Why this ride
237 km from Ozieri to Ozieri, about 5 h 01 of riding. On the way it passes Petroglyph Park-b, Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes, Necropolis of Puttu Codinu and back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos and Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 237 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 01
- 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 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 is where the day begins. Next is Petroglyph Park-b.
2. 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
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Planning note
Petroglyph Park-b comes up about 37 km into the recorded legs. Next is Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes.
3. 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
about 77 km into the recorded legs you reach Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes. Next is Necropolis of Puttu Codinu.
4. 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
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Planning note
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu, about halfway. Next is back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes.
5. 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 sits at 104 km, about halfway. Next is back through Petroglyph Park-b.
6. 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 comes up about 200 km into the recorded legs. Next is Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos.
7. 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
Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos closes the day.
Leg by leg
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 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes to Necropolis of Puttu Codinu
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.
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu to back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu → back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Necropolis of Mesu ‘e Montes to back through Petroglyph Park-b
back through 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 Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
back through Petroglyph Park-b → Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos is 38 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.