Mountain Biking in Guagua Pichincha Volcano

We start our biking journey near the top of the still very active Guagua Pichincha Volcano. The views are spectacular: look east on a clear day and you’ll see the sprawling metropolis of Quito back-dropped by numerous snow-capped volcanoes. Look towards each of the other three compass points and you will be awed by great expanses of paramo (tundra-like vegetation). We will trek to the edge of the crater to peer over its rim and into the throbbing heart of this rumbling, belching sulfuric being. Then we mount our bikes and race downwards to Lloa on an abandoned dirt road. At Lloa we head west into the cloud forest, where the flourishing forest awaits you. This is the standard itinerary that we try to respect, but it is not written in stone. It can be changed due to weather conditions, or the skills and expertise of the participants. Packed lunch en route. By early afternoon we will return to Quito by jeep.