Why this ride
A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Yungas cloud forest.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
La Paz to Coroico New Yungas Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 111 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 09
- 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
May-Oct
Scenic road chapters
North Yungas Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 20 km this is North Yungas Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 20 km
- Named road
- North Yungas Road
- Pass
- La Cumbre
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. La Paz
La Paz sits in a canyon, and that is the first strange thing about it. The city is the seat of Bolivia's government, and it lies at around three thousand six hundred metres, with the poorer and larger city of El Alto perched on the rim above at over four thousand. From the rim you look down into a bowl of red-brown buildings spilling down the slopes, with the great snowy peak of Illimani, over six thousand four hundred metres, standing over the southern edge like a guardian. The air is thin, so arrive early, rest a day and drink coca tea, which locals swear by and which really does help a little.
Read the complete La Paz write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
La Paz sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is La Cumbre Bolivia.
2. La Cumbre Bolivia
La Cumbre is the top of the world for most riders, a cold, windy pass at about 4,650 metres on the edge of the Altiplano, where the road from La Paz crests the mountains and begins a descent of more than three thousand metres to the tropical Yungas. The name simply means the summit. There is a small shrine, a few stalls and, on a clear day, a view of snow-capped peaks, including Huayna Potosi, glowing white to the north. La Paz, with over 800,000 people in its metropolitan area, lies behind you, and Coroico, a small town in the cloud forest, is far below at the bottom of the descent.
Read the complete La Cumbre Bolivia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
La Cumbre Bolivia comes up 29 km in. Next is Coroico.
3. Coroico
Coroico hangs on a green ridge in the Yungas, the steep, cloud-wrapped country where the Bolivian Andes fall away toward the Amazon basin. The town sits at about 1,700 metres, which is warm and humid after the thin air of La Paz, and the whole landscape smells of wet earth, coffee and citrus. For a rider arriving from the capital, it is the end of one of the most famous roads in the world, a place where you can finally breathe, sit in the shade and watch the clouds roll up the valley.
Read the complete Coroico write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
111 km in you reach Coroico.
Recorded source links
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