Groși – Chechiș – Rus – Cărpiniș – Coruia – Ocoliș

Cycling style - Cross-country

Difficulty degree - easy 

Minimum equipment - hardtail bike (MTB or cyclo-crosss) 

Water sources - village shops on the route

Points of interest - wooden churches

Route condition- for the most part, the route is composed of paved roads, being suitable to be covered also in wet weather

The route traveled starts from the Stadium  area, and we will exit Baia Mare on Unirii Boulevard, towards Satu Nou de Jos. At the football field in Satu Nou de Jos we take it to the left and climb the asphalt until we reach Groși, perpendicular to the main road that crosses the locality. We take it to the right, we pass the center of Groși commune, then the indicator towards Ocoliș and the indicator towards the Habra Monastery and we descend on the road that reaches Chechiș. When we get to the asphalt road, we take it to the right and go to Dumbrăvița. We pass through Dumbrăvița to Rus, and from Rus we take it to the right towards Şindrești. We climb the slope from Şindrești and towards the top of the slope we take it to the right and descend on the road that goes to the edge of the village. After passing the last house, we take the first gravel road to the right, a road that goes up the hill to Cărpiniș. From the top of the hill follows the descent to Cărpiniș and we cross the village to Berinţa. Before entering Berinţa, we take a gravel road to the left, a road that climbs the Berința Hill, passing at one point by several houses on the left side of the road. When we reach the top of the hill, we take it to the right and go through the ridge road that descends near the exit from Berinţa. We cross the national road and start climbing the hill on asphalt road to Curtuiușul Mic. From Curtuiuș we take it to the right and descend to the last house on the road, after which the road makes a curve to the left and begins the ascent to Coruia. We go straight on, we pass by a few isolated houses and we reach the paved road, which passes through the forest to Coruia. From Coruia we take it on the road to Chechiș (to the right), we enter Chechiș and we take it to the left, immediately after we cross the bridge on the gravel road that goes to Ocoliș. We cross Ocolis and, after leaving the village, we take a right on Pădurii street, a street that climbs steeply to Satu Nou de Jos. We reach the asphalt road that takes us to the football field, we go further to Baia Mare. 

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