Why this ride
From Sanvordem it runs 327 km to Sanvordem; allow about 5 h 34 of riding. It goes by way of Churches and Convents of Goa, Sindhudurg and back through Churches and Convents of Goa. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Goa day out · Sindhudurg
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 327 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 34
- 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
- 104 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 49 km in.
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
98 km in you reach Churches and Convents of Goa. Next is Sindhudurg.
4. Sindhudurg
Shivaji built Sindhudurg on a rock. The fort stands on a small island just off Malvan, on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, a great enclosure of black stone walls, about three kilometres around, built between 1664 and 1667 to guard against sea raiders and to project the power of the young Maratha state. Its walls rise straight from the surf, with bastions, gateways and hidden entrances, and inside lie temples, wells of fresh water, and the remains of old houses. A short boat ride from Malvan's jetty takes you across, and the view from the ramparts, over the blue Arabian Sea and the coconut-fringed coast, is superb.
Read the complete Sindhudurg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Sindhudurg, about halfway. Next is back through Churches and Convents of Goa.
5. 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 sits at 196 km, about halfway.
6. 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 comes up 245 km in. Next is Goa.
7. 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
Goa closes the day.
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.
Churches and Convents of Goa to Sindhudurg
Churches and Convents of Goa → Sindhudurg is 104 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Sindhudurg to back through Churches and Convents of Goa
Sindhudurg → back through Churches and Convents of Goa is 104 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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.