Difference between revisions of "Diego Suarez to Cap Diego by bike"

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There are many things to discover in the area surrounding Diego Suarez. For enthusiastic mountain bikers, a trip to Cap Diego is just the right thing. The small, sometimes good and sometimes bad road leads along the Diego Suarez Bay (Antsiranana Bay).

The bike excursion starts in Diego Suarez. After leaving town towards the south, one turns right direction Anamakia. On the way to this small village, one passes the large Plaine d'Anamakia, a wide open space with hundreds of grazing zebus.

• 5 hours with many stops to enjoy the views and escape the heat
• all kinds of road: small gravel road, large gravel road, dirt road, old asphalt road, trail
• some road sections are impassable, better to push the bike
• depending on the season, the weather can be very hot and very windy
• regular boat service from between Cap Diego and Diego Suarez (2,000 Ariary per person in 2017)

Antsiranana - Diego Suarez
Google: 12°17'15.4"S 49°17'29.5"E
Garmin: -12.287617, 49.291534

Plaine d'Anamakia
Google: 12°19'29.5"S 49°15'25.3"E
Garmin: -12.324852, 49.25703

Anamakia
Google: 12°19'34.3"S 49°14'47.2"E
Garmin: -12.326198, 49.246456

Salines d'Antsahampano
Google: 12°19'43.8"S 49°12'48.3"E
Garmin: -12.328835, 49.213407

crossing with police checkpoint
turn right
21km to Cap Diego
16km to Nosy Hara National Park via Ampasindava
Google: 12°19'29.5"S 49°11'20.3"E
Garmin: -12.324849, 49.188979

Google: 12°18'43.5"S 49°11'17.5"E
Garmin: -12.312076, 49.188192

Google: 12°17'58.4"S 49°11'09.8"E
Garmin: -12.299552, 49.186046

Google: 12°17'58.4"S 49°11'09.8"E
Garmin: -12.299552, 49.186046

crossing with some houses
Google: 12°17'25.9"S 49°10'51.2"E and 12°17'26.0"S 49°10'51.2"E
Garmin: -12.290536, 49.180897 and -12.290541, 49.180890

Google: 12°16'59.8"S 49°10'55.6"E
Garmin: -12.283275, 49.182120

Google: 12°16'10.2"S 49°11'24.3"E
Garmin: -12.269507, 49.190078

Google: 12°16'07.4"S 49°11'24.8"E
Garmin: -12.268729, 49.190218

Google: 12°15'58.3"S 49°11'45.1"E
Garmin: -12.266181, 49.195869

Google: 12°15'44.0"S 49°11'36.4"E
Garmin: -12.262233, 49.193432

Google: 12°15'30.8"S 49°11'52.1"E
Garmin: -12.258555, 49.197791

Google: 12°14'59.2"S 49°12'05.4"E
Garmin: -12.249763, 49.201505

Google: 12°14'51.1"S 49°12'07.4"E
Garmin: -12.247537, 49.202063

Google: 12°14'43.7"S 49°12'09.7"E
Garmin: -12.245475, 49.202699

crossing
turn right direction Cap Diego and French Military Cemetery (Cimetière Militaire Français) - 10km
Google: 12°14'41.6"S 49°12'09.0"E
Garmin: -12.244884, 49.202488

Google: 12°14'44.0"S 49°12'16.5"E
Garmin: -12.245565, 49.204569

Google: 12°14'49.1"S 49°12'34.7"E
Garmin: -12.246976, 49.209639

Google: 12°14'55.5"S 49°12'59.3"E
Garmin: -12.248743, 49.216482

Google: 12°14'46.5"S 49°13'24.9"E
Garmin: -12.246247, 49.223587

Google: 12°15'01.5"S 49°13'36.4"E
Garmin: -12.250409, 49.226782

Google: 12°15'11.0"S 49°13'44.2"E
Garmin: -12.253066, 49.228956

Google: 12°15'14.6"S 49°13'49.2"E
Garmin: -12.254055, 49.230331

Google: 12°15'01.0"S 49°14'30.0"E
Garmin: -12.250269, 49.241679

Military airbase Andrakaka
Google: 12°14'57.9"S 49°14'42.2"E
Garmin: -12.249429, 49.245055

Google: 12°14'51.1"S 49°15'18.3"E
Garmin: -12.247519, 49.255075

Google: 12°14'52.2"S 49°15'33.4"E
Garmin: -12.247840, 49.259268

Google: 12°14'54.5"S 49°16'17.1"E
Garmin: -12.248460, 49.271411

Cap Diego
Google: 12°15'21.9"S 49°16'49.2"E
Garmin: -12.256091, 49.280334

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