Why this ride
170 km from Yogyakarta to Yogyakarta, about 2 h 25 of riding. On the way it passes Sangiran Early Man Site and back through Sangiran Early Man Site.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Yogyakarta day out · Sangiran Early Man Site
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 170 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 25
- 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. Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is the cultural heart of Java, and it still has a living sultan. The Kraton, the sultan's palace, stands at the centre of the city, surrounded by courtyards, pavilions and a walled quarter, and the ruling sultan serves as the governor of the special region, a unique arrangement in Indonesia. The city is also a university town, full of students, art, batik workshops and a famous street, Malioboro, that fills with food stalls and horse-drawn carts in the evening.
Read the complete Yogyakarta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Yogyakarta is where the day begins. Next is Sangiran Early Man Site.
2. Sangiran Early Man Site
Half of what we know about Homo erectus in Asia seems to have come out of the ground near this village in central Java. Sangiran is a dome of eroded earth, a few kilometres across, in which stream cuts have exposed layers of volcanic ash and river sediment that built up over about two million years, and in those layers the bones of early humans and extinct animals have turned up. The first finds were made in the 1930s, notably by the German palaeontologist Ralph von Koenigswald, and the site has since produced the remains of some fifty individuals, about half of all known fossils of its kind in the world. UNESCO listed it in 1996.
Read the complete Sangiran Early Man Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Sangiran Early Man Site comes up 45 km in. Next is Sangiran Early Man Site.
3. Sangiran Early Man Site
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sangiran Early Man Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
91 km in you reach Sangiran Early Man Site. Next is back through Sangiran Early Man Site.
4. back through Sangiran Early Man Site
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sangiran Early Man Site write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Sangiran Early Man Site, late in the day. Next is Yogyakarta.
5. Yogyakarta
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Yogyakarta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Yogyakarta. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Yogyakarta to Sangiran Early Man Site
Yogyakarta → Sangiran Early Man Site is 91 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Sangiran Early Man Site to Yogyakarta
back through Sangiran Early Man Site → Yogyakarta is 91 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.