Motorcycle and car loop from Funchal

From Funchal (Madeira) we calculate the twistiest round trip in three lengths, for motorcycle and car. It runs over paved country roads without motorways. Every figure comes from the calculated route.

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Kilometres: 115.0km
Curves: 395
Climbing: 3327m
Median radius: 43m
Curves per 100 km: 232.2

Map of the 115 km round trip from Funchal

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Radius explorer

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Tightest radius per curve

125 curves sit at junctions and are left out of these figures, for example turns with a small radius.

Curve character

Of 115.0 km, 33.8 km run through curves. The rest is straight or a junction turn.

Tight: 1.5 km, 1.3 %; radius under 60 m
Medium: 14.6 km, 12.8 %; 60 to 180 m
Wide: 17.8 km, 15.6 %; 180 to 400 m
Straights and junctions: 80.0 km, 70.3 %

Key figures of the route

Tightest curve: At km 27.3 on Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas: radius 17 m, left.
Longest curve passage: 35 curves over 6.3 km, from km 16.5 on ER229.
Densest curve stretch: 64 curves over 10 km, from km 89.0. The quieter kilometres come before.
Longest climb: 11.9 km with 519 m of ascent, from km 82.7 on ER229. Average gradient 4.4 %.

Elevation profile

From 10 m to 732 m. 3327 m up, 3312 m down.

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Turning points

Low km 27.8: 67 m
High km 28.9: 102 m
High km 37.1: 329 m
High km 73.2: 333 m
High km 76.3: 273 m
Low km 78.5: 65 m

Compared with the standard loop

The reference is the fastest round trip with the same start, heading and circle radius.

Compared with the standard loop	Twisty loop	Standard loop
Kilometres	115.0	123.0
Curves	270	203
Curves per 100 km	234.8	165.1
Motorway	0.0 km	0.0 km

1.4 times as many curves per 100 km as the standard loop.

Among the cities

Rank 1 of 22 cities in Portugal. Median 169.7 curves per 100 km, Funchal sits at 303.8.

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All lengths from Funchal

Every length in both directions. The curve column shows the count away from junctions first, then the total.

Length	Direction	Kilometres	Curves	Curves per 100 km	Median radius	Climbing
60 km	Outbound	62.9 km	211 / 282	335.4	45 m	2574 m
60 km	Reverse	62.9 km	209 / 279	332.3	45 m	2673 m
120 km	Outbound	115.0 km	270 / 395	234.8	47 m	3407 m
120 km	Reverse	115.0 km	267 / 395	232.2	43 m	3327 m
200 km	Outbound	182.4 km	622 / 735	341.1	38 m	6851 m
200 km	Reverse	182.4 km	625 / 740	342.7	39 m	6917 m

Every curve with its position

270 curves away from junctions, with km position, tightest radius and road.

