Why this ride
A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Serra do Corvo Branco.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Serra do Corvo Branco · 131 km
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 131 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 54
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
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Editorial context
Coordinates are curated start-via-end route seeds. They are not a surveyed centreline or navigation geometry. Run road snapping, topology checks, access checks and a live-status review before publication.
Access context
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Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Serra do Corvo Branco
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 22 km this is Serra do Corvo Branco, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 22 km
- Named road
- Serra do Corvo Branco
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Urubici
Frost on the grass in a country famous for beaches is the first surprise of Urubici. The town lies on the high plateau of the Serra Catarinense in Santa Catarina, at roughly 900 metres, and it is regularly named as one of the coldest places in Brazil, where winter mornings bring ice on puddles and, once in a while, a dusting of snow that makes the national news. The land is a patchwork of apple orchards, pine woods, pasture and araucaria trees, the monkey-puzzle conifers whose seeds, the pinhão, are boiled and eaten in winter.
Read the complete Urubici write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Urubici sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Serra do Corvo Branco.
2. Serra do Corvo Branco
The Serra do Corvo Branco is a road cut through solid rock, and the walls on either side are so high that the sky narrows to a strip. The route was cut through the escarpment in recent decades, leaving sheer cliffs of sandstone and basalt towering above the track, in places tens of metres tall. It lies in the highlands of Santa Catarina, near the town of Urubici, an area that has the coldest winters in Brazil and where frost and occasional snow are normal between June and August.
Read the complete Serra do Corvo Branco write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Serra do Corvo Branco comes up 31 km in. Next is Bom Jardim da Serra.
3. Bom Jardim da Serra
Bom Jardim da Serra sits on the high plateau of Santa Catarina, a cold, windswept, rolling grassland dotted with araucaria pines and apple orchards, at the very top of the Serra Geral escarpment. It is a small place, and the larger towns are close: Lauro Muller, about ten thousand people, lies at the foot of the escarpment, and Sao Joaquim, sixteen thousand, is up the plateau and known as one of the coldest towns in Brazil, where snow falls in some winters. Fuel and services are in those towns, so plan accordingly.
Read the complete Bom Jardim da Serra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
131 km in you reach Bom Jardim da Serra.