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Quito to Mindo

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Recorded distance
37 km
Riding-time estimate
40 min
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Choco Andino de Pichincha Biosphere Reserve.

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

Jun-Sep

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Quito

    Quito sits almost on the equator and almost two miles up, and the two facts together explain a lot. At about 2,850 metres the air is thin, the sun is fierce, and the days are mild whatever the calendar says, so the city lives in a permanent early spring. It stretches for kilometres along a narrow Andean valley, with Pichincha volcano rising on the western side and, on clear mornings, the snow cone of Cotopaxi and other peaks visible to the south and east.

    Read the complete Quito write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    Quito sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Mindo.

  2. 2. Mindo

    Down the western slopes of the Andes, where cold Quito air turns into warm, wet forest, lies Mindo. It is a small village at roughly 1,200 metres on the edge of the cloud forest of the Pichincha province, and it has built a reputation as one of the best birdwatching places in Ecuador. Hundreds of species live in the surrounding reserves, from toucans and tanagers to hummingbirds that whirr at feeders, and the famous Andean cock-of-the-rock gathers here to display at dawn.

    Read the complete Mindo write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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

    Planning note

    Mindo comes up 37 km in.

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