Ruta de las Cascadas Climb (Baños Approach)
Category 118 km
Distance
850 m
Elevation Gain
4.7%
Average Gradient
9%
Max Gradient
1820 m
Summit Elevation
The Ruta de las Cascadas (Cascade Route) is Ecuador's most celebrated cycling descent — a 61km road running east from Baños at 1,820m to Puyo in the Amazon lowlands at 924m, passing five major waterfalls including the Pailón del Diablo (the country's most powerful waterfall by volume), with an almos...
Pro Tip
The Pailón del Diablo waterfall viewpoint is reached by a short trail off the main road at km 17 from Baños (descent direction) — lock the bike at the viewpoint car park and walk the 10 minutes to the...