Gravel bikepacking · second edition
25–30 June 2027 · start and finish in Sibiu
Not a race: no ranking, no timing, no time limit.
The routes at a glance
| Route | Distance | Climbing | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long | 510 km | 6,100 m | 4–5 |
| Short | 335 km | 3,300 m | ~3 |
One entry covers both: pick your loop on the way, at Richiș.
Registration opens Tuesday 15 December 2026, 12:00 in Romania (11:00 CET). 300 places, first come, first served.
Organiser's website (opens in a new tab)Competi.ro is an independent guide. You register and pay on transylvaniatrail.com.
Transylvania Trail is a self-supported bikepacking ride, not a race: you leave Sibiu on 25 June 2027 and choose on the way between the 510 km loop (4–5 days) and the 335 km one (about 3 days). Sleep where you like and ride at your own pace; the organiser sends the GPX track and follows you live.
Routes
The long route
The Olt valley, the Saxon villages, Sighișoara and Mediaș, then the Târnava vineyards, Alba Iulia and the way home through Mărginimea Sibiului.
The short route
The same start and the same first half as far as Richiș; from there you cross the Hârtibaci hills back to Sibiu.
One entry, both loops. You don't choose when you register: the routes part at Richiș and you decide there. Only registered riders get the official GPX track, once entries have closed; we don't publish the route here, only the towns it passes, in order.
Registration 2027
There are 300 places for the two routes together, taken in order of payment. The price is announced when registration opens; you pay by card on the organiser's website.
Package
price announced when registration opens
Package
price announced when registration opens
The organiser calls the list provisional.
Anyone 18 or older on the day they register. At check-in you show ID and sign a self-responsibility declaration. You arrange your own insurance.
Within 14 days of registering you get everything back (as long as the start is at least 30 days away), then half until 30 days before, and nothing after that.
Your place can pass to someone else if you email the organiser no later than 30 days ahead of the start.
Schedule
On the road
Nothing is booked for you: guesthouses, rooms in village homes, campsites or a discreet bivouac, whatever suits you. In 2026 many riders spent the first night in Făgăraș.
There are no feed stations. The route often passes villages with a shop or an inn; on days with long forest stretches, carry supplies.
Făgăraș, Sighișoara, Mediaș and Alba Iulia have direct trains back to Sibiu; the bike travels on its own ticket.
Safety
Just one: don't ride through the forests after dark. The route is planned so you never need to. Bears live in Transylvania's forests; the organiser advises carrying pepper spray.
Kit
Reflective items, a rain jacket and a warm layer, a whistle or bell, pepper spray. The organiser may check kit at the start or on the route.
Getting to the start
Sibiu airport (SBZ) is about 10 minutes from the start. Alternatives: Cluj (about 2 hours away), Brașov (about 2.5 hours), Bucharest (about 5 hours).
Bikes travel on trains marked with a bike symbol, on their own ticket. If you stop early, Făgăraș, Sighișoara, Mediaș and Alba Iulia have direct trains back to Sibiu.
Free parking next to the start all week. Your bike box can be stored in Sibiu for a fee, booked ahead.
2026 edition
The first loop ran to about 520 km with 7,200 m of climbing. Riders came from Poland and Slovenia as well as Romania. The organiser has announced a film of that first ride; until it's out, the daily reports are on the event's Facebook page.
Questions
No. One entry covers both loops; they part at Richiș, and you decide there, depending on how you feel.
There's no ranking, no timing and no cut-off. The team waits at the finish over the event's last days; you can finish later, but nobody will be there to meet you.
A gravel bike with wide tyres and low gears suits it best; a hardtail mountain bike or an electric mountain bike works too.
Wherever you choose: guesthouses, village rooms, campsites or a bivouac. The organiser books nothing, so reserve early in the larger towns along the way.
The route crosses forests where bears live. That's why the organiser asks you not to be in the forest after dark, and advises carrying pepper spray.
Only after registering: the provisional track arrives once entries have closed, roughly two months ahead of the start, with the rider guide.
Yes. Făgăraș, Sighișoara, Mediaș and Alba Iulia have direct trains to Sibiu.
No. Via Transilvanica is a hiking trail of more than 1,400 km across the whole country; Transylvania Trail uses a few sections of it, in Terra Saxonum and Terra Dacica.
Yes, as long as each of you has your own entry; on the route you can ride as a group.
Organiser and sources
Rotas Digital S.R.L., Bucharest.
Official website: transylvaniatrail.com (opens in a new tab) · [email protected]
Transylvania Trail on Instagram (opens in a new tab) · Facebook (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)
Facts checked on 3 November 2026
Anything the organiser publishes later takes precedence over this page.
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