Travessia Ourto Preto - Acuruí (Brazil)
The Belo Horizonte to Acurui challenge is a 55 km (34 mile) route in the state of minas gerais that connects the capital Belo Horizonte to the colonial village of Acurui connecting old mining roads and part of the historic royal road that connects Minas Gerais to the Rio de Janeiro.
The crossing begins at the gas station of Retiro das Pedras in the Serra da Calçada region, a 15-minute drive from Belo Horizonte and travels along a dirt road for MBR mining areas for 25km to Rio Acima.