Mountain Bike Circuits

• BK/1 BIKING TO COROICO (NOR-YUNGAS)
• BK/2 BIKING TO YARIJA (SUD YUNGAS)
• BK/3 BIKING TAKESI (PRE-INCA TRAIL)
• BK/4 BIKING CHACALTAYA-ZONGO
• BK/5 BIKING TO ZONGO
• BK/6 BIKING CHACALTAYA-TUNI
• BK/7 BIKING SORATA
• BK/8 BIKING ILLIMANI
  

A view of Coroico Road

BK/1
BIKING A COROICO (NOR YUNGAS) FULL DAY

• Dynamic Time in Bike: 4 ½ hrs
• Altitude Difference: 3,500m/ 11,483 ft
• Journey: 1 day, difficulty 1
• Distance: Cumbre- Yolosa, 59 kms

Description

Incredible scenic variety with at least four ecological floors,and a spectacular descent of more than 3,500m/11,483 ft from snow-covered plains and mountain ranges down to a semi-tropical Jungle. Part of the ride is on the dramatic and scenic "World's Most Dangerous Road," dubbed as such by the Inter-American Development Bank in 1995.

DAY 1

The beginning, in La Cumbre (4,700 m/15,400ft), the highest and coldest point, here you have a great view of a number of snow-covered peaks. From there we descend rapidly down a twisting road amongst mountain peaks. We stop for refreshments and a rest along the way, all the better to give us time to take in the scenery: towering cliff faces, dramatic drops, ever greener vegetation and changeable weather.

The second part of the road is the infamous narrow gravel road, it has sheer drops off to our left and hulking rock overhangs and cascading waterfalls to our right. As we near the end of the ride it gets progressively hotter and dustier. By the time you arrive at the bottom in Yolosa (1,200m / 3,937 ft) you will be tired, hot, dirty and exhilarated. From Yolosa we catch a ride 7km (4 miles) up to Coroico (1,700m / 5,577ft) and have lunch in a nice hotel with a swimming pool.

Coroico

BK/2
BIKING TO YARIJA (SUD YUNGAS)

1 FULL DAY

• DYNAMIC TIME in Bike: 4 ½ Hrs
• ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE: 3,500m / 11,483 ft
• JOURNEY: 1 DAY, DIFFICULTY 1
• DISTANCE: LA CUMBRE TO PUENTE VILLA, 57 kms

Description

This riding is similar to Coroico, the beginning is the same, the scenery, the altitude difference, the clifs, the vegetation, etc… The difference is…. the road, it´s wider, meaning safer. The end is in a small village, between the coca plantations, coffee plantations and fruit trees.

DAY 1

The trip leaves from La Cumbre (4.700 m / 15,420 ft), it continues by a paved road, until Unduavi, from here we Begin the gravel road, toward South Yungas, we go by the Velo de la Novia (Cascade), The Castle (Hotel), Florida (small village), Santa Rosa, until Puente Villa (1.700 m aprox), 4 ½ hrs biking, from here we continue in transport until Estancia Yarija (30 min), have lunch, to continue with a trekking (1 hr) until finding the coffee, coca plantations.
Return to La Paz city, (3 ½ Hrs).

BK/3
BIKING TAKESI (PRE-INCA TRAIL)

1 FULL DAY

• DYNAMIC TIME in Bike: 7 HRS
• ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE: 3,500m / 11,483 ft
• JOURNEY: 1 DAY, DIFFICULTY 3
• DISTANCE: LA CUMBRE TO MINA CHOJLLA, 30 kms

Description

This Biking is recommended for professionals, due to the difficulty of the road, completely paved with stones, a road that dates from the pre-Incan time. You will have good view of the snowy Mururata and Illimani Volcanos.

DAY 1

From La Paz city to Mine San Francisco, in transport (2 ½ hrs), then we should ascend until the summit (4.630 m) with the bicycles 1 hr. We begin the descent, from the cross(the highest point), it's a a twisting road, big slipery stones and, completely technical (7 hrs), we arrive to La Chojlla, where the Biking ends.

Return to La Paz by transport (3 ½ hrs).

