Groși - Chechiș - Cărbunari - Cărpiniș – Dumbrăvița

Cycling style - All-mountain Difficulty grade - intermediate  Minimum equipment - MTB hard tail bike  Points of interest - views on the route Route condition- the route is composed, for the most part, of forest roads and trails  Warnings - beware of descents, because there are sections with moving stones and mud. The route goes from Baia Mare to Ferneziu where, before the blocks of flats from Ferneziu, we turn left towards Bodi Lake, after which we follow the signs pointing the Bodi Lake. After the asphalt road ends, a rougher climb follows, then an area still in the climb, but softer, and then again a harder climb. Just after the second more difficult climb ends, we follow on the left side an entrance into the forest, which is quite difficult to notice. From the main road we have to climb about 30 m, after which we have to reach a path that descends to another road, which follows the direction of the level curve under Bodi Lake. Once on the level curve, we will enjoy a flat and cool road through the forest. Halfway through this road, after crossing a small stream, we will see a slope on which we will have to push bike for a distance of about 20 m, after which, at the top of it, we will take it to the left and continue the road on the level curve, until we descend into the Vicleanu Valley, on the road that descends to the Drinking Water Plant. Once we reached the Vicleanu Valley, we take it to the right and climb near the valley to a larger fork, where we take it to the left over the valley and continue our way up, to the top. To reach the top, when we arrive at the fork in the first larger clearing, we will take it to the right and continue to climb a little more, after which the road will take it in a slight descent to the left. We will continue on this road on the ridge of the hill until  we arrive below Dealu Crucii hill, from where we will take it on the right down, to reach the Ferăstrăului Street. Pay attention to this descent, as it is strewn with moving stones and unstable areas. After we pass through the valley and reach the Ferăstrăului Street, we take it to the right up and go through St. John's quarry. In the quarry, when the road bifurcates, we will go on the middle road, and at the next fork, after the quarry, we will hold left, continuing the climb to the Route 66 trail. Once we reach the intersection with Route 66, we will take it to the right, up, and after the first steeper descent, we will climb the first slope and at the top we will take it to the left, to descend to the Usturoiul Valley. From the Ustuoiul Valley we will take it to the right up, following the red signs to the Feriga Trail, until we reach Feriga Peak. From here we will descend on the way that takes it from the top to the right, namely, on the Feriga Trail 2, following the blue signs. We will follow this route until we reach the Red Valley, at Magura. We will descend carefully on the paved road, until we find a bridge on the left side, which we will pass to climb to the Dakar trail, whose last part we will cross to reach The Queen Mary Park (Parcul Regina Maria).  *Map, text and video source: https://maramures-bike.ro/ 

Cycling style - Cross-country  Difficulty grade - intermediate  Minimum equipment - MTB hardtail bike  Points of interest - views from the trail  Route condition- the route is mostly composed of forest roads and trails Warnings - pay attention to the descents because there are certain sections with moving stones or wet areas The route goes from Baia Mare to Ferneziu, and before the railway from the former Romplumb factory we take it to the right, we cross the railway lines and the bridge over the Firiza River to continue our road on the other side of the river, towards Herja. On the climb to Herja, once we get out of the residential area, the road begins to break down. We continue our way to the former administrative buildings of the mine, and when we reach the courtyard we will keep the road that takes it up, through the left side. We climb on this road, which in some places is rocky and washed of water, until we reach Groapele Chiuzbăii, from where we will descend on the road of concrete slabs to Chiuzbaia. Once in Chiuzbaia, we take it to the left, up, we pass the trout farm, and at the top of the hill we take it to the right, slightly descending, until we reach the valley. From here we climb, at first softly, and then more difficulty, until we reach the Limpedea - Iezerele forest road. Once we enter this road, we continue to climb, and after we start the descent we continue carefully so as not to miss the road, where we will turn left and climb again to cross the hill. On the way to the top there is a section of several hundred meters more bouldering where, it is recommended to get off the bike. Arriving at the top, we will keep the road that goes in front, slightly descending and we will have two or three more very short climbs before gradually descending to the road that connects Izvoarele and the Gutâi Pass. From here we will take it to the right, we will climb a short distance, after which we will descend to near the Gutâi Pass, where we will begin to climb to the top at the Pintea Inn. From the top we will take the road on the left in our direction of travel and we will climb to Poiana Boului. After we descend into the glade, a few tens of meters before we intersect with the road that crosses the glade by Șuior, we will turn immediately to the right, down, through the middle of the glade and paying attention as the vegetation and stones here are troublesome. We will keep this road which, except for two or three short ascents, descends near the lower parking lot of the Șuior Complex. Once in the paved road, we will take it down to the right and reach the intersection with DN18, after which we will take it to the left. We will pass through Baia Sprie and Tăuții de Sus to get back to Baia Mare.  *Map, text and video source: https://maramures-bike.ro/

