Why this ride
On the way it passes Jacupiranga State Park, Guaraquecaba Ecological Station and back through Jacupiranga State Park. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Xitue Ecological Station and Guaraquecaba Ecological Station
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 867 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 14 h 56
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Xitue Ecological Station
The Xitue Ecological Station is a different kind of place from most on a route map, because it is not for visitors. It is a strictly protected reserve in the interior of Sao Paulo state, set aside for scientific research and conservation, and normal tourism is not allowed. It forms part of the Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, the UNESCO listing that protects what is left of a forest that once covered the whole Brazilian coast and has been reduced to a small fraction of its former extent. Its role is to keep a piece of that forest intact, as a reference and a refuge for animals and plants that cannot survive elsewhere.
Read the complete Xitue Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Xitue Ecological Station is where the day begins. Next is Jacupiranga State Park.
2. Jacupiranga State Park
The Vale do Ribeira, in the far south of São Paulo state, holds the largest continuous remnant of Atlantic Forest left in Brazil, and the Jacupiranga area, near the border with Paraná, is part of that green expanse. The Atlantic Forest once covered much of Brazil's coast, but centuries of logging, farming and urban growth reduced it to a fraction of its former extent, and what remains here, together with neighbouring reserves, forms part of the UNESCO site of the Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves, inscribed in 1999. The forest is incredibly rich in species, with jaguars, pumas, monkeys, toucans and countless orchids and bromeliads.
Read the complete Jacupiranga State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jacupiranga State Park comes up about 251 km into the recorded legs. Next is Guaraquecaba Ecological Station.
3. Guaraquecaba Ecological Station
Guaraqueçaba is one of those places in Brazil where the road gives up before the forest does. It lies on the northern shore of the great bay of Paranaguá, on the coast of Paraná state, surrounded by mangroves, islands, tidal channels and the steep, forested slopes of the Serra do Mar. The ecological station protects a large area of mangroves and coastal forest, and it is part of the Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, a World Heritage Site that preserves some of the best remaining stretches of the Mata Atlântica, a forest that once covered much of Brazil's coast and has now been reduced to a fraction of its former extent.
Read the complete Guaraquecaba Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 434 km into the recorded legs you reach Guaraquecaba Ecological Station. Next is back through Jacupiranga State Park.
4. back through Jacupiranga State Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jacupiranga State Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Jacupiranga State Park, late in the day. Next is Xitue Ecological Station.
5. Xitue Ecological Station
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Xitue Ecological Station write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Xitue Ecological Station. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Xitue Ecological Station to Jacupiranga State Park
Xitue Ecological Station → Jacupiranga State Park is 251 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Jacupiranga State Park to Guaraquecaba Ecological Station
Jacupiranga State Park → Guaraquecaba Ecological Station is 183 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Guaraquecaba Ecological Station to back through Jacupiranga State Park
Guaraquecaba Ecological Station → back through Jacupiranga State Park is 183 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Jacupiranga State Park to Xitue Ecological Station
back through Jacupiranga State Park → Xitue Ecological Station is 251 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.