Why this ride
486 km from Uran to Uran, about 7 h 06 of riding. It goes by way of Lohagad, Raigad and back through Lohagad. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of and Raigad
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 486 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 7 h 06
- 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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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of
Mumbai built itself a seafront in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the result is one of the most unusual architectural neighbourhoods on earth. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles, inscribed by UNESCO in 2018, are two separate groups of buildings, facing each other across the Oval Maidan, a big open cricket ground in the south of the city. On one side are the Gothic Revival buildings of the British Raj: the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, which was Victoria Terminus, the High Court, the University and the Rajabai Clock Tower. On the other are the Art Deco cinemas, hotels and apartment blocks of the 1930s, along Marine Drive.
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Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of is where the day begins. Next is Lohagad.
2. Lohagad
In the monsoon, Lohagad disappears into the clouds and reappears, drenched and green, with waterfalls pouring off every ledge. This hill fort stands on a ridge of the Western Ghats a short distance from Lonavla, between Mumbai and Pune, and its walls and gateways crown a basalt plateau a few hundred metres above the surrounding valleys. Its name means iron fort, and it is one of the forts associated with the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji, which in 2025 were grouped together on the UNESCO list as the Maratha Military Landscapes.
Read the complete Lohagad write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lohagad comes up about 106 km into the recorded legs. Next is Raigad.
3. Raigad
Raigad is a flat-topped mountain in the Sahyadri, the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, with cliffs falling away on almost every side, and it was chosen by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as the capital of the Maratha kingdom. In 1674 he was crowned here, a ceremony that announced the Marathas as a sovereign power in the face of the Mughal empire, and the fort became the political heart of the young state. Today the summit holds the ruins of the palace, the market street with its rows of stone shop plinths, water tanks cut into the rock, and Shivaji's samadhi, which draws a steady stream of visitors who come as pilgrims rather than tourists.
Read the complete Raigad write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 242 km into the recorded legs you reach Raigad. Next is back through Lohagad.
4. back through Lohagad
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Lohagad write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Lohagad, late in the day. Next is Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of.
5. Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of to Lohagad
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of → Lohagad is 106 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Lohagad to Raigad
Lohagad → Raigad is 136 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Raigad to back through Lohagad
Raigad → back through Lohagad is 143 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Lohagad to Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of
back through Lohagad → Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of is 102 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.