Why this ride
It goes by way of Pariquera - Abaixo State Park, Ilha do Cardoso State Park, Salto Morato Private Reserve and Ilha do Mel Ecological Station. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone and Ilha do Mel Ecological Station
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 1340 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 23 h 05
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone
Ilha Comprida, the long island, is exactly what its name promises: a narrow barrier island of sand, dunes and restinga scrub that runs for roughly seventy kilometres along the southern coast of São Paulo state, separating the Atlantic from the calm inland waters of the Mar Pequeno. Behind it lies the Lagamar, one of the largest estuarine complexes in Brazil, a maze of channels, mangroves and islands stretching south toward Cananéia and Paranaguá. This entire region, including the Ilha Comprida protected areas, forms part of the Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, listed by UNESCO in 1999 for preserving one of the richest and most threatened ecosystems on Earth.
Read the complete Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone is where the day begins. Next is Pariquera - Abaixo State Park.
2. Pariquera - Abaixo State Park
Between the Ribeira de Iguape river and the coast of southern São Paulo state, the land is low, green and wet, covered in a patchwork of banana plantations, rice fields, mangroves and patches of dense Atlantic Forest. The Pariquera-Abaixo State Park protects one of these patches, part of the larger network of Atlantic Forest reserves of southeast Brazil listed by UNESCO in 1999, a region that holds some of the most extensive surviving stretches of this once vast forest.
Read the complete Pariquera - Abaixo State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Pariquera - Abaixo State Park comes up about 112 km into the recorded legs. Next is Ilha do Cardoso State Park.
3. Ilha do Cardoso State Park
The southern tip of São Paulo's coast frays into a maze of islands, channels and mangroves, and the largest of the islands, Ilha do Cardoso, rises from the sea as a forested mountain ridge. It has been a state park since the 1960s, protecting a remarkable range of habitats in a small space: mountain rainforest, restinga scrub on sandy soils, mangroves, dunes and long empty beaches facing the Atlantic. It is part of the Atlantic Forest Southeast reserves listed by UNESCO.
Read the complete Ilha do Cardoso State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 356 km into the recorded legs you reach Ilha do Cardoso State Park. Next is Salto Morato Private Reserve.
4. Salto Morato Private Reserve
On the Paraná coast of Brazil the Atlantic Forest comes down almost to the sea, and Salto Morato is a private reserve that protects a good piece of it. A few thousand hectares of dense, wet forest, ferns, palms, orchids and giant trees covered in moss, with a trail that leads to a waterfall of about a hundred metres plunging down a green cliff. The Atlantic Forest was once enormous, running along most of the Brazilian coast, but today only a small fraction survives, and this area, with its neighbours in the Serra do Mar, is one of the best-preserved parts, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage cluster.
Read the complete Salto Morato Private Reserve write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Salto Morato Private Reserve, about halfway. Next is Ilha do Mel Ecological Station.
5. Ilha do Mel Ecological Station
No cars are allowed on Ilha do Mel, the honey island, at the mouth of the bay of Paranaguá in southern Brazil, and that is a large part of its charm. The island is a mix of sandy beaches, rocky headlands, mangroves and Atlantic forest, and most of it is protected as an ecological station and a state park. Its forests, beaches and mangroves are part of the Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves listed by UNESCO, a string of protected areas along the coast of Paraná and São Paulo that preserve some of the best remaining stretches of the Mata Atlântica. The number of visitors is limited, which keeps the island quiet even in summer.
Read the complete Ilha do Mel Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ilha do Mel Ecological Station sits at 670 km, about halfway. Next is back through Salto Morato Private Reserve.
6. back through Salto Morato Private Reserve
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Salto Morato Private Reserve write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Salto Morato Private Reserve comes up about 837 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park.
7. back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ilha do Cardoso State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 991 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park. Next is back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park.
8. back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Pariquera - Abaixo State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park, late in the day. Next is Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone.
9. Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 1340 km.
Leg by leg
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone to Pariquera - Abaixo State Park
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone → Pariquera - Abaixo State Park is 112 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Pariquera - Abaixo State Park to Ilha do Cardoso State Park
Pariquera - Abaixo State Park → Ilha do Cardoso State Park is 244 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Ilha do Cardoso State Park to Salto Morato Private Reserve
Ilha do Cardoso State Park → Salto Morato Private Reserve is 154 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Salto Morato Private Reserve to Ilha do Mel Ecological Station
Salto Morato Private Reserve → Ilha do Mel Ecological Station is 163 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ilha do Mel Ecological Station to back through Salto Morato Private Reserve
Ilha do Mel Ecological Station → back through Salto Morato Private Reserve is 163 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Salto Morato Private Reserve to back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park
back through Salto Morato Private Reserve → back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park is 154 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park to back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park
back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park → back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park is 244 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park to Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone
back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park → Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone is 112 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.