KolkataSantiniketanShantiniketan: an easy inland run
Flat highway out of the city to a quiet university town. Easy riding, and a change from the coast.
161 km ~4 hrs Oct – Feb
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KolkataMandarmani
KolkataDigha
KolkataAyodhya Hills (Purulia)
Bike rides from Kolkata
4 motorcycle routes that start in Kolkata, shortest first (161 to 284 km). Each has its distance, riding time, difficulty, best season and road conditions.
Routes4
Shortest161 km
Longest284 km
For beginners3
Good in Oct3
KolkataSantiniketanKolkataMandarmaniMandarmani: the quieter beach
Down NH 16 and the Digha road, then a turn to Mandarmani's long, quiet beach. Calmer than Digha, with good seafood and a flat, easy road.
165 km ~4 hrs Oct – Feb
KolkataDighaDigha: Kolkata’s run to the sea
Flat, open road the whole way with the sea at the end — no climbing, nothing technical. The easiest way out of Kolkata on a bike.
182 km ~5 hrs Oct – Feb
KolkataAyodhya Hills (Purulia)Purulia: the Ayodhya Hills
West through Bishnupur and Bankura to red earth, low forested hills and dams. Go in March, when the palash trees turn the whole landscape orange.
284 km ~8 hrs Nov – Mar