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BR 319 Manaus-Porto Velho
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Does anybody rode this Ruta by motorbike recently? When is the best season for riding? Can I find a drinkable water ( or palmwine is better), fuel, some meals along the road. Thanks.
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In Manaus now. Rode down on 174 from Venezuelan border. Was considering continuing down to Porto Velho, but decided to boat it to Belem instead.
Best season to make the ride is now, Aug - Sept. Basically dry season up here.
The road is passable during this time. Mostly dirt but passable; dry red dust and potholes.
Can find water, gas, small restaurants and a few posadas. Possible to do the trip in 2-3 days, depending on how hard your ass and how durable your forearms.
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I've heard of guys riding this road just this past year. Couple of bridges in bad shape and had to float bike across one with canoe but its just a road and it changes every year after the wet season. Get to Manaus and check conditions, if bad take the river boat to PV, it follows the same track roughly. I've heard there are not a lot of services along the route so bring your own.
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BR319 is a part of my transamericas route. I will be moving from Venezuela along the 174 to Manaus also. After I would like to reach Peruvian border. It means I must go to the west direction. Can I be sure that I will be able to moving from Manaus to Porto Velho along the road or by boat depending on road condition? Previously I am planning to be there in January-February 2012. What is about the weather in this period?
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Hi Alex,
I haven´ travelled along the BR-319 but Jan-Feb is the rainy reason and you will most probably have a much more degraded road ahead of you. Nevertheless, once you reached Manaus you can always check the road first and decide to go by boat if you want.
I'm Brazilian and I have crossed from Brasil to Peru over the BR-317 Assis Brasil (BR) - Puerto Maldonado (Peru) in 2005. At that time they were just starting to asphalt the road.
Not sure what route you'll be taking from Porto Velho on but if you want any tips, I´d be glad to help.
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Originally Posted by ikorive
Hi Alex,
I haven´ travelled along the BR-319 but Jan-Feb is the rainy reason and you will most probably have a much more degraded road ahead of you. Nevertheless, once you reached Manaus you can always check the road first and decide to go by boat if you want.
I'm Brazilian and I have crossed from Brasil to Peru over the BR-317 Assis Brasil (BR) - Puerto Maldonado (Peru) in 2005. At that time they were just starting to asphalt the road.
Not sure what route you'll be taking from Porto Velho on but if you want any tips, I´d be glad to help.
cheers,
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Hi Alex
From Porto Velho Br364 and BR317 run to the Peruvian border. There is small village Inapari. After along the PE30C to Cuzco. This is my plan but who knows how it will be in reality. Depend on too many weather factors.
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Originally Posted by Alex Rubtsov
Hi Alex
From Porto Velho Br364 and BR317 run to the Peruvian border. There is small village Inapari. After along the PE30C to Cuzco. This is my plan but who knows how it will be in reality. Depend on too many weather factors.
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Hi,
I might be wrong, but I think the BR-364 is a dead-end at the peruvian border. You might get there but I believe that you would have to take a boat to reach Pucalpa. NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT, tough
But the BR-317 has no issues. Should be even asphalted by now. Let us know if you have made your way along the BR-364!
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More on bridges in Brazil.
I hope that the Unimog is saved? For sure it will have some damage. But they are safe.
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Too bad they screwed up a bridge in their supersize rig Maybe they will get the repair bill for the bridge.
I have no idea why they didn't take the boat like most oversize overlanders, now one less bridge to screw with. I'll be looking for the wreckage when I get down in the area.
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BR 319 in Jan 2012
Hello Alex
I am Fabian from Quito Ecuador , have 2 KTMs and want to attept BR 319 in January 2012. I will be taking my lighter bike which is a 690 Enduro. I have done trip arround South America last year on my Adventure 950. I have read some info about BR 319 and it seems like a road were riding with someone would be very helpful, specially since one of the last resports I read say there is a part where the only way to cross a vridge is to put bike on top of a canoe and cross. My direct email is fborrero@macrovisionmedia.com
Please write me to see if you are interested in attempting it so we can coordinate dates.
Have a good one
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Hi again
I`ll arrive in Cartagena on 23th Dec. There I have to decide which route I`ll take. Can anybody refresh the information about br319? Does anybody ride through this region now? How big chance of rains in January? Can I rely on some days without rain? I`m in Panama now. It is raining 7 days nonstop
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To refresh January is starting to get in the raining season from what I've found but don't let that stop you from going to take a look in Manaus or Porto Velho and ask around, you can always just take a boat if the roads are too bad. I might just be in the area around Feb for a look see as I am also interested in this road. Jungle roads in the mud are going to be lots of work if not nearly impassable but totally dependent on current weather conditions.
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too much rain, too hot. I dont ride BR319...maybe next time.
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I wrote this on another thread but thought I would also add it here as well...
After inquiries with Manaus Brazilians about traveling the BR319, many said it wasn't possible. After reading a blog from 2014, it sounded like an adventure.
We rode from Manaus to Porto Velho in late September 2016. We packed 18L of water (which worked out to be ample), full tank of fuel and off we rode to catch the ferry (point on iOverlander). We managed to get the 7am ferry, which actually left at 7am!!
The first 200 odd km's were asphalt. After catching a short ferry across a river, we fueled at a "backyard" fuel stop, which is on the left after disembarking the ferry. You can get lunch, cold drinks and any last minute supplies you might need. The next fuel stop is at a village about 350kms down the way. The rest of the road was mainly dirt, with short sections of asphalt that is in disrepair, also lots of pot holes. The road crew are working on restoring or building new bridges and if there isn't a new bridge, they have diversions around them.
It was pretty sticking hot, which also meant storms built up in the afternoon. We got caught between two storms, both were black with lightning and heavy rain.
I think trucks and cars are using this road more frequently as it gets better, although this also means that when it rains, the road gets churned up in some spots and can be quite slippery.
Otherwise we had a pretty easy run. You could complete this road in 2 days if you were going fast.
We have put up some points on iOverlander. We will also write about our trip on our blog on Facebook, just search 'The Two Teners', should be Blog 14.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Ainsleigh and Ben
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