Why this ride
On the way it passes Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef, Minamijima and peripheral reefs and back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Meijima and peripheral reefs and Minamijima and peripheral reefs
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 147 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 32
- 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. Meijima and peripheral reefs
Meijima is one of those names that sounds like a joke until you learn the story: the small islands of the Ogasawara chain were given family names, a sort of island clan strung out across the Pacific. Meijima, roughly translated, is the niece. It lies far south of Tokyo, around a thousand kilometres out in the open Pacific, and there is no road to it, no bridge, and nothing resembling a petrol station.
Read the complete Meijima and peripheral reefs write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Meijima and peripheral reefs is where the day begins. Next is Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef.
2. Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
The Ogasawara Islands lie about a thousand kilometres south of Tokyo, in the Pacific, and getting there takes a full day on a ferry, which is a good start to understanding why they have remained so special. The Bonin Islands, as they are also known, have never been connected to a continent, and as a result the plants and animals that reached them evolved in isolation, giving rise to a wealth of species found nowhere else. UNESCO listed the islands in 2011, and they are often called the Galapagos of the East.
Read the complete Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef comes up about 18 km into the recorded legs. Next is Minamijima and peripheral reefs.
3. Minamijima and peripheral reefs
A thousand kilometres south of Tokyo, in the Pacific Ocean, the Ogasawara Islands rise from the sea, a scattered chain of volcanic islands that have never been connected to a continent. Minamijima, a small uninhabited island just off Chichijima, is one of their jewels: a ring of jagged limestone around a sheltered cove, the Ogiura, with white sand, turquoise water and a sinkhole beach that looks like something from a dream. The island and its reefs are part of the Ogasawara Islands World Heritage site, listed by UNESCO in 2011.
Read the complete Minamijima and peripheral reefs write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 74 km into the recorded legs you reach Minamijima and peripheral reefs. Next is back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef.
4. back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef, late in the day. Next is Meijima and peripheral reefs.
5. Meijima and peripheral reefs
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Meijima and peripheral reefs write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Meijima and peripheral reefs. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Meijima and peripheral reefs to Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Meijima and peripheral reefs → Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef to Minamijima and peripheral reefs
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef → Minamijima and peripheral reefs is 56 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Minamijima and peripheral reefs to back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Minamijima and peripheral reefs → back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is 56 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef to Meijima and peripheral reefs
back through Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef → Meijima and peripheral reefs is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.