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Socotra g and Sabunya

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Recorded distance
91 km
Riding-time estimate
2 h 39
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.

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Why this ride

It goes by way of Socotra h and back through Socotra h. The line favours views over speed.

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Socotra g

    Socotra's south coast feels like the far side of a very strange moon. Here the island drops from the granite spine of the Haggier mountains onto a broad gravel plain that runs down to a hot, wind-scoured shore, with dunes piled against the cliffs and nothing taller than a goat for miles.

    Read the complete Socotra g write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Socotra g is where the day begins. Next is Socotra h.

  2. 2. Socotra h

    Socotra looks like the set of a science fiction film. On this island in the Arabian Sea, about three hundred and fifty kilometres off the coast of Yemen, the dragon's blood tree spreads its branches like an umbrella turned inside out, desert roses swell from the rocks with fat, bottle-shaped trunks, and frankincense trees cling to the cliffs. Around a third of the plant species here exist nowhere else on Earth, the result of millions of years of isolation, and the archipelago became a World Heritage site in 2008.

    Read the complete Socotra h write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Socotra h comes up 69 km in. Next is Sabunya.

  3. 3. back through Socotra h

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Socotra h write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    back through Socotra h, late in the day. Next is Socotra g.

  4. 4. Socotra g

    Return visit. Read the place description above.

    Read the complete Socotra g write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Back at Socotra g. That is the ride.

Leg by leg

Socotra g to Socotra h

Socotra g → Socotra h is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Socotra h to back through Socotra h

Socotra h → back through Socotra h is 0 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.

back through Socotra h to Socotra g

back through Socotra h → Socotra g is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

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