Home All TrailsBacabeira to Santo Amaro Lençóis Route

Easy

Off-Road

🇧🇷 Brazil

Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: BR-MA-01

Bacabeira to Santo Amaro Lençóis Route

Added on 29 Sep 2026

Logged by @trailxon17 July 2016

Sandy 4x4 route across coastal Maranhão to Santo Amaro, gateway to the Lençóis Maranhenses dunes.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Deep sand: 4x4, lowered tyre pressure and local guidance. Lagoons fill June to September.

Mission Logs99 waypoints

Distance	Direction & Instruction	Gradient	Gear Gearing suggestions are defensive and based on terrain profile. Always assess real-time conditions and the path ahead personally.
0.0 km	S Start Point	0%	2H
2.0 km	S Continue on track	0%	2H
4.1 km	S Continue on track	0%	2H
6.1 km	SE Continue on track	0%	2H
8.1 km	SE Continue on track	0%	2H

Note: Gear suggestions are based on terrain gradient and are for reference only.

Weather check

At Start

-9m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

-2.8351, -44.3745

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: -2.8351, -44.3745 @ -9m

Quick Stats

Distance

198.34 km

Type

Off-Road Trail

Elevation Range

-11m - 58m

Max Elevation

58 m

Max Gradient

1.7%

1.5%

Highlights

Lençóis Maranhenses dunes
Santo Amaro do Maranhão
Humberto de Campos

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Signal Verified

Emergency Simplex

146.520MHz

Team Coordination

446.006MHz

Scout Primary

146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+316 m

Total Descent

-316 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)

3.2

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)

1.53

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)100%

Moderate (3-8%)0%

Steep (>8%)0%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved98%

Unpaved2%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt

98%

Dirt Track

Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 17

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryEasy

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: -2.971253

MAX LAT: -2.503475

MIN LON: -44.375016

MAX LON: -43.233745

Point Spacing: 56.3 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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