Why this ride
A 125 km round trip from Ogasawara - roughly 2 h 17 in the saddle. The stops in between: Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef and back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Higashijima and peripheral reefs and Nakodojima and peripheral reefs
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 125 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 17
- 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.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Higashijima and peripheral reefs
Higashijima means eastern island, and like its relatives in the Ogasawara chain it sits in the middle of the Pacific, around a thousand kilometres south of Tokyo and at the end of one of the longest regular ferry runs in Japan. No road leads to it, and nobody rides there. What it offers is a glimpse of one of the world's most isolated natural laboratories, seen from a boat on a good day.
Read the complete Higashijima and peripheral reefs write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Higashijima and peripheral reefs is where the day begins. Next is Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef.
2. Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
The Ogasawara Islands lie about a thousand kilometres south of Tokyo, in the Pacific, and getting there takes a full day on a ferry, which is a good start to understanding why they have remained so special. The Bonin Islands, as they are also known, have never been connected to a continent, and as a result the plants and animals that reached them evolved in isolation, giving rise to a wealth of species found nowhere else. UNESCO listed the islands in 2011, and they are often called the Galapagos of the East.
Read the complete Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef comes up about 63 km into the recorded legs. Next is Nakodojima and peripheral reefs.
3. back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef, late in the day. Next is Higashijima and peripheral reefs.
4. Higashijima and peripheral reefs
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Higashijima and peripheral reefs write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Higashijima and peripheral reefs. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Higashijima and peripheral reefs to Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Higashijima and peripheral reefs → Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef to back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef → back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is 0 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef to Higashijima and peripheral reefs
back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef → Higashijima and peripheral reefs is 63 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.