Why this ride
95 km from Dār Kulayb to Dār Kulayb, about 1 h 41 of riding. On the way it passes Core zone 2, Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field and back through Core zone 2.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field and Hayr Bū ‘Amāmah
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 95 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 41
- 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.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field
Bahrain was once covered with burial mounds. Over thousands of years, between roughly 2200 BC and the early centuries AD, the people of Dilmun, an ancient civilisation that controlled trade in the Gulf between Mesopotamia and the Indus valley, built tens of thousands of tombs across the northern part of the island. Many have been lost to modern development, but some fields survive, and in 2019 a selection of them, including the Madinat Hamad mound fields, was inscribed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Dilmun Burial Mounds.
Read the complete Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field is where the day begins. Next is Core zone 2.
2. Core zone 2
Bahrain's pearl-diving history is the reason this scrap of coast matters. For centuries, before oil, the island's wealth came from the oyster beds in the shallow waters, and divers went out for months each summer, working with a nose clip, a stone weight and a basket. Pearls from these waters were prized from India to Europe. Then in the 1930s cultured pearls from Japan collapsed the market, and oil, struck in 1932, took over. The Pearling Path, a UNESCO listing since 2012, preserves buildings and sea sites connected with that older economy, including Fakhro House and the offshore oyster beds called Hayr Shtayyah.
Read the complete Core zone 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Core zone 2 comes up 41 km in. Next is Hayr Shtayyah.
3. Back to Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Hayr Shtayyah sits at 164 km, about halfway. Next is back through Core zone 2.
4. back through Core zone 2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Core zone 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Core zone 2 comes up 205 km in. Next is Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field.
5. Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field closes the day.
Leg by leg
Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field to Core zone 2
Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field → Core zone 2 is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Core zone 2 to Back to Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field
Core zone 2 → Back to Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field is 25 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Core zone 2 to Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field
back through Core zone 2 → Madinat Hamad 3 Burial Mound Field is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.