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Old Yungas Road Historical Track

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Recorded distance
85 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 37
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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Why this ride

A remote mixed-surface corridor with strong terrain and adventure-riding value. It links naturally to Yungas cliffs.

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

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. 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 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Coroico.

  2. 2. 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

    Coroico comes up 85 km in.

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