km	Radius	Road
0.9	62 m	Caminho dos Álamos
1.0	62 m	Caminho dos Álamos
1.5	42 m	Caminho da Ponte
1.9	47 m	VR1
2.6	179 m	VR1
6.1	55 m	Rua da Ponta da Cruz
6.3	33 m	Rua da Ponta da Cruz
6.4	29 m	Rua da Ponta da Cruz
6.7	59 m	Rotunda Rotary
7.7	44 m	Estrada Monumental
8.1	50 m	Estrada Monumental
8.3	37 m	Estrada Monumental
8.4	37 m	Estrada Monumental
8.6	37 m	Estrada Monumental
9.1	62 m	Estrada Monumental
9.2	33 m	Estrada Monumental
9.5	69 m	Estrada Monumental
9.7	33 m	Estrada Monumental
10.3	55 m	Estrada Monumental
10.9	50 m	Estrada Monumental
11.4	85 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
11.6	66 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
11.7	76 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
12.1	44 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
12.2	63 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
12.3	63 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
12.5	75 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
12.8	74 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
13.3	59 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
13.3	52 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
13.4	36 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
13.6	24 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
13.7	49 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
13.8	85 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
14.0	39 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
14.3	23 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
14.8	52 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
14.9	51 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
15.0	26 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
15.2	49 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
15.6	19 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
15.7	19 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
15.9	29 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
16.2	52 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
16.3	38 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
16.3	31 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
16.5	40 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
16.8	24 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
16.9	40 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.0	39 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.1	33 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.2	69 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.4	37 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.6	25 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.7	29 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.8	29 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.9	35 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
17.9	22 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
18.1	25 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
18.3	34 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
18.4	28 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
18.5	35 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
18.6	52 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
18.8	20 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
18.9	20 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.1	41 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.2	53 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.2	48 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.4	21 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.4	21 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.6	42 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.7	42 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
19.9	54 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
20.0	43 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
20.1	43 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
20.2	27 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
20.3	27 m	Estrada João Gonçalves Zarco
21.3	49 m	ER229
21.4	49 m	ER229
21.6	25 m	ER229
22.0	36 m	ER229
22.1	26 m	ER229
22.3	68 m	ER229
22.7	78 m	ER229
22.8	32 m	ER229
22.9	32 m	ER229
23.0	62 m	ER229
23.2	56 m	ER229
23.4	40 m	ER229
23.5	39 m	ER229
23.6	26 m	ER229
23.8	28 m	ER229
24.0	82 m	ER229
24.1	28 m	ER229
24.4	69 m	ER229
24.4	36 m	ER229
24.6	38 m	ER229
24.7	38 m	ER229
24.8	45 m	ER229
24.9	45 m	ER229
25.0	44 m	ER229
25.1	35 m	ER229
25.2	35 m	ER229
25.6	51 m	ER229
25.7	24 m	ER229
25.9	29 m	ER229
26.2	29 m	ER229
26.4	32 m	ER229
26.6	28 m	ER229
27.1	70 m	ER229
27.3	56 m	ER229
27.4	57 m	ER229
28.1	26 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
28.3	30 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
28.6	96 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
29.0	24 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
29.1	64 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
29.3	72 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
30.4	45 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
30.5	70 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
30.6	66 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
30.8	29 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
30.9	29 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
31.2	39 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
31.3	39 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
31.5	38 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
31.6	40 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
32.2	17 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
32.3	17 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
33.5	126 m	Via Expresso 3
34.9	155 m	Via Expresso 3
36.3	195 m	Via Expresso 3
39.6	152 m	Via Expresso 3
40.0	100 m	Via Expresso 3
46.3	56 m	Avenida Dom Manuel I
46.4	65 m	Avenida Dom Manuel I
46.5	65 m	Avenida Dom Manuel I
47.4	71 m	Avenida Dom Manuel I
47.5	71 m	Avenida Dom Manuel I
47.6	59 m	Avenida Dom Manuel I
47.7	59 m	Avenida Dom Manuel I
48.5	100 m	Via Expresso 3
49.4	123 m	Via Expresso 3
49.8	147 m	Via Expresso 3
50.3	151 m	Via Expresso 3
51.3	274 m	Via Expresso 3
52.4	198 m	Via Expresso 3
53.4	192 m	Via Expresso 3
54.6	144 m	Via Expresso 3
55.6	242 m	Via Expresso 3
56.3	93 m	Via Expresso 3
60.4	68 m
60.7	39 m
60.8	39 m
61.4	48 m	Estrada Regional 222
64.8	163 m	Via Expresso 3
65.7	230 m	Via Expresso 3
66.5	118 m	Via Expresso 3
67.7	183 m	Via Expresso 3
68.2	198 m	Via Expresso 3
69.8	193 m	Via Expresso 3
71.0	109 m	Via Expresso 3
71.5	140 m	Via Expresso 3
71.6	124 m	Via Expresso 3
72.1	101 m	Via Expresso 3
76.3	185 m	Via Expresso 3
78.3	120 m	Via Expresso 3
80.1	150 m	Via Expresso 3
82.7	103 m	Via Expresso 3
82.8	107 m	Via Expresso 3
83.3	199 m	Via Expresso 3
84.4	155 m	Via Expresso 3
85.2	155 m	Via Expresso 3
85.2	195 m	Via Expresso 3
85.9	114 m	Via Expresso 3
87.1	47 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
87.4	45 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
87.9	40 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
88.1	37 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
88.2	37 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
88.4	38 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
88.5	38 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
88.7	29 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
88.9	29 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
89.0	69 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
89.2	46 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
89.4	121 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
90.5	70 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
90.6	24 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
91.2	51 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
91.3	26 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
91.5	28 m	Rua Comandante Camacho de Freitas
92.1	164 m	ER229
92.2	56 m	ER229
92.4	59 m	ER229
93.2	32 m	ER229
93.2	32 m	ER229
93.4	29 m	ER229
93.6	51 m	ER229
93.7	29 m	ER229
93.8	29 m	ER229
94.1	31 m	ER229
94.2	133 m	ER229
94.5	35 m	ER229
94.6	35 m	ER229
94.7	44 m	ER229
94.9	46 m	ER229
95.0	51 m	ER229
95.0	38 m	ER229
95.1	37 m	ER229
95.2	37 m	ER229
95.4	72 m	ER229
95.6	30 m	ER229
95.7	39 m	ER229
95.9	26 m	ER229
96.1	26 m	ER229
96.2	39 m	ER229
96.3	40 m	ER229
96.6	61 m	ER229
96.8	31 m	ER229
96.9	83 m	ER229
97.0	72 m	ER229
97.4	101 m	ER229
97.7	26 m	ER229
97.7	57 m	ER229
98.0	63 m	ER229
98.4	50 m	ER229
98.5	89 m	ER229
99.1	63 m	Estrada do Cabo Girão
99.2	18 m	Estrada do Cabo Girão
99.4	18 m
99.4	53 m
99.5	20 m
99.7	20 m
99.8	27 m
100.0	65 m
100.9	39 m	Estrada 1 de Julho
101.5	52 m	Estrada de Santa Clara
102.1	70 m	Estrada de Santa Clara
102.4	77 m	Estrada de Santa Clara
102.5	39 m	Estrada de Santa Clara
103.6	21 m	Estrada de Santa Clara
103.8	47 m	Estrada de Santa Clara
104.5	139 m	Avenida da Autonomia
104.7	106 m	Avenida da Autonomia
105.3	48 m	Avenida Nova Cidade
108.4	67 m	Rua de Santa Rita
109.7	52 m	Caminho das Preces
110.5	62 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
110.6	37 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
110.7	37 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
111.0	33 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
111.2	81 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
111.4	40 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
111.5	67 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
111.9	64 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
112.1	54 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
112.2	23 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
112.3	23 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
112.4	56 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
112.5	48 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
112.8	63 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
112.9	38 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
113.1	25 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
113.3	59 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
113.5	58 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
113.6	51 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
113.8	50 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
113.9	27 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas
114.1	41 m	Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas

