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Colca Canyon Route (258 km)

Arequipa to Cabanaconde · 258 km home again

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258 kmDistance
3 h 33Riding time

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Roadbook

  1. Arequipa start

    Arequipa is where the day begins. Next is Patapampa Pass.

  2. Patapampa Pass scenic · 4910 m

    Patapampa Pass comes up 65 km in. The road climbs 4910 m on the way up to it, steeply. Reckon on about 32 °C colder than the valley, and more in the wind. Nothing on this route is higher. Next is Chivay, mostly downhill.

  3. Chivay scenic

    129 km in you reach Chivay. Next is Cruz del Condor.

  4. Cruz del Condor scenic

    Cruz del Condor, late in the day. Next is Cabanaconde.

  5. Cabanaconde finish

    Cabanaconde is where it ends.

Where this sits

🇵🇪 Peru Colca Canyon Route touring Long days, 250–400 km