Serra da Mantiqueira

The road & its landscape

SP-123, the Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro highway, climbs from the Paraíba valley towards Campos do Jordão in the Serra da Mantiqueira. The paved approach gives a clear lowland-to-forest transition and viewpoints towards the valley below.

The highway chapter ends at Campos do Jordão. Horto Florestal walks, Pedra do Baú approaches and smaller local climbs are separate routes, not part of a verified continuous motorcycle track.

VIEWS FROM THE ROAD

Scenery along the road

The lower section leaves the built-up valley for wooded slopes. On the climb, broad bends reveal the relief behind the road; near the Vista Chinesa viewpoint and Campos do Jordão, upland forest and mountain-town development become the foreground.

Taubaté departure

Join the signed SP-123 approach from the inhabited valley.

Mantiqueira mountain climb

Wooded slopes and expanding valley views accompany the main highway ascent.

Belvedere to Campos do Jordão

Use permitted viewpoint parking before entering the mountain town.

ON THE ROAD

Roads from above

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Look at the bends, road surface and landscape beside the carriageway. Each caption identifies the location; other roads in the range are marked separately.

SP-123 viewed from the Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora lookout, 2018
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Road conditions & preparation

DER-SP authorised an 18-month modernisation programme in April 2026; the municipality also reported stop-and-go traffic. Check the day’s work zones before riding. Allow for temporary surfaces, mist, buses and holiday congestion rather than assuming the scenic route is uninterrupted.

Confirm the detailed road line, fuel and current access before using this chapter to plan a ride. Scenic-area transfers and off-road riding may require separate arrangements.

THE LANDSCAPE AROUND YOU

Mountain landscapes

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Photographs identify their actual location, author and licence. Viewpoints away from the riding corridor are stated in the captions; photographs are not verified ride records.

Mantiqueira ridges near Campos do Jordão seen from SP-123
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Pico Agudo’s twin peaks seen from the Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro highway
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Pico Agudo and valley foreground beside the SP-123 approach, July 2019
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Sources & provenance

Summarised from public sources. A historic tourism plan describes a corridor, not current road access. Track authors retain ownership of their files.