Cotopaxi Refugio Road
Hors Catégorie22.3 km
Distance
1400 m
Elevation Gain
6.3%
Average Gradient
11%
Max Gradient
4500 m
Summit Elevation
Cotopaxi Refugio Road climbs 22.3km from the Cotopaxi National Park gate at 3,100m to the José Ribas refugio at 4,500m on the northern flank of the world's highest active volcano — a symmetrical snow-capped cone of such geometric precision that early explorers doubted it was natural. The climb avera...
Pro Tip
The park entrance fee is payable at the gate in cash (USD — Ecuador uses the US dollar). Cotopaxi clears of cloud earliest of the Avenue of Volcanoes peaks: the summit is most often clear from 06:00 t...