra Dacica
Ancient Dacia — Alba Iulia and Sarmizegetusa Regia.
Terra Banatica
Wild Banat — the Semenic mountains and the Cerna valley.
Terra Romana
The final descent to the Danube at Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Distances & elevation from the official cyclist's guide. E-bike times estimated at 12 km/h.
The whole trail
Via Transilvanica, by the numbers.
Riding times estimated for an e-bike at a steady 12 km/h. Distances and elevation follow the official Via Transilvanica cyclist's guide.
