I dedicate this post to the people that died building the Transfaragasan road.
Transfaragasan is definetively the most famous road in Romania. Built in the communist era, the road was more a way to show to the World the power of the Communist society than having an economical reason. The road climbs 2034 m and it’s so difficult that it’s only open around 3-4 months a year.
So let’s see how Transfagarasan looks on a Honda CBF600s:
First, you should get to the Vidraru lake. You climb a lot, but actually you are at the base of the mountain.
Some bikers I’ve met.
And now, the Transfagarasan road:
Waterfall:
A tunnel gets you on the other side of the mountain. Sunny on one side, directly in a cloud on the other side. It’s the Highway to the sky:
Getting to Balea Lake, formed in a glacial circus:
More pictures here:
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Absolutely stunning scenery, and looks like an awesome ride. Lots of twisting roads. The stuff we all dream of.
Thanks for sharing such beautiful photos.
Awesome place to ride. Beautiful pictures.
Boy would I love to ride that! It is breathtaking.
I can only imagine the suffering of the workers who were forced to build that by the communists. It is a memorial in and of itself.
Wow! That’s my kind of road. One day……
And as Joker says what a memorial to the workers that built it.
awesome pics, will go climb there this summer
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Awesome place to ride.Thanks for sharing with us beautiful pictures.Its an awesome track for riding.
I droved through “Transfagarasan” in the middle of last June, 2010 with my wife, my son and daughter in law from Route E68 to Pietesti.
I am 70 years old Japanese, but I would like to visit there once more…..!
I have never seen such a beautiful sight with less artificails.