Why this ride
A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Traslasierra and Comechingones.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Mina Clavero to Merlo Mountain Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 90 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 29
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Editorial context
Coordinates are curated start-via-end route seeds. They are not a surveyed centreline or navigation geometry. Run road snapping, topology checks, access checks and a live-status review before publication.
Access context
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Seasonal context
Sep-May
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Mina Clavero
Mina Clavero is a small river town on the western side of the Sierras de Córdoba, in the long, dry Traslasierra valley, and it is where the Camino de las Altas Cumbres comes to rest after crossing the mountains. You arrive from the east after a climb through grassland and rock that tops out above two thousand metres, then a descent in a long run of bends that opens suddenly onto a view of the whole valley, flat and golden, with the Sierra de Comechingones low and blue beyond it.
Read the complete Mina Clavero write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mina Clavero sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Merlo San Luis.
2. Merlo San Luis
Merlo is a small resort town of about eleven thousand people on the western side of the Sierra de los Comechingones, a long, rounded range of mountains that marks the border between the provinces of Córdoba and San Luis. It sits in a green valley, with the dry plain stretching away toward the west and the peaks rising to the east, and the locals will tell you with great confidence that it enjoys one of the best microclimates in the world. Whatever the science, the claim is easy to believe on a sunny afternoon, when the air is dry, the sky is blue and the temperature is soft.
Read the complete Merlo San Luis write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Merlo San Luis comes up 90 km in.