Why this ride
On the way it passes Pariquera - Abaixo State Park, Serra do Itapitangui, Jacupiranga State Park and Salto Morato Private Reserve. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone and Salto Morato Private Reserve
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 1015 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 17 h 30
- 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. 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 95 km into the recorded legs. Next is Serra do Itapitangui.
3. Serra do Itapitangui
The Serra do Itapitangui rises behind Cananéia, on the southern coast of São Paulo state, a modest coastal range covered in dense Atlantic Forest that looks down on one of the best-preserved estuaries in Brazil. The forest here is part of the Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, which protects a vast area of forest, mangroves and coastal islands stretching from São Paulo into Paraná. The Mata Atlântica once covered much of Brazil's coast; today, only a fraction remains, and this region holds some of the largest and best-preserved stretches.
Read the complete Serra do Itapitangui write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 245 km into the recorded legs you reach Serra do Itapitangui. Next is Jacupiranga State Park.
4. Jacupiranga State Park
The Vale do Ribeira, in the far south of São Paulo state, holds the largest continuous remnant of Atlantic Forest left in Brazil, and the Jacupiranga area, near the border with Paraná, is part of that green expanse. The Atlantic Forest once covered much of Brazil's coast, but centuries of logging, farming and urban growth reduced it to a fraction of its former extent, and what remains here, together with neighbouring reserves, forms part of the UNESCO site of the Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves, inscribed in 1999. The forest is incredibly rich in species, with jaguars, pumas, monkeys, toucans and countless orchids and bromeliads.
Read the complete Jacupiranga State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jacupiranga State Park, about halfway. Next is Salto Morato Private Reserve.
5. 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 sits at 509 km, about halfway. Next is back through Jacupiranga State Park.
6. back through Jacupiranga State Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jacupiranga 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 Jacupiranga State Park comes up about 642 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through Serra do Itapitangui.
7. back through Serra do Itapitangui
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Serra do Itapitangui write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 773 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Serra do Itapitangui. 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 1015 km.
Leg by leg
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone to Pariquera - Abaixo State Park
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone → Pariquera - Abaixo State Park is 95 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Pariquera - Abaixo State Park to Serra do Itapitangui
Pariquera - Abaixo State Park → Serra do Itapitangui is 150 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Serra do Itapitangui to Jacupiranga State Park
Serra do Itapitangui → Jacupiranga State Park is 131 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Jacupiranga State Park to Salto Morato Private Reserve
Jacupiranga State Park → Salto Morato Private Reserve is 133 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Salto Morato Private Reserve to back through Jacupiranga State Park
Salto Morato Private Reserve → back through Jacupiranga State Park is 133 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Jacupiranga State Park to back through Serra do Itapitangui
back through Jacupiranga State Park → back through Serra do Itapitangui is 131 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Serra do Itapitangui to back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park
back through Serra do Itapitangui → back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park is 152 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park to Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone
back through Pariquera - Abaixo State Park → Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone is 95 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.