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San Francisco

Basic – Atenas Dam loop from San Francisco

Hard

4.0

(1)

46

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Basic – Atenas Dam loop from San Francisco

06:14

91.3km

1,570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 76.0 km for 182 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.94 km

Basic

Highlight • Other

You have to enjoy it

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9.64 km

Bosque de Pasito

Forest

3

28.4 km

View of the Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice dam at the Rio Grande

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4

28.8 km

Atenas Dam

Highlight • Structure

5

52.8 km

Erected in the small park of the "Y Griega" in Los Ángeles de Atenas, it was inaugurated on April 27, 2003. Its hot-embossed iron construction was forged by the Spanish artist Manuel "Manolo" Torrecillas and represents a tribute to those men and women who dedicated themselves to transporting cargo by cart. The monument stands on one side of the old road to Puntarenas, which the ox drivers traveled daily.

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65.9 km

7

76.0 km

Juan Santamaría Statue

Highlight • Monument

In this small park there is a monument to Juan Santamaría, a Costa Rican national hero. Through his self-sacrifice the army was able to win the Second Battle of Rivas and preserve the country's independence.

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8

89.5 km

El Fortín

Highlight • Historical Site

In the year 1876, by order of the Plaza Commander and Governor of the Province, Fadrique Gutiérrez (1844-1897). Without being an architect, he himself designed the work. The Heredian historian Luis Dobles Segreda points out that it was part of a project of four towers in total, one in each corner of the place where the Cabildo was located. Apparently construction was suspended due to lack of financial resources.

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91.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.7 km

27.0 km

5.17 km

316 m

123 m

Surfaces

83.6 km

7.38 km

241 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,160 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

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Saturday 11 July

27°C

19°C

97 %

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