Why this ride
22 km from Kilmia to Kilmia, about 24 min of riding. It goes by way of Samha and back through Samha. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abd Alkuri b and Sabunya
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 22 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 24 min
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Abd Alkuri b
Abd al Kuri is a barren, wind-scoured island that sits closer to the Horn of Africa than to Yemen, to which it belongs, one of the outlying members of the Socotra archipelago. The archipelago is a UNESCO natural site because it has an extraordinary number of plants, reptiles and birds found nowhere else, partly because the islands separated from the mainland millions of years ago. Abd al Kuri has its own endemic bird, the Abd al Kuri sparrow, and lizards and plants that evolved in isolation, and it is largely a limestone plateau with low scrub and dry watercourses. The village of Kilmia, on the coast, is a small fishing community.
Read the complete Abd Alkuri b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abd Alkuri b is where the day begins. Next is Samha.
2. Samha
Samha is a small, barren island in the Indian Ocean, one of the two islands known as the Brothers that lie between the main island of Socotra and the Horn of Africa. Together with Socotra and the other islands of the archipelago, it belongs to Yemen and is part of the Socotra Archipelago World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2008 for its extraordinary biodiversity. A few hundred people live on Samha, mostly fishermen, in a village by the shore, and the island has its own endemic plants, adapted to the harsh, dry climate.
Read the complete Samha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Samha comes up about 11 km into the recorded legs. Next is Sabunya.
3. back through Samha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Samha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Samha, late in the day. Next is Abd Alkuri b.
4. Abd Alkuri b
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abd Alkuri b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Abd Alkuri b. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abd Alkuri b to Samha
Abd Alkuri b → Samha is 11 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Samha to back through Samha
Samha → back through Samha is 0 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Samha to Abd Alkuri b
back through Samha → Abd Alkuri b is 11 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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