Pasochoa Volcano Road
Category 212 km
Distance
720 m
Elevation Gain
6%
Average Gradient
13%
Max Gradient
3750 m
Summit Elevation
Pasochoa is the quiet volcano of the Quito cycling circuit. An extinct shield cone rising to approximately 4,199m in the Metropolitan District of Quito, it sits 30km south of the capital in the inter-Andean valley between the two cordilleras — accessible, spectacular, and largely overlooked by the o...
Pro Tip
Pasochoa is best approached as a Quito acclimatisation climb in the first two or three days of a visit — the 3,750m summit is reachable without the full logistical commitment of Cotopaxi or Chimborazo...