Firiza – Vidra – Berdu Peak – Ferneziu

Cycling style - Cross-country

Difficulty degree – easy 

Minimum equipment – MTB hardtail bike 

Points of interest – Firiza Dam

Route condition - the route is composed, for the most part, of paved roads. Only the section of interest, from the end of the lake to the Berdu Valley, is an unpaved road.

The route traveled starts from the Stadium area, going to Ferneziu on Grivitei Street. We follow the road to Firiza and at the end of the lake, we take it to the right until we reach the road that goes on the left side of the lake, passing by some holiday homes located on the edge of the lake. The road enters the forest, passes over the Vidra Valley and climbs steeply on a section covered by concrete slabs, at the end of which we take it to the left, until we reach the barrier of a property built in the middle of the forest. We pass the barrier and go through the road that crosses the property, exiting the top, from where we take it slightly to the left, to the top of the hill. After we crosses the ridge, the road descends and continues to the Cormeșita Valley, after which it exits the gravel road that climbs the Berdu Valley. From this place we take it to the right and descend in Ferneziu, in the Berdu area and further towards Baia Mare.

*Map, text and video source: https://maramures-bike.ro/