CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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From Wuxi it runs 323 km to Wuxi; allow about 4 h 00 of riding. The stops in between: Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal, Jiaxing-Hangzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal and back through Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
The Grand Canal is the longest artificial waterway in the world, stretching from Beijing to Hangzhou, and some of its sections have been in use for more than two thousand years. In the Jiangnan region, south of the Yangtze, it flows through a landscape of rice paddies, lakes and old towns, and in Wuxi it runs right through the city. The canal was listed by UNESCO in 2014, and the Wuxi section includes historic streets, bridges and warehouses along its banks.
Read the complete Wuxi City Section of Jiangnan Canal write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Wuxi City Section of Jiangnan Canal is where the day begins. Next is Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal.
The Grand Canal is the longest artificial waterway in the world, running from Beijing to Hangzhou, and the Jiangnan section through Suzhou is one of its most storied stretches. Here, the canal winds through a landscape of water towns, rice fields and lakes, past ancient bridges, temples and gardens. It is part of the World Heritage site that recognises the canal as one of the greatest engineering achievements of the pre-industrial world.
Read the complete Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal comes up about 66 km into the recorded legs. Next is Jiaxing-Hangzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal.
The Grand Canal of China is the longest artificial waterway in the world, a chain of canals and rivers linking Beijing with Hangzhou that was begun in sections well over two thousand years ago and unified under the Sui dynasty in the seventh century. Its southernmost stretch, the Jiangnan Canal, crosses the flat, watery plain between Jiaxing and Hangzhou, and this section is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. Grain, silk and salt moved north along it for centuries, and the towns that line its banks grew rich on that traffic.
Read the complete Jiaxing-Hangzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
about 165 km into the recorded legs you reach Jiaxing-Hangzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal. Next is back through Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal, late in the day. Next is Wuxi City Section of Jiangnan Canal.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Wuxi City Section of Jiangnan Canal write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Wuxi City Section of Jiangnan Canal. That is the ride.
Wuxi City Section of Jiangnan Canal → Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal is 66 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal → Jiaxing-Hangzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal is 99 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Jiaxing-Hangzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal → back through Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal is 94 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Suzhou Section of Jiangnan Canal → Wuxi City Section of Jiangnan Canal is 64 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.