Why this ride
It goes by way of Serra do Itapitangui, Ilha do Cardoso State Park, Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone and Chauas Ecological Station. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jacupiranga State Park and Chauas Ecological Station
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 705 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 12 h 10
- 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. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Serra do Itapitangui.
2. 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
Serra do Itapitangui comes up about 119 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 188 km into the recorded legs you reach Ilha do Cardoso State Park. Next is Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone.
4. 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, about halfway. Next is Chauas Ecological Station.
5. Chauás Ecological Station
The south coast of São Paulo state is a world away from the megacity a few hours to the north. Here, around the old town of Iguape, the Ribeira de Iguape river reaches the sea through a maze of channels, mangroves, islands and lagoons, backed by the forested slopes of the Serra do Mar. The Chauás Ecological Station protects a piece of lowland Atlantic Forest and restinga, the sandy coastal vegetation, near Iguape, and it is part of the Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves, listed by UNESCO in 1999. The Atlantic Forest once covered much of the Brazilian coast; today only a fraction remains, and this region holds some of the largest continuous stretches.
Read the complete Chauas Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chauás Ecological Station sits at 143 km, about halfway. Next is back through Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone.
6. back through 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
back through Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone comes up about 403 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 519 km into the recorded legs you reach back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park. Next is back through Serra do Itapitangui.
8. 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
back through Serra do Itapitangui, late in the day. Next is Jacupiranga State Park.
9. 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
The route ends here after 705 km.
Leg by leg
Jacupiranga State Park to Serra do Itapitangui
Jacupiranga State Park → Serra do Itapitangui is 119 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Serra do Itapitangui to Ilha do Cardoso State Park
Serra do Itapitangui → Ilha do Cardoso State Park is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ilha do Cardoso State Park to Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone
Ilha do Cardoso State Park → Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone is 116 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone to Chauas Ecological Station
Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone → Chauas Ecological Station is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Chauás Ecological Station to back through Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone
Chauás Ecological Station → back through Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone to back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park
back through Ilha Comprida Wild Life Zone → back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park is 116 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park to back through Serra do Itapitangui
back through Ilha do Cardoso State Park → back through Serra do Itapitangui is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Serra do Itapitangui to Jacupiranga State Park
back through Serra do Itapitangui → Jacupiranga State Park is 119 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.