Transapuseana
DJ107I · Aiud → Abrud · Romania
- Length
- 48 miles
- Drive time
- 2 h 30 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: ⚠ Much of the road is a lane and a half wide; sections above 1,000 m can be snowbound in winter
Romania's freshly paved answer to the Transfăgărășan — nicknamed the Transalpina de Apuseni — threading 78 km of near-empty switchbacks over the southern Apuseni from Aiud to the old gold-mining country around Bucium and Abrud.
Highlights of the Transapuseana
- Râmeț Gorge and monastery
- Ridge-top switchbacks above 1,000 m
- Bucium gold-mining villages
Drive the Transapuseana
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