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Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52)

Argentina · Ruta Nacional 52

A masterpiece of Argentine highway engineering. Ascends out of the colorful indigenous village of Purmamarca via an immaculate, banked ribbon of asphalt that climbs 6,500 vertical feet in 20 miles. Crests the Abra de Potrerillos pass at 13,680 feet before descending onto the dazzling, blinding-white expanse of the Salinas Grandes salt flats.

Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52) runs 41 miles between Purmamarca (Hill of Seven Colors), Jujuy, Argentina and Salinas Grandes High Salt Flat, Jujuy, Argentina. We count about 190 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.

Tank-bag quick reference

• StartPurmamarca (Hill of Seven Colors), Jujuy, Argentina-23.7483, -65.4989
• High7,200 ft - 13,680 ft (Abra de Potrerillos 4,170m)elevation range
• EndSalinas Grandes High Salt Flat, Jujuy, Argentina-23.6167, -65.8667

T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.

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Questions riders ask

How long does Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52) take to ride?

About 41 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52) start and end?

It runs between Purmamarca (Hill of Seven Colors), Jujuy, Argentina and Salinas Grandes High Salt Flat, Jujuy, Argentina. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52) a twisty road?

We count about 190 corners across 41 miles, which is consistently bendy.

Is there a GPX file for Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52)?

Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

Where these numbers come from

Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.