How it was measured

Route: a round trip from Funchal, calculated on road data from 3 Jul 2026. Of several possible loops of the same length we show the one with the most rideable curves. Motorways are excluded.
Vehicle: The route is calculated for a motorcycle and runs on paved roads. A car can drive it too. On narrow stretches a car route can differ in detail.
Curve: a turn in one direction of at least 35 degrees. The DriveBattle app counts the same way.
Radius: the tightest curve radius inside the curve. Turns at junctions are flagged and do not count towards radius, tightest curve or passage.
Elevation: ground height along the route, smoothed over about 450 m. A climb counts from a 5 m height difference.
Calculated on 5 Oct 2026. The figures describe this route. The state of the road on the day you ride can differ.

Calculated on 5 Oct 2026

Questions about the round trip

How long is the round trip from Funchal?

There are three lengths: 60, 120, 200 km. The calculated routes measure 62.9, 115.0, 182.4 km.

Can I drive the round trip by car?

Yes. The route runs over paved country roads without motorways and can be driven by car and motorcycle. It is calculated for a motorcycle, so on very narrow stretches a car route can differ in detail.

How many curves does the round trip from Funchal have?

On 120 km we count 395 curves, 270 of them away from junctions. That is 234.8 free curves per 100 km.

How tight is the tightest curve?

On 120 km the tightest radius is 17 m, at km 32.2. The median radius of all curves is 47 m.

How much climbing does the route have?

On 120 km it is 3407 m of ascent. The highest point is 732 m, the lowest 10 m.

Can I ride this round trip with the app?

Yes. The round-trip generator in the DriveBattle app calculates loops from your location with the same method.

The round-trip generator is part of Premium. During the beta it is open to everyone.