Why this ride
A 207 km loop that starts and ends near Tokyo, about 3 h 00 of riding. The plan has 1 food stop marked.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Okutama and Chichibu Forest Roads · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 207 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 00
- Journey
- Loop
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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
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. Tokyo
Every ride from Tokyo begins with a negotiation. The roads are good and the drivers are disciplined, but traffic lights are many and the pace is steady rather than fast, so patience is part of the toolkit. A Sunday dawn is the easiest time to slip away.
2. Chichibu
Every December, on the night of the third, giant wooden floats lit with lanterns are hauled through the streets of Chichibu to the beat of drums and the crackle of fireworks, in a festival that is among the most famous in Japan. The Chichibu Night Festival has been held for centuries, and it draws huge crowds. The rest of the year, Chichibu is a quiet mountain town in a basin west of Tokyo, ringed by forested peaks.
3. Tokyo
Return visit. Read the place description above.