Why this ride
98 km from Sanvordem to Sanvordem, about 1 h 54 of riding. On the way it passes Churches and Convents of Goa and back through Churches and Convents of Goa.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Goa afternoon · Churches and Convents of Goa
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 98 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 54
- 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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Scenic road chapters
Konkan Coast Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 1 km this is Konkan Coast Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 1 km
- Named road
- Konkan Coast Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Goa
Goa is known for its beaches, but this part of it is something quite different. Near Sanvordem, in the south of the state, the land rises into the forested foothills of the Western Ghats, and the landscape is a mix of red laterite earth, cashew plantations, areca palms and small rivers. The area has long been associated with iron-ore mining, which left terraced hillsides and rust-coloured roads, and the town of Sanvordem still carries the character of a working place.
Read the complete Goa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Goa is where the day begins. Next is Churches and Convents of Goa.
2. Churches and Convents of Goa
Goa's early Portuguese rulers built a capital that they hoped would rival Lisbon, and what is left of it, Old Goa, is a group of huge churches rising from tropical green. Albuquerque took the city in 1510, and for the next two centuries it was the centre of Portugal's empire in the East, with a population that may have rivalled London's. Then epidemics and a shifting river drove the people away, the capital moved down the coast, and the great buildings were left standing in a landscape of palms and rice fields. UNESCO listed the Churches and Convents of Goa in 1986.
Read the complete Churches and Convents of Goa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Churches and Convents of Goa comes up 22 km in. Next is Churches and Convents of Goa.
3. Churches and Convents of Goa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Churches and Convents of Goa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
43 km in you reach Churches and Convents of Goa. Next is back through Churches and Convents of Goa.
4. back through Churches and Convents of Goa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Churches and Convents of Goa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Churches and Convents of Goa, late in the day. Next is Goa.
5. Goa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Goa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Goa. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Goa to Churches and Convents of Goa
Goa → Churches and Convents of Goa is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Churches and Convents of Goa to Goa
back through Churches and Convents of Goa → Goa is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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