Bikepacking Routes

The Vuelta de Santiago Apoala is a bikepacking loop in Oaxaca that traces a 19th Century railway line, visits a stunning waterfall, and takes in some classic mountain terrain. It also serves as a connector from the city of Oaxaca de Juárez to the Mixteca community of Santiago Apoala in the Cuicatlan-Tehuacan Biosphere. This means it can be enjoyed in a number of configurations - as a mellow, standalone ride to the waterfall for new bikepackers, a means of reaching the start of the Ojos de Cuicatlan bikepacking route, or in its complete form, a weeklong journey across rugged, varied, and challenging terrain...