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Manizales to Nevado del Ruiz

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Recorded distance
46 km
Riding-time estimate
59 min
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

A volcanic-landscape approach with exceptional geology and mountain views. It links naturally to Los Nevados National Natural Park.

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

Dec-Mar

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Manizales

    Manizales is a city built on a ridge, and it takes some getting used to. The streets climb and fall at gradients that make a bicycle useless and a motorcycle a sensible choice, and at about 2,150 metres the air is cool and often misty. The city is the capital of Caldas, a coffee department, and it was founded in the middle of the nineteenth century by settlers from Antioquia who cut their way into the forest to plant coffee.

    Read the complete Manizales write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Manizales sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Nevado del Ruiz.

  2. 2. Nevado del Ruiz gate

    A volcano that has killed on a scale most people never forget makes for a sobering ride. Nevado del Ruiz rises to about 5,320 metres in the Central Cordillera, in the Los Nevados National Natural Park above Manizales, and in November 1985 an eruption melted part of its ice cap and sent mudflows down the river valleys, burying the town of Armero and killing more than twenty thousand people. It remains an active volcano under close watch, and the park authorities close access when activity rises, so check before you set out.

    Read the complete Nevado del Ruiz gate write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Nevado del Ruiz comes up 46 km in.

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