Villa de Leyva Road

North from Bogotá into Boyacá: dry hills, a colonial town of cobbles and the desert valley behind it.

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Roadbook

1. Tunja start · 2820 m

   Tunja is where the day begins. Reckon on about 4 °C colder than the valley, and more in the wind. Nothing on this route is higher. Next is Arcabuco, mostly downhill.

2. Arcabuco scenic · 2600 m

   Arcabuco comes up 57 km in. Reckon on about 3 °C colder than the valley, and more in the wind. Next is Villa de Leyva, mostly downhill.

3. Villa de Leyva scenic · 2140 m

   115 km in you reach Villa de Leyva. You lose 460 m on the way down to it, steadily. Next is Ráquira.

4. Ráquira finish · 2150 m

   Ráquira closes the day.

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