[1][2][3][4] The trail was envisioned by the non-governmental organisation Tășuleasa Social, based in Bistrița-Năsăud County.

Some of the funding was thanks to a donation of profits from the sale of the book "27 steps" by Tiberiu Ușeriu [ro], a Romanian ultramarathon runner and extreme sport athlete, one of the main ambassadors of the Via Transilvanica.

[13][14] Hundreds of volunteers took part in the marking and promotion of the route including actors Marcel Iureș and Pavel Bartoș,[15] former prince Nicholas Medforth-Mills, journalists Andreea Esca and Andi Moisescu [ro],[16] activist Dragoș Bucurenci, tennis player Horia Tecău, TV presenter Charlie Ottley, and philosopher Mihaela Miroiu.

The route spans ten of Romania's counties: Suceava, Bistrița-Năsăud, Mureș, Harghita, Brașov, Sibiu, Alba, Hunedoara, Caraș-Severin, and Mehedinți.

[1] The trail blazing consists of either painted markings on trees and stones, or handcrafted andesite milestones, each with a unique design and weighing approximately 260 kg (570 lb) each, position roughly one kilometer apart.