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Machachi

Hidden Highland Lagoon – Pucara Salitre Ruins loop from Hacienda Los Mortiños

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Mountain biking trails
Ecuador
Pichincha
Machachi

Hidden Highland Lagoon – Pucara Salitre Ruins loop from Hacienda Los Mortiños

Hard

6

riders

Hidden Highland Lagoon – Pucara Salitre Ruins loop from Hacienda Los Mortiños

02:18

29.4km

380m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Nacional Cotopaxi

Waypoints

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Hotel

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4.68 km

Tambopaxi Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

You can camp at the lodge and enjoy the breakfast buffet at the lodge. A welcome opportunity to warm up after the cold nights. It is only possible to warm up in very few places in the Andes.

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18.6 km

Hidden Highland Lagoon

Highlight • Lake

Hidden behind a few hills, this lagoon reminds our guide of Scotland. You can easily fill up your drinking bottle in the clear water and have a wonderful rest.
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20.4 km

Pucara Salitre Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The only information on site is a small sign near the grassy parking lot named Pucara Salitre. nothing else. To the untrained eye it was easy to see that this …

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29.4 km

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Hotel

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

9.26 km

6.27 km

815 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

10.3 km

3.77 km

815 m

345 m

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Thursday 5 November

9°C

-1°C

92 %

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