Romania Mountain Biking Routes

  • Mountain Biking in Transylvania, Romania

In Partnership with Triada MTB

Find your next adventure, on the ‘Trilogy of the Trails’

Europe’s Mountain Secret

A land of myth and legend, of beautiful countryside, enchanting villages, and historic castles – Romania is all of this and more. Transylvania cycling and mountain biking takes you in the  spectacular Carpathian and Cindrel Mountains, full of hidden tracks and trails, to epic peaks with amazing views. Mountain biking in Transylvania is unique and special on hidden trails through forests and mountains


Thanks to our editor from Sibiu in Transylvania, Larisa Chinces, we’ve been able to create lots of Transylvania and Romanian mountain biking trails for you to enjoy. We want to continue this into 2924 and beyond, as we work closely with others in Transylvania, such as the great people at Triada MTB.

You can fly direct to the historic World Heritage Site city of Sibiu from London, Munich and other European cities, and there’s a new airport at Brasov too, close to the 2024 UCI European MTB Championships in May. Add to this, and the amazing forested mountains that, former Olympic mtb rider Tudor Oprea and the team at Triada  are also looking to develop more great mtb races for you too – so, why not take a trip to Transylvania. The Triada race series is now into its second decade, and this amazing mountain bike event is developing all the time. There’s three main event race weekends planned for 2024; in April, June and September, and you can fly in to Sibiu, have a fantastic time in this beautiful city, while riding the Trilogy of the Trails, the Triada series in Europe’s last great wilderness – the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.

Yes, it’s time to take the best possible mountain bike vacation, to transfixing Transylvania for trails that will blow your mind, as you explore real adventure –  in beautiful Romania.

Ride to Adventure

Our map of Transylvania mountain bike and road cycling routes below shows you exactly where the routes are. Simply pan in and click on a bike, and a link will take you to the web page for full details. Alternatively, click the panels as you read through our great selection of mountain bike routes in Transylvania.

Having such a great rider in Larisa on our team, we’re able to give you the very best mountain bike routes in Transylvania. Why not take a trip to this magical place and ride into the wilderness. And, for 2024, we’ll be supporting the Triada mountain bike project in Transylvania, led by the inspirational former Olympic mtb rider for Romania, Tudor Oprea. We’ll be promoting their epic events in the Carpathian Mountains and publishing lots more routes, so that you can visit one of the best places in the world for trail riding adventures – Transylvania, with Triada!

The Trilogy of the Trails 2024

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

AROUND FERTAINU PEAK


Take a trip into the high mountain meadows in the west of Romania, with Larisa Chinces

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

AVRIG & FAGARAS MOUNTAINS


A ride into the forested mountain hills close to historic Sibiu, with a few steep technical sections to test you.  Nearby Sibiu is a great spot to base a biking holiday  in Transylvania.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

BUSTENI  FOREST TRAILS MTB


A 30km short but hard mtb route into the forests close to Busteni, with tight technical sections and good descents. A fun spring and summer mountain bike route in Transylvania.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

BUSTENI FOREST & HILLS


A hard mountain day with lots of forest singletrack, needing good use of the GPS to stay on course, but bringing ample rewards.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

BUSTENI ROLLING HILLS


A day into the forest and hills around Busteni, with lots of forest singletrack and epic descents. Great views all around on the long and hard ride.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

BUSTENI & OMU PEAK MTB


A high level and technical route that takes on the highest accessible peak in Romania, Omu Peak, before descending on steep and technical trails back to Busteni.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

BRASOV LOCAL HILLS MTB


A short but rewarding route,taking in the forests close to Brasov, with some technical sections and sweeping descents.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

BRASOV SOUTH WEST HILLS MTB


A superb trail ride into the hills and forests to the south west of Brasov in Transylvania,with some excellent technical tracks and descending.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

CISNADIE & MAGURA HIGH RIDE


Epic day of mountain biking, along the high meadows and through the forest trails. Lots of climbing and descending along the way

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

CINDREL PEAK FROM PALTINIS


A favourite route into the Transylvania mountains for our editor, Larisa Chinces, this is Transylvania mountain biking at its best.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

FROM CIUNGETU & AROUND Vf PARAGINOSU


A long day riding around the high mountain meadows, with epic views and long descent to reward the intial climbing. Beautiful scenery all day long. make this a classic day.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

MAGURA & THE CARPATHIANS


Another classic Transylvanian mountain bike ride, steep and exciting, with epic views across the Carpathian mountain scenery.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

MAGURA TOWN & NEARBY MOUNTAINS


Another classic trail from this mountain resort, into the hills and the nearby forests

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

MAGURA PEAK FROM CISNADIE TOWN


A superb climbers route from this magical mountain town. Epic views and mountain solitude await, along with great trails

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

MTB TOUR BRUCEGI & STRUNGA


Epic 2 day mountain biking tour in Transylvania, taking in some of the best mountain bike trails in Romania.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

PALTINIS FOREST TRAILS MTB


Time to explore the tracks in this magical forest, with rocky and rooted trail riding, Transylvania technical style, on this short but rewarding exploration ride.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA 

 PALTINIS TO CINDREL PEAK – MEDIUM 30KM


A series of singletrack trails and tracks that climb through a fairy tale forest to amazing mountain views. A superb Transylvania mountain bike route in epic scenery.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA 

PALTINIS – SAUA BATRANA & HILLS


This is a terrific mountain day in the forested hills and high meadows. The climbing is tough, but the descending is fantastic.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA 

TRANS BAI TRAIL, NEAR BRASOV


The TransBai Highway is a superb trail that leads you across the mountains, from the forests in Valea Doftanei, to the high meadows. Epic views reward the climb, and it all ends with a long descent.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

TRIADA PALTINIS MTB SCURT 2018


Superb forested mountain bike trail riding in Transylvania, into the high hills and the Carpathian mountains near historic Sibiu.This is an epic mountain biking day in Transylvania.

ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

TRIADA PALTINIS MTB LUNG 2018


Tough but rewarding forested mountain bike trail riding, in the high hills and Carpathian mountains near historic Sibiu. Mountain biking in Transylvania is awesome and this route is an excellent introduction to the trails.

Cycling in Transylvania & Romania

the Trilogy of the Trails 2024