Why this ride
A mountain loop with linked bends, elevation change and broad landscape variety. It links naturally to Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Salento Filandia Coffee Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 75 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 36
- 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
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Access context
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Seasonal context
Dec-Mar
Scenic road chapters
Colombia Coffee Triangle Loop
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 17 km this is Colombia Coffee Triangle Loop, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 17 km
- Named road
- Colombia Coffee Triangle Loop
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Armenia Colombia
Armenia is the capital of Quindio, in the middle of Colombia's coffee country, and it makes a good base for a loop through the surrounding hills. The city has more than three hundred thousand people, set on a slope of the Central Cordillera at around 1,500 metres, and it was named after the country of Armenia by its nineteenth-century founders, a detail that still amuses visitors. Calarca, a smaller neighbour, runs into it along the main road.
Read the complete Armenia Colombia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Armenia Colombia sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Salento.
2. Salento
Salento is the little town that brought tourists to the coffee region, and it has the looks to justify it. The main street, the Calle Real, runs uphill from the plaza in a row of brightly painted colonial houses with balconies and tiled roofs, lined with craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and ends at a long flight of steps up to a viewpoint over the valley. The town is small, only a few thousand people, and the atmosphere is relaxed.
Read the complete Near Salento write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Salento comes up 14 km in. Next is Filandia.
3. Filandia
Filandia sits on a ridge in the hills of Quindío, in the heart of Colombia's coffee country, and the first thing that strikes you is the colour. Houses on the main streets are painted in bright blues, reds and yellows, with carved wooden balconies and doors, and on a sunny afternoon the whole village glows. It is a town that takes pride in how it looks, and it is easy to see why it has become one of the favourites of the region.
Read the complete Filandia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
29 km in you reach Filandia. Next is Armenia Colombia.
4. Armenia Colombia
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Armenia Colombia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Armenia Colombia, late in the day.
Recorded source links
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