Why this ride
345 km from Paranaguá to Paranaguá, about 6 h 38 of riding. On the way it passes Guaraguacu Ecological Station, Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese, Serras do Cordeiro and back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ilha do Mel Ecological Station and Serras do Cordeiro
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 345 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 38
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Estrada da Graciosa
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 29 km this is Estrada da Graciosa, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 29 km
- Named road
- Estrada da Graciosa
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Guaraguacu Ecological Station.
2. Guaraguaçu Ecological Station
On the coast of Paraná, between the port city of Paranaguá and the beaches of Pontal do Paraná, the Guaraguaçu Ecological Station protects a stretch of lowland forest, mangrove and sandy restinga along the Guaraguaçu river. It belongs to the network of Atlantic Forest reserves that UNESCO lists for the south and southeast of Brazil, here around the Paranaguá bay, one of the best preserved estuaries on the Brazilian coast. Access to the station itself is restricted, as ecological stations are mainly for research, but the surrounding landscape gives a strong sense of what it protects.
Read the complete Guaraguacu Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Guaraguaçu Ecological Station comes up 36 km in. Next is Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese.
3. Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese
In 1873, the province of Paraná in southern Brazil opened a road down the Serra do Mar from Curitiba to the coast, and it is still there, paved with stone setts, winding through the Atlantic forest in more than a dozen kilometres of bends. The Serra do Mar here is part of the Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, listed by UNESCO in 1999, one of the largest remaining stretches of a forest that once covered much of the Brazilian coast.
Read the complete Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
72 km in you reach Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese. Next is Serras do Cordeiro.
4. Serras do Cordeiro
South of Curitiba the Serra do Mar stops being a distant wall and becomes a country of its own, folded into sharp green peaks that rise from the coastal plain of Paraná to well over a thousand metres. The Serras do Cordeiro belong to that mountain tangle, in the zone of protected land and state parks around Pau Oco, near the town of Quatro Barras. Pico Paraná, the highest summit in southern Brazil, and the pyramid of Marumbi are the big names nearby, and the whole range is blanketed by Atlantic forest, a wet, mossy, orchid-hung woodland that catches the clouds coming off the ocean and drips for most of the year.
Read the complete Serras do Cordeiro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Serras do Cordeiro, about halfway. Next is back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese.
5. back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese sits at 144 km, about halfway. Next is back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station.
6. back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Guaraguacu Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station comes up 180 km in. Next is Ilha do Mel Ecological Station.
7. Ilha do Mel Ecological Station
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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 closes the day.
Leg by leg
Ilha do Mel Ecological Station to Guaraguacu Ecological Station
Ilha do Mel Ecological Station → Guaraguacu Ecological Station is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Guaraguaçu Ecological Station to Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese
Guaraguaçu Ecological Station → Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese to Serras do Cordeiro
Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese → Serras do Cordeiro is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Serras do Cordeiro to back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese
Serras do Cordeiro → back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese to back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station
back through Zone & State Park Pau Oco Turistical Prese → back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station to Ilha do Mel Ecological Station
back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station → Ilha do Mel Ecological Station is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.