Why this ride
From Sedilo it runs 161 km to Sedilo; allow about 3 h 20 of riding. The stops in between: Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga, Petroglyph Park-b and back through Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Necropolis of Ispiluncas and Petroglyph Park-b
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 161 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 20
- 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. Necropolis of Ispiluncas
In central Sardinia, on a slope above the village of Sedilo, a cluster of rock-cut tombs opens into the hillside like a row of small dark doorways. These are domus de janas, "houses of the fairies" in the local language, burial chambers carved into the soft rock by the island's prehistoric inhabitants several thousand years ago. Ispiluncas is one of the larger groups, with tombs of varied plans, some with multiple chambers and carved details imitating the beams and doorframes of houses. In 2025 the domus de janas were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, recognising one of the most distinctive funerary traditions in the Mediterranean.
Read the complete Necropolis of Ispiluncas write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Ispiluncas is where the day begins. Next is Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga.
2. Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga
Bonorva sits on the edge of a high plateau in central-northern Sardinia, a town of grey stone looking out over the plain of Santa Lucia. Around it, the land is dotted with prehistoric remains, and the necropolis of Sa Pala Larga is one of several groups of domus de janas cut into the rock in this area. The rock-cut tombs are older than the nuraghi, and many have intricate interiors.
Read the complete Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga comes up about 57 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 83 km into the recorded legs you reach Petroglyph Park-b. Next is back through Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga.
4. back through Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga 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 Sa Pala Larga, late in the day. Next is Necropolis of Ispiluncas.
5. Necropolis of Ispiluncas
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Ispiluncas write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Necropolis of Ispiluncas. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Necropolis of Ispiluncas to Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga
Necropolis of Ispiluncas → Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga to Petroglyph Park-b
Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga → Petroglyph Park-b is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Petroglyph Park-b to back through Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga
Petroglyph Park-b → back through Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga to Necropolis of Ispiluncas
back through Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga → Necropolis of Ispiluncas is 58 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.