Why this ride
From Orotelli it runs 267 km to Orotelli; allow about 5 h 57 of riding. It goes by way of Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos, Petroglyph Park-b, Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes and back through Petroglyph Park-b.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Necropolis of Brodu and Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 267 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 57
- 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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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. Necropolis of Brodu
Barbagia is the rugged heart of Sardinia, a land of granite hills, shepherds and fiercely held traditions, and on its western edge, near the village of Oniferi, the rock-cut tombs of Brodu are among the most elaborate on the island. Like other domus de janas, these chambers were carved into the stone by the people of the Neolithic Ozieri culture and later, but here several of them have carved decoration inside: false doors, imitation roof beams and, in some, the curved horn motifs that are thought to represent the bull, a symbol of strength and fertility that appears again and again in Sardinian prehistory.
Read the complete Necropolis of Brodu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Brodu is where the day begins. Next is Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos.
2. Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
In the Goceano hills of north-central Sardinia, a low cliff of pale volcanic rock above the village of Anela hides one of the island's more striking prehistoric cemeteries. Sos Furrighesos is a cluster of domus de janas, the rock-cut tombs whose Sardinian name means houses of the fairies, carved into the face of the stone by Neolithic farmers some five thousand years ago. Some of the chambers are simple niches; others open into several rooms, and a few still carry carved reliefs of bull horns, a symbol you meet again and again in Sardinian prehistory.
Read the complete Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos comes up about 60 km into the recorded legs. Next is Petroglyph Park-b.
3. Petroglyph Park-b
The Logudoro in northern Sardinia is a high, rolling country of basalt plateaus and the worn cones of extinct volcanoes, where cork oaks and wild olives stand in dry pasture and every second hill seems to have a ruined nuraghe on it. Petroglyph Park-b lies near the small villages of Cheremule, Giave and Torralba, in an area where the rock itself was used as an archive, carved into tombs and marked with symbols by people who lived here thousands of years before Rome.
Read the complete Petroglyph Park-b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 97 km into the recorded legs you reach Petroglyph Park-b. Next is Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes.
4. Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes
Inland from Sassari, the Logudoro is a country of limestone ridges, small towns of honey-coloured stone and fields enclosed by dry walls, and in its folds lies the necropolis of Mesu 'e Montes, near the villages of Ossi, Muros and Florinas. It is a group of domus de janas, the rock-cut tombs of Sardinia's prehistoric farmers, some of them richly decorated with carved pillars, false doors and the stylised bull horns that seem to have been a symbol of protection or power.
Read the complete Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes, about halfway. Next is back through Petroglyph Park-b.
5. back through Petroglyph Park-b
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Petroglyph Park-b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Petroglyph Park-b sits at 115 km, about halfway. Next is back through Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos.
6. back through Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos comes up about 207 km into the recorded legs. Next is Necropolis of Brodu.
7. Necropolis of Brodu
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Brodu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Brodu closes the day.
Leg by leg
Necropolis of Brodu to Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
Necropolis of Brodu → Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos to Petroglyph Park-b
Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos → Petroglyph Park-b is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Petroglyph Park-b to Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes
Petroglyph Park-b → Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes to back through Petroglyph Park-b
Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes → back through Petroglyph Park-b is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Petroglyph Park-b to back through Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
back through Petroglyph Park-b → back through Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos to Necropolis of Brodu
back through Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos → Necropolis of Brodu is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.