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Avenue of the Volcanoes & Quilotoa Loop

Ecuador · E35 / E30

Climbs between snow-clad volcanic giants (Cotopaxi, Ilinizas) across the high Andean plateau of central Ecuador. Narrow, twisty mountain asphalt carves through indigenous Quechua farming hamlets and deep canyons, terminating at the breathtaking 2-mile-wide emerald-green volcanic crater lake of Laguna Quilotoa at nearly 13,000 feet.

Avenue of the Volcanoes & Quilotoa Loop runs 54 miles between Latacunga / Cotopaxi Base, Ecuador and Quilotoa Emerald Crater Lake, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. We count about 280 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Demanding, and not a road to meet in the wet.

Tank-bag quick reference

• StartLatacunga / Cotopaxi Base, Ecuador-0.9333, -78.6167
• High9,050 ft - 12,840 ft (Quilotoa Rim 3,914m)elevation range
• EndQuilotoa Emerald Crater Lake, Cotopaxi, Ecuador-0.8542, -78.9042

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

Questions riders ask

How long does Avenue of the Volcanoes & Quilotoa Loop take to ride?

About 54 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does Avenue of the Volcanoes & Quilotoa Loop start and end?

It runs between Latacunga / Cotopaxi Base, Ecuador and Quilotoa Emerald Crater Lake, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is Avenue of the Volcanoes & Quilotoa Loop a twisty road?

We count about 280 corners across 54 miles, which is consistently bendy.

Is there a GPX file for Avenue of the Volcanoes & Quilotoa Loop?

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.