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When did I make the trip to the Estrada Real? Caminho Velho and Diamantes = October 2017 (BMW G650GS Sertão) Caminho Novo and Sabarabuçu = December 2019 (Yamaha Lander 250) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How many days did it take me to travel the Estrada Real by motorcycle? No tourism, just to travel the Estrada Real, quite a rush. Diamond Trail: Diamantina - Ouro Preto = 2 days Old Trail: Ouro Preto - Paraty = 3 days New Trail: Rio de Janeiro - Ouro Preto = 4 days Sabarabuçu Trail: Cocais - Ouro Preto: 1 day and a half - ... After traveling all the ER trails, in my opinion, the coolest ones are the Diamantes trail and the Sabarabuçu trail, which are better preserved. The New Trail and the Old Trail are abandoned, and only near Ouro Preto are they cool to travel. It is not possible to do any of the trails just by the markers (totem poles), many of them no longer exist, and others take you to abandoned trails or paths. Some markers are hidden, knocked down or stolen. A GPS with the route recorded is essential (the map I used for the Diamantes trail and the Old Trail was from the Tracksource project). Some of the trails pass through cities, so finding the Estrada Real again becomes a real challenge. The people I asked didn't know what it was. There is no 100% dirt trail, it varies, dirt and asphalt. I passed through cities such as: Diamantina, Tiradentes, Ouro Preto, Carrancas, Caconde, Paraty, Santa Rita Durão, Passa Quatro, São Lourenço, Cunha and many others. I chose the Lander for the New route because I lack the off-road skills to do it with the F800GSA. With the Lander it was fun, with the 800 it would have been a torment. There were places I went with the Lander that if I had been with a big trail I would still be there. In short, it is possible to do it with a big trail, but I didn't do it. - ...