BK/4
BIKING CHACALTAYA - ZONGO

• DYNAMIC TIME in Bike: 4 to 6 hrs
• ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE: 4,245m / 13,927 ft
• JOURNEY: 1 DAY, DIFFICULTY 1 and 3
• DISTANCE: Chacaltaya to Zongo, 30 Km
  
  

Description

You ride from the World's Highest Developed Ski-Slope (5,345m / 17,500 ft) down to the semi-tropical, (1,100m / 3,600 ft) Zongo Valley. This ride is for experts due to the first part, downhill from some of the peaks of Chacaltaya.

DAY 1

Drive up to the ski- lodge, here we unload the bikes and have time to take in the view of the Royal range, Condoriri, Huayna Potosí, Illimani, Mururata, etc.

We push up the bikes up from the ski-lodge approximately 1 km up a rock and ice ridge to the peak of Chacaltaya, there we traverse along ridge tops and over several other minor peaks to select one option. We descend down either mining roads or walking trails until we reach the Milluni to Zongo road. Then we are driven upwards to join up to Zongo pass and Dam, take a rest before setting off again. From this point (4,700 m./ 15,420 ft.) we descend rapidly down the gravel road towards zongo valley. As we descend, the temperature rises and the scenery becomes steadily greener and lusher. We can bike as long as desired down this road.

OPTIONAL

We can begin the riding in the ski-lodge, instead of the peak,and continue through a gravel road to reach the road that leaves us to Zongo pass and then continue by transport to zongo pass and dam, to begin the second part of the riding.

BK/5
BIKING TO ZONGO

• DYNAMIC TIME in Bike: 4 hrs
• ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE: 3,600m / 11,811 ft
• JOURNEY: 1 DAY, DIFFICULTY 1
  

Description

From La Paz, we are driven upwards to join up to Zongo pass and Dam, take a rest before setting off . From this point (4,700 m / 15,420 ft) we descend rapidly down the gravel road towards zongo valley. As we descend, the temperature rises and the scenery becomes steadily greener and lusher. We can bike as long as desired down this road.

BK/6
BIKING CHACALTAYA -TUNI

• DYNAMIC TIME in Bike: 4 hrs
• ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE: 1,000m / 3,280 ft
• JOURNEY: 1 DAY, DIFFICULTY 2 and 3
  

Description

Drive up to the ski - lodge (1 ½ hrs), here we unload the bikes and have time to take in the view of the Royal range, Condoriri, Huayna Potosí, Illimani, Mururata, etc.

We push up the bikes up from the ski - lodge approximately 1 km up a rock and ice ridge to the peak of Chacaltaya, there we traverse along ridge tops and over several other minor peaks to select one option. We descend down either mining roads or walking trails until we reach the Milluni road. Then we are driven upwards to join an offroad(4,850 m / 15,912 ft) that leaves us to Tuni town (4,400 m / 14,435 ft).

Return to La Paz, (2 hrs)

BK/7
BIKING SORATA

• DYNAMIC TIME in Bike: 3 - 4 hrs
• ALTITUDE DIFFERENCE: 1100 m / 3608 ft
• JOURNEY: 1 DAY, DIFFICULTY 2 and 1
  
  

Description

DAY 1

We will begin this trip across the Altiplano, towards lake Titicaca, then turn driving up towards Illampu Volcano and a pass high above Sorata. This is the highest point where we will begin the ride.

We choose one of the possible routes to reach Sorata. All of the routes win rapidly down from the pass. Along dirt roads or single - track through villages until the bottom of the ride. People are loaded back into the support vehicle and drive you up the short distance to the township of Sorata. After lunch we return to La Paz.

BK/8
BIKING ILLIMANI

• DYNAMIC TIME in Bike: 3 hrs
• ALTITUDE: 4,700 m / 15,420 ft
• DIFFICULTY: 1
  
  

Description

DAY 1

We leave La Paz, towards ILLIMANI volcano, 2 hrs, in a vehicule up to La cumbre, the highest point, then begin the descent, through small streams. We will have a great view of the Altiplano, llamas and Alpacas. The second part is flat towards the mine Copacabana, we will pass some villages, and then comes the descent to Pinaya, 2 ½ hrs. One more hour for the bottom of the biking.

Lunch and Return to La Paz.

Choro Trail Cumbre et Coroico

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