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The best driving roads in Romania
7 hand-picked driving roads in Romania, every one mapped from real geometry and fact-checked, including 2 world icons.
The five to build a trip around
Our ranking, icons first, with the reasoning on the table. All 7 roads follow below.
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1
2,017 msummitTransfăgărășan
A theatrical stack of hairpins carved across the Făgăraș, climbing from Cârțișoara to Bâlea Lac at over 2,000 metres, with a high-summer-only window to catch it open.
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2
2,099 msummitTransalpina
The highest road in Romania, riding the open ridge.
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3
1,930 msummitTransbucegi
A dead-end alpine climb from Sinaia onto the Bucegi plateau near the Babele and Sphinx rock formations, the lesser-known third of Romania’s great trans-mountain roads.
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4
6 mi13 minBicaz Gorge
A dramatic 10 km canyon road threading the limestone cleft of Cheile Bicazului from Lacu Roșu to Bicaz-Chei, with sheer walls rising 300 m overhead.
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5
1,464 msummitTransrarău
Bucovina’s quieter alpine traverse over the Rarău massif.
The roads
Transbucegi8 mi · 17 min · 1,929.9 m summitView the roadbook ›
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