Why this ride
A lake corridor with repeated shoreline views and access to natural or cultural anchors. It links naturally to Guatape reservoir and El Penol.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Medellín to Guatape
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 72 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 51
- 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
Dec-Mar
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Medellín
Medellín is a city in a bowl. It fills the Aburrá Valley in the Colombian Andes, with houses climbing the steep sides in tight brick and tin-roofed rows, and the mild climate at around 1,500 metres has earned it the nickname of the city of eternal spring. For decades the world knew it for the drug trade and its violence, but over the last twenty years it has changed itself with a good metro, cable cars that link the poorest hillside districts to the centre, library parks and outdoor escalators in the former no-go neighbourhood of Comuna 13. The sculptor and painter Fernando Botero, born here in 1932, gave the city a collection of his plump bronze figures in a plaza in the centre.
Read the complete Medellin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Medellín sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Guatape.
2. Guatape
Guatapé is a lakeside town in the hills east of Medellín, and its fame rests on two things: the colour of its streets and a giant rock. The houses are decorated along the lower walls with painted reliefs known as zócalos, showing scenes of family life, animals, flowers and local trades, and every street is a gallery in bright blues, reds, greens and yellows. The effect is playful and the town takes it seriously, with each building competing to look better than its neighbours.
Read the complete Guatape write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Guatape comes up 72 km in.