Cajas National Park Road
Hors Catégorie19.5 km
Distance
1100 m
Elevation Gain
5.6%
Average Gradient
11%
Max Gradient
4150 m
Summit Elevation
The Cajas National Park Road climbs 19.5km from the Cuenca city perimeter at 3,050m through the extraordinary high-altitude plateau landscape of Cajas — over 200 glacial lakes set in páramo grassland at 3,900–4,450m — to the highway high point at approximately 4,150m on the main Cuenca-Guayaquil roa...
Pro Tip
The ETAPA visitor centre and park entry point at 3,900m (approximately 15km from the Cuenca start) is the practical rest stop and last toilet facility before the summit. The lakes visible from the roa...