Epic descent on Transfăgărășan by bike I – Adventure on Romania’s spectacular road, Balea lake | 🇷🇴

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This video features a 42 minutes 4k virtual tour TRANSFAGARASAN, Romania`s most scenic alpine road, starting from Balea lake and finishing some 25km+ further on the Sibiu side. Closed Captions [CC] which include historical facts and descriptions are available in all languages.

CHAPTERS :

00:00 – start
00:20 – Serpentines
14:14 – Passing Balea waterfall
24:23 – Passing Balea gondola
24:55 – Fast sector

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The TRANSFAGARASAN (trans + Fagaras) or DN7C is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It has national-road ranking and is the second-highest paved road in the country after the Transalpina. It starts near the village of Bascov, near Pitești, and stretches 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the crossroad between the DN1 and SIBIU, between the highest peaks in the country, Moldoveanu and Negoiu. The road, built in the early 1970s as a strategic military route, connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.

The TRANSFAGARASAN was constructed between 1970 and 1974 during the rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu as a response to the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union.
Ceaușescu wanted to ensure quick military access across the mountains in case of a Soviet invasion. At the time, Romania already had several strategic mountain passes through the Southern Carpathians, whether inherited from the pre-communist era (the DN1 and the high-pass DN67C) or built during the initial years of the Communist regime (the DN66). These passes, however, were mainly through river valleys, and would be easy for the Soviets to block and attack. Ceaușescu therefore ordered the construction of a road across the Făgăraș Mountains, which divide northwestern and southern Romania.

Lower section of the road
Built mainly by military forces, the road had a high financial and human cost. Work was carried out in an alpine climate, at an elevation of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), using roughly six million kilograms (5,900 long tons; 6,600 short tons) of dynamite, and employing junior military personnel who were untrained in blasting techniques. Many workers died; official records state that only 40 soldiers lost their lives, but unofficial estimates by workers put the number in the hundreds.[2]

The road was officially opened on 20 September 1974, although work, particularly paving of the roadbed, continued until 1980.

The road climbs to an altitude of 2,042 metres (6,699 ft), making it the second highest mountain pass in Romania after the Transalpina. It is a winding road, dotted with steep hairpin turns, long S-curves, and sharp descents. It is both an attraction and a challenge for hikers, cyclists, drivers and motorcycle enthusiasts. Due to the topography, the average speed is around 40 km/h (25 mph). The road also provides access to Bâlea Lake and Bâlea Waterfall.

The TRANSFAGARASAN has more tunnels (a total of 5) and viaducts than any other road in Romania. Near the highest point, at Bâlea Lake, the road passes through Bâlea Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Romania at 884 m (2,900 ft).

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transf%C4%83g%C4%83r%C4%83%C8%99an

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Transfagarasan, which connects Muntenia with Transylvania, is an asphalted road, reaching near the tunnel from Balea Lake an altitude of 2042 m, crossing the Fagaras mountain range. Thus, the Transfagarasan ranks second in altitude in the ranking of alpine roads in Romania, after the Transalpina in the Parang Mountains, which climbs up to 2145 m. After about 25 km from the entrance to Transfagarasan, you reach the biggest point of interest on the route and at the same time the place where Transfagarasan reaches its maximum altitude: Balea Lake. Balea Lake is a gorgeous glacial lake situated in a depression bordered by gigantic mountain formations. The lake, 360 meters long and 11 meters deep, is also quite difficult to access, especially in winter when only the cable car taken from the Balea Cascada Cabin can get there. Near it there are several cabins and guesthouses where tourists can stay overnight, the first cabin dating back to 1904. Balea Waterfall is a spectacular waterfall in steps, which spans from the source to the impressive length of 68 meters, delimits the highest mountain peaks of Romania, Moldoveanu and Negoiu, thus being the largest waterfall of this type in the country. Transfagarasan passes over 830 bridges and 27 viaducts, for its construction it was necessary to dislodge several million tons of rock; for this, 6520 tons of dynamite were used, of which 20 tons only in the Capra-Balea tunnel, as well as many other construction materials. Transfagarasanul was built between 1970 and 1974, at the initiative of Nicolae Ceausescu. The most interesting part of the route, crossing a mountainous terrain at high altitudes, is approximately 91km long and was built between 1970 and 1974. The high mountain area of Transfagrasan is open to road traffic every year only from June 30 to November 1, as the road is covered with snow in winter and clearing it is impractical; to this is added the risk of falling rocks and avalanches. The high mountain area of Transfagrasan is open to road traffic every year only from June 30 to November 1, as the road is covered with snow in winter and clearing it is impractical; to this is added the risk of falling rocks and avalanches. In summer, the restrictions include the period of darkness (10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.), because the route is a dangerous one, with particularly many turns and hairpin turns, without reflective elements, and the risk of falling into the void is particularly large. The recommended speed limit is 40 km/h. Transfagarasn road was described as “The best driving road in the world”, by Top Gear, when they filmed one of the episodes of the famous show in Romania; it is fair to say the title is disputed by the Stelvio Pass (Italy). Transfagarasan, remains a construction that aroused the interest of many, from all over the world. It sparks especially the interest of people on wheels, lots of motorcyclist from around the world come to test it out. Thank you for watching, if you enjoyed it, please like and Subscribe!