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🏔 Transfăgărășan by motorcycle (DN7C)

Romania's best-known mountain road and on every motorcyclist's list. It climbs from Argeș, passes the Vidraru dam, and at the top, at Bâlea Lake, it enters the Capra–Bâlea tunnel, the longest road tunnel in the country (887 m).

Road: DN7C
From – to: Bascov (near Pitești) – Cârțișoara (DN1, between Sibiu and Brașov)
Length: 151 km
Highest point: 2,042 m, at Bâlea Lake
Open: the mountain section, usually 30 June – 1 November, weather permitting
At night: traffic restricted between 22:00 and 06:00 on the mountain section

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Where to stop

Curtea de Argeș — the last big town before the mountains: good for fuel and coffee
Vidraru Dam — the classic photo stop, before the climb
Poenari Fortress — on the south side, on the way up
Bâlea Lake — the glacial lake next to the highest point
Bâlea Waterfall — on the north side, on the way down to Cârțișoara

Transfăgărășan as a group

Fill up before the climb: petrol stations are rare in the mountains.
Up in the mountains it's much colder than in the valley: take an extra layer and spare gloves.
Agree on the regroup points before setting off, not on the road.
Keep your distance and ride staggered in the lane, not side by side.
Don't stop the group in bends or in a tunnel; stop only where there's room for all the motorcycles.

In {{nume}} you propose the ride with the meeting point and the pace, the others tap “I'm in”, and on the road you see each other on the map.

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The facts above are indicative. Before setting off, check whether the road is open and what the weather is like up in the mountains.

Sources: Wikipedia: DN7C.