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Villavieja – Tatacoa Desert loop from Los Hoyos
03:16
45.2km
450m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 179 m for 318 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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338 m
Los Hoyos Pool
Highlight • Rest Area
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30.3 km
Ferry to Aipe
Highlight • Rest Area
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31.2 km
Villavieja
Highlight • Settlement
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33.0 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
37.5 km
Tatacoa Desert
Highlight • Natural
The average temperature is over 28 °C.
The Tatacoa Desert owes its existence to the special geographic location between the two mountain ranges of the Central and Eastern Cordillera in a dry basin at the foot of the Eastern Cordillera. As a result, it lies in the double rain shadow and usually remains low in precipitation even in the rainy season. Due to the high average temperature, the amount of precipitation of around 1000 mm per year is not sufficient to compensate for evaporation.
The name Tatacoa comes from a species of snake originally native to the desert but now extinct.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatacoa-W%C3%BCste
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45.2 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
42.0 km
1.33 km
1.17 km
692 m
Surfaces
19.7 km
17.0 km
6.65 km
1.53 km
326 m
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Elevation
Highest point (580 m)
Lowest point (380 m)
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Thursday 16 July
32°C
21°C
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