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Leg 14

Jaisalmer to Tijara

Ridden by the Pioneers — no longer available to book

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Pioneers Leg 14 — Jaisalmer to Tijara, November 2025
Dates
25th to 29th November 2025
Start
Jaisalmer – 06.30 Tuesday 25th November 2025
Finish
Tijara Fort Palace – 17.00 Saturday 29th November 2025.
Days Cycling
5
Distance
815 KM
Total climbing
2,438m ascent
Road Surface
98% tarmac (@ 10th November 2024!). Broken surface through many villages.
Max capacity
115. The ride is now full (@ 4th Feb 25) but you can join a waiting list by emailing rh@ride25.com.

Itinerary

  1. Pre-Start – Jaisalmer

    We are staying in a gorgeous hotel on the outskirts of the City with a lovely pool and spa etc. A great place to relax. We recommend wandering around the 12th Century Fort and there is a great bar to watch the sunset in town. Dinner included at the hotel.

  2. Day 1 – Jaisalmer to MANVAR Resort & Dessert Camp – 166KM, 334m total ascent.

    We begin by cycling around the edge of the city past the UNESCO World Heritage Site Golden Fort and soon out into the Thar desert on well maintained roads with limited traffic. The first 16 km are busier as we leave the city but they are wide roads with a hard shoulder. We then join quiet roads for the rest of the day as we cycle through one of the largest wind farms in the world – Jaisalmer Wind Park. Look out for camel pelotons and enjoy the desert landscapes. We arrive at the the Manvar Resort and Desert camp for dinner around a camp fire.

    Day 2 Strava Route

  3. Day 2 – MANVAR Resort & Desert Camp to Khimsar Heritage Fort – 137KM, 235m total ascent.

    A second day cycling through the desert but with more varied landscape as we start to see more agriculture – particularly cotton and peanuts. Quiet roads and decent road surfaces all day. We finish early at a beautiful 15th Century Heritage Fort. We are then driven to a sand dune to watch the sunset, have drinks and dinner at an oasis in the dunes. Potential for Ride25 tennis tournament.

    Day 3 Strava Route

  4. Day 3 – Khimsar Heritage Fort to Pushkar – 155KM, 516m total ascent.

    The landscape continues to change as we continue on quiet rural roads for morning before cycling through two busier towns in the middle. We start to see The Aravalli Hills – one of the oldest geological features on earth. We will hear more from resident geologist Jamie! The hills give us a little shelter from the heat. We cycle right to the sacred holy site of Pushkar Lake and watch the goings on from a cafe on the lake before cycling the last 3KM to the hotel.

    Day 4 Strava Route

  5. Day 4 – Pushkar to Jaipur – 158KM, 573m total ascent.

    We cycle along a various lakes and salt mines with a longer stretch of failed roads but beautiful scenery and wildlife all around. We regroup for the final 15KM into Jaipur and will attempt to cycle in together. Hotel is an oasis of calm in the middle of the chaos!

    Day 5 Strava Route

  6. Day 5 – Jaipur to Tiajara Fort Palace – 197KM,802m total ascent.

    We leave Jaipur early to avoid the traffic and are rewarded with a plethora of historic sites – The Pink City, The City Place, Jal Mahal floating Palace and Amber Fort. Look out for elephants on their commute to Amber Fort. We then cycle through Jamwa Rambarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Sariska Tiger Reserve. What a day spent on quiet, well surfaced roads. We pass through the historic town of Alwar and on to the finish at Tijara Fort Palace.

    Day 6 Strava Route