Why this ride
It goes by way of Minamijima and peripheral reefs, Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef and back through Minamijima and peripheral reefs. It stays on the island.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef and Ogasawara Islands
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 215 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 55
- 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: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
The Ogasawara Islands lie about a thousand kilometres south of Tokyo, in the Pacific, and getting there takes a full day on a ferry, which is a good start to understanding why they have remained so special. The Bonin Islands, as they are also known, have never been connected to a continent, and as a result the plants and animals that reached them evolved in isolation, giving rise to a wealth of species found nowhere else. UNESCO listed the islands in 2011, and they are often called the Galapagos of the East.
Read the complete Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is where the day begins. Next is Minamijima and peripheral reefs.
2. Minamijima and peripheral reefs
A thousand kilometres south of Tokyo, in the Pacific Ocean, the Ogasawara Islands rise from the sea, a scattered chain of volcanic islands that have never been connected to a continent. Minamijima, a small uninhabited island just off Chichijima, is one of their jewels: a ring of jagged limestone around a sheltered cove, the Ogiura, with white sand, turquoise water and a sinkhole beach that looks like something from a dream. The island and its reefs are part of the Ogasawara Islands World Heritage site, listed by UNESCO in 2011.
Read the complete Minamijima and peripheral reefs write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Minamijima and peripheral reefs comes up about 54 km into the recorded legs. Next is Yomejima and peripheral reefs.
3. Back to Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Yomejima and peripheral reefs sits at 215 km, about halfway. Next is back through Minamijima and peripheral reefs.
4. back through Minamijima and peripheral reefs
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Minamijima and peripheral reefs write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Minamijima and peripheral reefs comes up about 162 km into the recorded legs. Next is Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef.
5. Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef closes the day.
Leg by leg
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef to Minamijima and peripheral reefs
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef → Minamijima and peripheral reefs is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Minamijima and peripheral reefs to Back to Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Minamijima and peripheral reefs → Back to Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is 54 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Minamijima and peripheral reefs to Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
back through Minamijima and peripheral reefs → Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.