Why this ride
A mountain pass from Lauro Muller, Santa Catarina to Bom Jardim da Serra, Santa Catarina, via Serra do Rio do Rastro viewpoints. Key character: hairpins; escarpment; Atlantic forest. Surface: paved.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Serra do Rio do Rastro
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 36 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 40 min
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Serra do Rio do Rastro
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 15 km this is Serra do Rio do Rastro, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 15 km
- Named road
- Serra do Rio do Rastro
- Pass
- Serra do Rio do Rastro
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Lauro Müller
Lauro Müller is a coal-mining town at the foot of the Serra do Rio do Rastro, one of the most famous roads in Brazil, and it sits in a quiet, green valley under a wall of cliffs. The town of ten thousand has a modest, working look, with a railway that once carried coal to the coast and the faded colour of an industry that has declined. The name honours Lauro Müller, a Brazilian engineer and politician born in this region in the nineteenth century, who served as governor of the state and later as a government minister.
Read the complete Lauro Muller write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Serra do Rio do Rastro point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Serra do Rio do Rastro point 2.
2. Near Lauro Muller
Lauro Müller is a coal-mining town at the foot of the Serra do Rio do Rastro, one of the most famous roads in Brazil, and it sits in a quiet, green valley under a wall of cliffs. The town of ten thousand has a modest, working look, with a railway that once carried coal to the coast and the faded colour of an industry that has declined. The name honours Lauro Müller, a Brazilian engineer and politician born in this region in the nineteenth century, who served as governor of the state and later as a government minister.
Read the complete Lauro Muller write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Serra do Rio do Rastro point 2 comes up 13 km in. Next is Serra do Rio do Rastro point 3.
3. Serra do Rio do Rastro point 3
At the top of the serra the road eases, the forest gives way to open grassland and araucaria pines, and the whole sky seems to widen. The viewpoint here looks back down over the escarpment, and on a clear morning you can watch cloud pour into the valleys beneath you like milk. The altitude is around 1,400 metres or more, and the temperature is noticeably cooler, with frost possible on winter nights.
Read the complete Serra do Rio do Rastro point 3 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
36 km in you reach Serra do Rio do Rastro point 3.