Why this ride
209 km from Doha to Doha, about 2 h 42 of riding. On the way it passes Al Zubarah Archaeological Site and back through Al Zubarah Archaeological Site.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Doha day out · Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 209 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 42
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Doha
Doha is a young city on a flat, dry peninsula, and it grew almost from nothing in a lifetime. Fishing and pearling villages were what the coast held until oil and gas arrived, and in the decades since, the skyline of West Bay has risen along the curve of the harbour like a glass forest. The Corniche, a long waterfront promenade, is the place to see the contrast, with the towers on one side and the traditional wooden dhows drifting on the other. Across from the promenade, the Museum of Islamic Art stands on its own island, a pale, geometric building designed by I. M. Pei and opened in 2008, with collections that reach from Spain to India.
Read the complete Doha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Doha is where the day begins. Next is Al Zubarah Archaeological Site.
2. Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Out on the north-west coast of Qatar, where the desert slides into a shallow turquoise sea, stand the low ruins of Al Zubarah, once one of the busiest pearling and trading towns in the Gulf. In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the town thrived on pearls dived from the oyster beds offshore, traded on to India, Persia and beyond. Then it declined, was abandoned in the early twentieth century, and the sand covered it. Archaeologists have since uncovered streets, houses, a souk, mosques and a long town wall running in an arc around the old harbour. UNESCO inscribed the site in 2013.
Read the complete Al Zubarah Archaeological Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site comes up 62 km in.
3. Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Al Zubarah Archaeological Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
124 km in you reach Al Zubarah Archaeological Site. Next is back through Al Zubarah Archaeological Site.
4. back through Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Al Zubarah Archaeological Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Al Zubarah Archaeological Site, late in the day. Next is Doha.
5. Doha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Doha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Doha. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Doha to Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Doha → Al Zubarah Archaeological Site is 124 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Al Zubarah Archaeological Site to Doha
back through Al Zubarah Archaeological Site → Doha is 124 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.