DelhiNainitalNainital: Delhi to the lake district
Highway across the plains, then a steady climb to the lake. Long enough that most riders start before sunrise.
Browse motorcycle routes across India — distance, difficulty, best season and road conditions, at a glance.
DelhiNainitalHighway across the plains, then a steady climb to the lake. Long enough that most riders start before sunrise.
ChennaiTada FallsBarely two hours on highway to a waterfall trek. One of the shortest real rides out of Chennai.
DelhiJaipurFast, wide and simple — the kind of road you cover quickly and then have the whole day in Jaipur.
ChennaiKodaikanalHours of flat highway before the road turns upward. Save something for the climb — it comes right at the end of a long day.
MumbaiGoaThe classic. Long coastal highway with ghat sections in between — too far to rush, which is the point of doing it over a few days.
CoimbatoreOotyShort on paper, but almost all of it is the climb. A proper hairpin road — go slow, use the whole day, and let the traffic pass.
JaipurPushkarShort highway run to a lake town, easy enough to leave after breakfast and be back by evening. Good first ride out of Jaipur.
ChennaiPondicherryThe ECR is the ride, not just the way there — long open stretches with the sea alongside for much of it. Easy road, so you can enjoy the view.
ChennaiYelagiriFive hours of highway before the road turns up into the hills. The climb is short but tight — worth arriving with energy left for it.
ChennaiMahabalipuramThe shortest ride here — barely over an hour on coastal highway, with stone temples at the end. Easy enough for a first ride out of Chennai.
MumbaiAlibaug BeachOpen road that turns coastal, with no climbing to worry about. Three hours of riding and the sea at the end — the gentlest ride out of Mumbai.
MumbaiMalshej GhatThe most demanding ride on this list: tight mountain sections and a monsoon season that's both the reason to go and the reason to be careful.
MumbaiLonavalaShort but not simple — highway out of Mumbai, then the climb into the Western Ghats. Weekend traffic is the real difficulty here, not the road.