Why this ride
On the way it passes Guaraguacu Ecological Station, Pico do Marumbi State Park and back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Salto Morato Private Reserve and Pico do Marumbi State Park
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 383 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 49
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Estrada da Graciosa
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 54 km this is Estrada da Graciosa, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 54 km
- Named road
- Estrada da Graciosa
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Salto Morato Private Reserve
On the Paraná coast of Brazil the Atlantic Forest comes down almost to the sea, and Salto Morato is a private reserve that protects a good piece of it. A few thousand hectares of dense, wet forest, ferns, palms, orchids and giant trees covered in moss, with a trail that leads to a waterfall of about a hundred metres plunging down a green cliff. The Atlantic Forest was once enormous, running along most of the Brazilian coast, but today only a small fraction survives, and this area, with its neighbours in the Serra do Mar, is one of the best-preserved parts, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage cluster.
Read the complete Salto Morato Private Reserve write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Salto Morato Private Reserve is where the day begins. Next is Guaraguacu Ecological Station.
2. Guaraguaçu Ecological Station
On the coast of Paraná, between the port city of Paranaguá and the beaches of Pontal do Paraná, the Guaraguaçu Ecological Station protects a stretch of lowland forest, mangrove and sandy restinga along the Guaraguaçu river. It belongs to the network of Atlantic Forest reserves that UNESCO lists for the south and southeast of Brazil, here around the Paranaguá bay, one of the best preserved estuaries on the Brazilian coast. Access to the station itself is restricted, as ecological stations are mainly for research, but the surrounding landscape gives a strong sense of what it protects.
Read the complete Guaraguacu Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Guaraguaçu Ecological Station comes up about 137 km into the recorded legs. Next is Pico do Marumbi State Park.
3. Pico do Marumbi State Park
There are two ways down from Curitiba to the sea, and both are worth knowing. The modern highway, the BR-277, hurtles down the Serra do Mar in a series of viaducts and tunnels, and the old road, the Estrada da Graciosa, built in the nineteenth century, winds through the same forest on cobblestones, with bends so tight and views so green that bikers talk about it for years. The Serra do Mar is a steep coastal range, covered in Atlantic Forest, with clouds that cling to the peaks, and Pico do Marumbi, at about fifteen hundred metres, is the rocky summit that dominates the skyline.
Read the complete Pico do Marumbi State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 191 km into the recorded legs you reach Pico do Marumbi State Park. Next is back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station.
4. back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Guaraguacu Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station, late in the day. Next is Salto Morato Private Reserve.
5. Salto Morato Private Reserve
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Salto Morato Private Reserve write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Salto Morato Private Reserve. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Salto Morato Private Reserve to Guaraguacu Ecological Station
Salto Morato Private Reserve → Guaraguacu Ecological Station is 137 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Guaraguaçu Ecological Station to Pico do Marumbi State Park
Guaraguaçu Ecological Station → Pico do Marumbi State Park is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Pico do Marumbi State Park to back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station
Pico do Marumbi State Park → back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station to Salto Morato Private Reserve
back through Guaraguacu Ecological Station → Salto Morato Private Reserve is 138 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.