TelefériQo Access Road
Category 18.4 km
Distance
680 m
Elevation Gain
8.1%
Average Gradient
14%
Max Gradient
4050 m
Summit Elevation
The TelefériQo Access Road is the hardest short climb available from central Quito and the quickest route to 4,050m elevation in Ecuador — an 8.4km Category 1 ascent from the cable car base station at 3,370m to the Cruz Loma upper station at 4,050m, averaging 8.1% with ramps to 14% on the steepest b...
Pro Tip
The TelefériQo access road is the definitive acclimatisation diagnostic tool for Ecuador: if you can ride it at reasonable effort on day three or four in Quito, you are ready for Papallacta and the Co...