Alto de Patios
Category 122.5 km
Distance
850 m
Elevation Gain
3.8%
Average Gradient
9%
Max Gradient
3350 m
Summit Elevation
Alto de Patios extends the La Calera corridor to a more serious altitude objective, continuing beyond La Calera town and rising to 3,300-3,350m on the road toward Guasca — a Category 1 effort that delivers high-altitude paramo conditions within 25km of the Bogotá city centre. From the eastern city l...
Pro Tip
Alto de Patios is the acclimatisation benchmark: if this climb feels manageable, you are ready for the full Boyacá road system and La Calera has done its work. Save Alto de Patios for day 5 or later o...