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
With our editor, Larisa, we’ll be bringing lots of Transylvania and Romanian mountain biking trails for you to enjoy. You can fly direct to Sibiu from London, Munich and other European cities, and there’s a new airport being built at Brasov too.
Yes, it’s time to take a bikecation to Romania and transfixing Transylvania for cycling and adventure.
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.
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.
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