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Ride days · 一日

Ride in the morning, swim at lunch and finish near a good dinner.

Each ride day pairs a route from the library with a lunch stop, a swim or a sight, and a dinner at the end. Some are built for e-bikes so two riders of different strength finish together.

Easy easy

An easy day on Aka and Geruma

Kerama · recovery · 9.7 km

This easy Aka day rides the 9.7 km out-and-back to Nishibama Beach and over the Aka Ohashi to Geruma and the Kerama airport, with a morning snorkel, squid-ink soba for lunch and the afternoon off.

Moderate moderate

Chatan to Cape Zanpa and back for sunset

West coast · half day · 45.8 km

This Chatan half day rides 45.8 km out and back from American Village to Cape Zanpa on the seawall and the Kadena and Yomitan lanes, with lunch at Toya Fishing Port, and returns in time for sunset on the seawall and dinner at Chatan Harbor Brewery.

Easy easy

Ie-jima by ferry and rental bike

Motobu · island hop · 19 km

This Ie-jima day takes the 9:00 ferry from Motobu, rides the 19 km island loop on a rental bike past Lily Field Park and the cliffs at Wajii, climbs the 291 steps of Gusuku-yama on foot and catches the 16:00 ferry home.

Moderate moderate

Ikema by e-bike from Hirara

Miyako · e bike · 40.7 km

The Ikema e-bike day rides 40.7 km from Hirara over the Ikema Ohashi and round Ikema island, with coffee in Karimata, fish for lunch at Ikema harbour and the winter wind behind you on the quiet coast road home.

Moderate moderate

Iriomote coast road by ferry

Yaeyama · island hop · 34.1 km

The Iriomote island hop takes a morning boat to Uehara, rides 34.1 km of Route 215 through the forest to Ohara with a buffalo-cart crossing to Yubu-jima, and sails home from Ohara, which keeps running when the north-coast boats don't.

Easy easy

Four islands on an e-bike from the Kaichu Doro

Central · e bike · 34.5 km

This e-bike day rides the 34.5 km Kaichu Doro route from Umino Eki Ayahashi-kan to Ikei and back, with salt ice cream at Nuchima-su, lunch in Higa village and the Shirumichu cave on Hamahiga, and ends at a hotel on Hamahiga itself.

Moderate moderate

Kohama by e-bike: Ufudaki to the Sugar Road

Yaeyama · e bike · 13.8 km

The Kohama e-bike day climbs to the 99 m Ufudaki lookout, rides out to Hosaki facing Iriomote and finishes on the Sugar Road through the cane, 13.8 km with 156 m of climbing that an e-bike makes easy for both riders.

Easy easy

An e-bike morning round Kouri and Yagaji

Motobu · e bike · 18.6 km

This Kouri morning rides the 18.6 km Kouri and Yagaji loop on e-bikes, with Heart Rock at Tinu Beach, the 1,960 m Kouri Bridge, garlic shrimp for lunch and an afternoon at Kouri Beach.

Hard hard

Kume-jima loop day from Eef Beach

Kume · big day · 37.2 km

The Kume-jima loop day rides 37.2 km from Eef Beach to Tatami-ishi and up the 182 m climb to Hiyajo Banta over Hatenohama, then round the north and south coasts, with lunch at the airport soba counter and a swim at the finish.

Easy easy

Kurima by e-bike from Maehama

Miyako · e bike · 12 km

The Kurima e-bike morning pairs the 12 km Kurima loop with a soba lunch and an afternoon on Yonaha Maehama, an easy day for couples of different fitness staying on Miyako's south-west coast.

Easy easy

Kuroshima half-day from Ishigaki

Yaeyama · half day · 9.9 km

The Kuroshima half-day takes the boat from Ishigaki for the 9.9 km pasture loop out to Nakamoto Beach and Iko Pier, with a soba lunch at Undouya and the winter wind behind you on the ride back to the port.

Hard hard

The big Miyako bridges day

Miyako · big day · 47.2 km

The big Miyako bridges day rides 47.2 km from Hirara over the 3,540 m Irabu Ohashi and right round Irabu and Shimoji, with Toriike, 17END and the Makiyama climb, and it needs an early start because the islands have little food and no shade.