El Angel Ecological Reserve
Category 116 km
Distance
850 m
Elevation Gain
5.3%
Average Gradient
10%
Max Gradient
4000 m
Summit Elevation
El Angel Ecological Reserve in the Carchi province of Ecuador's far northern highlands contains the most extraordinary cycling landscape in the country that most cyclists never ride. The reserve encompasses 16,541 hectares of high-altitude páramo at 3,400–4,768m — the highest protected páramo ecosys...
Pro Tip
El Angel is 200km north of Quito — most visiting cyclists combine it with the Ibarra-Otavalo area as part of a northern highlands touring circuit rather than as a day trip from the capital. The town o...