Why this ride
From Nahariyya it runs 92 km to Nahariyya; allow about 1 h 35 of riding. It goes by way of Qalaat Chama’, Tyre and back through Qalaat Chama’. It crosses from Israel into Lebanon - carry ID and check the toll rules.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Mansion of Mazra‘ih and Tyre
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 92 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 35
- 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. Mansion of Mazra‘ih
The Baháʼí faith has two of its holiest places in Israel, and the Mansion of Mazra'ih is the quieter of them. It stands in the farmland north of Acre, near the coast, a large Ottoman-era house surrounded by gardens and orange trees. Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the religion, spent years as a prisoner in the fortress city of Acre, and when his confinement was relaxed in 1877 he moved here, living in the mansion for a couple of years before settling at nearby Bahjí, where he died in 1892.
Read the complete Mansion of Mazra‘ih write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mansion of Mazra‘ih is where the day begins. Next is Qalaat Chama’.
2. Qalaat Chama’
Before anything else: this is one of the most sensitive places on any of these routes. Qalaat Chama, or Shamaa castle, stands on a hilltop in southern Lebanon, a few kilometres north of the border with Israel and inland from Naqoura, in an area that has seen repeated conflict, including heavy fighting in recent years, and that many governments advise against visiting under any circumstances. Damage to historic sites in the area has been reported, and conditions may have changed. Do not go without checking current official travel advice, and if in doubt, do not go at all.
Read the complete Qalaat Chama’ write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Qalaat Chama’ comes up about 27 km into the recorded legs. Next is Tyre.
3. Tyre
Tyre was already ancient when Alexander the Great arrived in 332 before Christ. Then it was an island city just off the coast of what is now southern Lebanon, famously rich and famously stubborn, and when its citizens refused to open their gates, Alexander built a causeway out to the island and besieged it for months. Sand piled up against that causeway over the centuries, and the island became the peninsula you see today, with the modern city of Tyre spreading across it and the old harbour still busy with fishing boats.
Read the complete Tyre write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 46 km into the recorded legs you reach Tyre. Next is back through Qalaat Chama’.
4. back through Qalaat Chama’
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Qalaat Chama’ write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Qalaat Chama’, late in the day. Next is Mansion of Mazra‘ih.
5. Mansion of Mazra‘ih
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mansion of Mazra‘ih write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Mansion of Mazra‘ih. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Mansion of Mazra‘ih to Qalaat Chama’
Mansion of Mazra‘ih → Qalaat Chama’ is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Qalaat Chama’ to Tyre
Qalaat Chama’ → Tyre is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Tyre to back through Qalaat Chama’
Tyre → back through Qalaat Chama’ is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Qalaat Chama’ to Mansion of Mazra‘ih
back through Qalaat Chama’ → Mansion of Mazra‘ih is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.