Cycling style - All-mountain  Difficulty grade - intermediate  Minimum equipment - MTB hardtail bike  Water sources - the springs of the Usturoiul Valley  Points of interest – the views on the route  Trail condition - the route is composed of forest roads and paths, the only asphalted sections being  at the departure and the arrival from the urban area. Along the entire length of the route there are Feriga Trail signs, and the ridge part was arranged by The Golden Trails. The route leaves from the area of the Statue of the Romanian Soldier, up on the Usturoiul Valley. After the road exits the city and enters the forest, we meet the first Feriga Trail directional panel on the left side of the road, we continue to follow these panels until we reach Feriga Peak. To reach Feriga Peak, we go through the road that climbs meandering, we pass the indicator to Route 66 and at 200 m after it we will take it to the left. To get on the top, we have a direct variant of climbing, in case we ride the e-bike or we can use the "chicken line" that goes to the left and describes two serpentines, in case we ride a bike without electrical assistance. Once in Feriga Peak, we prepare for the descent and we will approach the Feriga 1 Trail, which starts straight down and is marked with red directional panels. We will follow these panels until we pass a narrow path, bordered by a dense stand, and when the path suddenly turns left, we will go forward to the left side, a small panel "Exit Magura" will appear on the left side. Following this exit, we get behind Magura Restaurant, on Valea Roşie Street. If we do not want to take the exit to Magura, we can continue the Feriga Trail route, by following the markings and considering that the following section is one of high difficulty. The Feriga Trails were arranged by The Golden Trails. *Map, text and video source: https://maramures-bike.ro/

Cycling style - Cross-country  Difficulty degree - intermediate  Minimum equipment - MTB hardtail bike  Water sources - spring on the Vicleanu Valley (after the Drinking Water Plant)  Points of interest - views on the route, Bodi Lake Ferneziu Route condition - the route is composed of mostly forest roads, with a short intermediate asphalted sections. The route starts from Baia Mare, on Colonia Topitorilor street, near the Drinking Water Plant, on the Vicleanu Valley to Bodi Ferneziu Lake. Once we reach the lake, we will bypass it through the right side and climb a little more to descend afterwards into Ferneziu. Arriving in the residential area, we will go down to the main road Baia Mare - Firiza, which we will cross and take it to Mina Herja. Before we reach the former administrative buildings of the mine, we will take it to the right to climb the Bulat Forest Road. We will reach the top of the hill, from where we will have a delightful view over the valley and the Firiza dam. We will continue on this road until we reach the end of it, where after we climb a rather steep ramp, we will take it to the right to go down to Tăuții de Sus. From Tăuții de Sus we will take it to the right to get back to Baia Mare.  *Map, text and video source: https://maramures-bike.ro/

Cycling style - Cross-country  Difficulty grade - intermediate  Minimum equipment - MTB hardtail bike  Water sources - Usturoiul Valley springs, the springs on Băiţa Valley  Route condition- the route is composed mainly of forest road, the asphalt segments are between Ulmoasa and Băiţa and the road from Blidari to Baia Mare.  The route starts from the Stadium area to the Usturoiul Valley, there is asphalt to the last house. We follow the forest road that goes up, we pass by the Usturoiul Chalet fallen into disrepair and we reach the barrier located near the Usturoiul Chalet 2. After we pass the barrier, we take it to the left and climb the forest road that meanders until we reach the top, on Pleștioare. At the entrance to the forest, the road takes to the right and we begin to descend through the forest toward Ulmoasa. We pass through Ulmoasa (descent on asphalt) and as soon as we enter Băiţa and cross the bridge, we take it to the right, up on the Băiţa Valley. We keep the road all in front until we reach a small dam, where there is a fork and we will take it slightly to the right past the valley that feeds the dam. We continue to climb until we reach a concrete bridge over the valley, located on the right side of the road. We will cross this bridge and continue the ascent until we reach the peak, to the Sonioca Forest Road. We will go down this road until we reach the barrier in Blidari. After we pass under the barrier, we will take it on the asphalt road to the right, towards Baia Mare.  *Map, text and video source: https://maramures-bike.ro/