Bikepacking Ecuador

The Pululahua Crater Loop may be short in distance but it's big on adventure! Whether you choose to make it a three-day family escapade, an overnighter, or even a massive day ride, exploring the interior of this enormous crater is not only a delightful biking experience, but it's also an amazing introduction to Ecuador's unique array of ecosystems. With easy logistics out of Quito and a high pass of 3,000 meters, it's also a great warm-up and chance to acclimatize for Ecuador's Tres Volcanes ride or the epic TEMBR...

Cotopaxi 360 forms a perfect loop around Ecuador's iconic volcano, knitting together a series of forest roads, grassy two track, and páramo trails. Aside from a lunar-like landscape and its unique style of mountain biking, highlights include the ethereal flora harboured within the boundaries of the Cotopaxi National Park, including an array of high elevation mosses, miniature wildflowers, and equatorial tundra grasses.

The famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is only the slightest fragment of the full network of roads used during pre-Colombian times to link parts of the Incan empire.