Why this ride
252 km from Monteleone Rocca Doria to Monteleone Rocca Doria, about 5 h 15 of riding. The stops in between: Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes, Petroglyph Park-a, Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos and back through Petroglyph Park-a.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu and Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 252 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 15
- 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 Puttu Codinu
Domus de janas means houses of the fairies, and that is what Sardinians called the small chambers cut into rock faces across the island, believing them to be the homes of tiny supernatural women. They are in fact tombs, carved out by the island's Neolithic and Copper Age people some five thousand years ago, often with rooms arranged like houses, carved doorways, false roof beams and symbols such as bulls' horns. The necropolis of Puttu Codinu, near Villanova Monteleone in north-west Sardinia, is a group of these tombs cut into a low limestone outcrop amid fields and scrub, one of thousands across the island.
Read the complete Necropolis of Puttu Codinu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu is where the day begins. Next is Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes.
2. 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 comes up about 42 km into the recorded legs. Next is Petroglyph Park-a.
3. Petroglyph Park-a
The north-west of Sardinia is a country of low volcanic hills, pasture, cork oak and stone, and the villages of the Logudoro are small, quiet and far older than they look. This area, around Cheremule and Giave, is dotted with traces of a world that predates the Romans by a very long time. The island's prehistoric people carved tombs into soft rock, the domus de janas, which translates as fairy houses, and built round stone towers called nuraghi, of which there are thousands.
Read the complete Petroglyph Park-a write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 80 km into the recorded legs you reach Petroglyph Park-a. Next is Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos.
4. 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, about halfway. Next is back through Petroglyph Park-a.
5. back through Petroglyph Park-a
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Petroglyph Park-a 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-a sits at 103 km, about halfway. Next is back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes.
6. back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes comes up about 210 km into the recorded legs. Next is Necropolis of Puttu Codinu.
7. Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Necropolis of Puttu Codinu write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu closes the day.
Leg by leg
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu to Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu → Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes to Petroglyph Park-a
Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes → Petroglyph Park-a is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Petroglyph Park-a to Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
Petroglyph Park-a → Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos to back through Petroglyph Park-a
Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos → back through Petroglyph Park-a is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Petroglyph Park-a to back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes
back through Petroglyph Park-a → back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes to Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes → Necropolis of Puttu Codinu is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.