Road · Malaysia
Around Port Dickson
A flat 52 km road cycling loop from Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan through Ladang Sua Betong, with 196 m of climbing. Most of it (45.7 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane, 13.9 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more. There is a 37 km stretch without a café, shop or water (km 3–40).
At a glance
- Best for
- Flat, steady riding for confident riders at ease in traffic
- Distance
- 51.6 km
- Elevation gain
- 196 m
- Riding time
- 2½–3 hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Bike
- Road bike
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Mostly main roads
- Food & water
- Longest gap 37 km
- Navigation
- GPX download
- Start and finish
- Port Dickson
Map and elevation profile
Elevation profile
- 196 m
- 52 km
Route description
- Port Dickson
- Ladang Sua Betong
- Port Dickson
This 51.6 km loop ride starts and finishes in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. The route ascends mainly in the first half, with the highest point at 47 m reached around 35 km. It follows a generally flat to gently rolling profile, with the steepest 500 m section at 2.5 % gradient near 14.3 km and a longest descent of 1.4 km dropping 25 m starting at 35.3 km.
Most roads are paved (98%) and the ride mainly uses main roads (56%) and major roads (34%), including 28.5 km on the N8 and 13.9 km on the Sua Betong-Sunggala Highway. There are 45.7 km of main roads without cycle lanes and 13.9 km where speed limits are 80 km/h or more. There are no unpaved sections.
Port Dickson facilities at the start include a café, convenience stores, and restaurants. Along the route, a 37.2 km stretch from 2.7 km to 39.9 km lacks cafés, shops, or water. At 11.4 km the route passes Ladang Sua Betong. Facilities near the end of the route include a fast food outlet at 40 km, convenience stores and petrol stations near 42-50 km, and a patisserie at 50.1 km.
Highlights
- Loop route around Port Dickson
- Highest point at 47 m near 35 km
- Passes Ladang Sua Betong at 11.4 km
- Longest descent of 1.4 km drops 25 m
Along the route
Places passed
Traffic, surface and gradient
This is not a cycle-track route: 89% is on main roads without a cycle lane, 13.9 km of it where the limit is 80 km/h or more. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.
- Roads
- 56% main road · 34% major road · 6% minor road · 3% quiet street · 2% unmapped
- Main roads
- 45.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
- Fast roads
- 13.9 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
- Main roads used
- N8 (29 km), Sua Betong-Sunggala Highway (14 km)
- Surface
- Paved: 98% of the route is mapped as paved and 2% has no surface data.
- Gradient
- 14% climbing · 13% descending · 73% flat
Food, water and services
The longest stretch without a café, shop or water is 37 km, from km 3 to 40. Along the route: 10 cafés and restaurants, 9 shops, 2 petrol stations and 1 public toilet.
Food, water and shops in ride order
- 0 kmPernama · convenience store · 370 m off route
- 2.7 kmRestoran Anjung PD · restaurant · 30 m off route
- 40 kmMcDonald's · fast food · 170 m off route
- 40.1 km99 Speedmart · supermarket · 50 m off route
- 42.3 kmToilets · 30 m off route
- 42.6 kmHospital Port Dickson · hospital · 180 m off route
- 42.7 kmShell · petrol station · 40 m off route
- 49.9 kmKedai Rakyat 1 Malaysia · convenience store · 90 m off route
- 50.1 kmWonder Cake House · patisserie · 30 m off route
Start and access
At the start and finish
- Food and coffee
- Hot & Roll (330 m), Coconut Grove Beach Restaurant (400 m)
- Shops
- 7-Eleven (600 m), Pernama (370 m)
Know before you go
- 37.2 km without café, shop or water from 2.7 to 39.9 km
- 45.7 km on main roads without cycle lanes
- 13.9 km on roads with speed limits 80 km/h or more