Join us for Ecuador Mountain Biking and the Valle de la Muerte Trail – On riding Day 2 of this amazing trip!
The variation of mountain biking in Ecuador is out of control amazing!! Just hold on, because the riding does get rowdy from time to time.
Valle de la Muerte Trail
When you get to the Valle de la Muerte trail you start with a hike (or really hard uphill) to the beginning of the trail.
The ride starts of fast and fun, and quickly dives into the Ecuador ditches :-). Where you need to keep your cool and let the trail take you where it wants. See the video!
You quickly drop many, many feet, and arrive on a tall grassy trail of cross country biking that gives you an amazing view of downtown Quito!
While riding through the tall grass, you need to follow the trail and keep from diving into the water ruts. Most of us succeeded most of the time ;-). We only had a few crashes today. Some were more fun than others.
Berms for the win!
After trudging through the cow trails, you come upon a grassy section that is filled with perfect berms. I’m not sure if they are man made or water made, but they are fun!! And there are even some drops that keep your heart racing!
Back to the Teleferiqo
This video comes full circle. We started by going up the Teleferiqo Cable Car, and end the mountain bike ride under the Teleferiqo Cable Car. Such a cool day!
You need to watch the video above to get the full experience of the Valle de la Muerte trail!
Links from episode:
- Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/40447629/
- ActivExpedition https://activexpedition.com/
- Checkout Day 1 – El Infiernillo Trail here
Conculusion
If you aren’t totally into heading down to Ecuador already… You are crazy! We would definitely recommend mountain biking in Ecuador as soon as you can.
The people, the food, the amazing mountains… Ecuador is the place to go!
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