Why this ride
A named mountain-road corridor with sustained elevation change and pass scenery. It links naturally to Huascaran National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Pastoruri Glacier Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 150 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 47
- 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
May-Sep
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Huaraz
Huaraz sits at about three thousand metres in the Callejon de Huaylas, a long, high valley between the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra in the Peruvian Andes. The Cordillera Blanca rises along the east side, white with glaciers, and holds the highest tropical mountains in the world, including Huascaran, which at 6,768 metres is the highest peak in Peru. On a clear morning the whole range shows over the roofs of the town, an almost unreal wall of ice. Huaraz was largely destroyed in the great earthquake of 1970, which killed tens of thousands across the region and buried the nearby town of Yungay under an avalanche from Huascaran. The modern town is mostly new, a busy, practical place for trekkers and climbers.
Read the complete Huaraz write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Huaraz sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Pastoruri.
2. Pastoruri
Pastoruri is a glacier in the Cordillera Blanca, in Huascarán National Park, and the road to it climbs higher than most roads in Peru, ending at a car park above five thousand metres. For decades it was the most accessible glacier in the country, a place where tourists from Huaraz could walk on ice, and it has become a symbol of climate change, because its ice has retreated rapidly over recent years. The glacier you see today is smaller than the one in older photographs, but the setting, with ice, rock and sky, is still impressive, and it is worth the climb.
Read the complete Pastoruri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Pastoruri comes up 57 km in. Next is Huaraz.
3. Huaraz
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Huaraz write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
150 km in you reach Huaraz.