Why this ride
A 117 km round trip from Ogasawara - roughly 2 h 08 in the saddle.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Yomejima and peripheral reefs and Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 117 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 08
- 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. Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re
Chichijima and Hahajima are the two inhabited islands of the Ogasawara chain, and the only ones where a visitor can really spend time. Chichijima, the father island, has the port village of Futami, a handful of beaches, quiet roads and a small museum that tells the settlers' story. Hahajima, the mother island, lies about fifty kilometres further south, a long green ridge with a tiny village and trails that climb through forest.
Read the complete Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re comes up about 0 km into the recorded legs. Next is Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef.
2. 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
about 59 km into the recorded legs you reach Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef. Next is back through Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re.
3. back through Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re, late in the day. Next is Yomejima and peripheral reefs.
Leg by leg
Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re to Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef
Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re → Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef to back through Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re
Some parts of Hahajima and peripheral reef → back through Some parts of Chichijima and peripheral re is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.