Why this ride
181 km from Minturno to Minturno, about 3 h 54 of riding. On the way it passes The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S, The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae, The Via Appia in Fundi and Appia. Regina Viarum.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing and Via Appia. Regina Viarum
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 181 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 54
- 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: producer-declared routed record.
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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing
Where the Via Appia crossed the River Garigliano, the Romans built a town, and armies have been fighting over the crossing ever since. Minturnae was founded as a Roman colony in the late fourth century BC on the border between Lazio and Campania, and its ruins lie beside the river near the modern town of Minturno: a theatre still used for summer performances, a forum, temples, baths, a stretch of the Via Appia's paving and the arches of an aqueduct striding across the fields. A small museum displays statues and finds from the site.
Read the complete Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing is where the day begins. Next is The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S.
2. The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S
The Via Appia, the Queen of Roads, ran from Rome to Brindisi, and in 2024 UNESCO inscribed long stretches of it as a single World Heritage site. Near Mondragone, on the coast of northern Campania, the road passes the site of Sinuessa, a Roman colony that once guarded the route where it reached the sea after crossing the coastal plains from the north. Not a great deal stands above ground today, so this is a place where you read the landscape rather than tour the ruins.
Read the complete The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S comes up about 15 km into the recorded legs. Next is The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae.
3. The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
The queen of roads, the Romans called it: the Via Appia, begun in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus, ran from Rome to Capua and later on to Brindisi, the gateway to Greece and the East. Near Formia, the old road comes down from the hills of Itri to the coast of the Gulf of Gaeta, and a stretch of it, with its paving stones and roadside monuments, survives in the countryside. In 2024, UNESCO listed the Via Appia as a whole, and this section between the eighty-third mile from Rome and the ancient town of Formiae is one of its pieces.
Read the complete The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 47 km into the recorded legs you reach The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae. Next is The Via Appia in Fundi.
4. The Via Appia in Fundi
The Via Appia, the queen of Roman roads, runs straight through the middle of Fondi, and the town's grid of streets still follows the plan of the Roman settlement it once was. Built from 312 BC to link Rome with Capua and later extended to Brindisi, the Appia crossed the coastal plain here, between the mountains and the sea, and Fondi grew up around it as a stopping place. In the historic centre, the main street follows the line of the ancient road, and stretches of the Roman walls survive, built of huge polygonal blocks. The Via Appia was recognised by UNESCO in 2024 as a World Heritage Site, with Fondi as one of its components.
Read the complete The Via Appia in Fundi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The Via Appia in Fundi, about halfway. Next is Via Appia. Regina Viarum, 25 km on.
5. Via Appia. Regina Viarum
Terracina is the point where the Via Appia, the queen of roads, meets the sea after its long straight run from Rome across the Pontine plain. The Romans built the road in 312 BC under the censor Appius Claudius, and for its time it was a marvel: paved, drained and as straight as engineering allowed, linking Rome to Capua and later to Brindisi. The stretch through the Pontine marshes was notorious for mosquitoes and malaria, and travellers often took a canal boat alongside the road instead, as the poet Horace describes in one of his satires.
Read the complete Via Appia. Regina Viarum write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Via Appia. Regina Viarum sits at 99 km, about halfway. Next is back through The Via Appia in Fundi.
6. back through The Via Appia in Fundi
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Read the complete The Via Appia in Fundi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through The Via Appia in Fundi comes up about 111 km into the recorded legs. Next is back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae.
7. back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
about 132 km into the recorded legs you reach back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae. Next is back through The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S.
8. back through The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S, late in the day. Next is Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing.
9. Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 181 km.
Leg by leg
Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing to The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S
Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing → The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S to The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S → The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae to The Via Appia in Fundi
The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae → The Via Appia in Fundi is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Via Appia in Fundi to Via Appia. Regina Viarum
The Via Appia in Fundi → Via Appia. Regina Viarum is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Via Appia. Regina Viarum to back through The Via Appia in Fundi
Via Appia. Regina Viarum → back through The Via Appia in Fundi is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Via Appia in Fundi to back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae
back through The Via Appia in Fundi → back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae to back through The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S
back through The Via Appia from 83rd mile to Formiae → back through The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S to Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing
back through The Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus S → Minturnae and the Garigliano crossing is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.