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Aso Panorama Line

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Recorded distance
64 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 15
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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Why this ride

curated scenic road. caldera, grasslands, volcano. From Kumamoto it runs 64 km to Aso; allow about 1 h 15 of riding. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.

Scenic road chapters

Aso Panorama Line

Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 5 km this is Aso Panorama Line, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.

Chapter facts
Length
5 km
Named road
Aso Panorama Line

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Kumamoto

    Kumamoto is the big city of central Kyushu, with a population of around 680,000, and its centrepiece is a castle. Kumamoto Castle was built in the early seventeenth century by the warlord Kato Kiyomasa, who was a master of fortification, and its great stone walls curve upward in a flare that is said to defeat any attempt to climb them. In April 2016 a pair of powerful earthquakes badly damaged the castle and brought down parts of its walls and roofs, and restoration work has been long and careful. The scale of the damage, and the care of the repair, are part of the city's character now.

    Read the complete Kumamoto write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Aso Panorama Line point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Aso Panorama Line point 2.

  2. 2. Near Aso

    Planning note

    Aso Panorama Line point 2 comes up 19 km in. Next is Aso Panorama Line point 3.

  3. 3. Near Aso

    Planning note

    64 km in you reach Aso Panorama Line point 3.

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