Quilotoa Loop
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Estadísticas de la ruta
- Distancia
- 50,41 km
- Desnivel positivo
- 2.697 m
- Dificultade técnica
- Moderado
- Desnivel negativo
- 2.124 m
- Altitud máxima
- 3.875 m
- TrailRank
-
56
4,3
- Altitud mínima
- 2.530 m
- Trail type
- Solo ida
- Tempo
- 3 días 2 horas 25 minutos
- Coordenadas
- 4583
- Fecha de subida
- 2 de marzo de 2017
- Fecha de realización
- febrero 2017
preto de Sigchos, Cotopaxi (Ecuador)
Vista 11808 veces, descargada 722 veces
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Descripción del itinerario
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Descripción del itinerario
Autobús a Sigchos
Día 1 Sigchos a Isinlivi
Día 2 Isinlivi a Chugchilan
Día 3 Chugchilan a Quilotoa
Día 4 Quilotoa a Tigua
Autobús a Latacunga
En la parte delantera, tomamos el autobús de las 9:30 de Latacunga a Sigchos y comenzamos nuestra caminata desde la plaza principal en Sigchos. Cuando terminamos en Tigua, tomamos un autobús en la carretera principal (autopista 30) para regresar a Latacunga. Hay varios buenos lugares para alojarse en Latacunga a poca distancia de la terminal de autobuses.
El viaje se puede hacer en cualquier dirección y es algo más duro hacia el sur (más cuesta arriba que abajo en 500 metros). Elegimos esta dirección para guardar las mejores porciones para el día 3 (Laguna de Quilotoa) y el día 4 (cañón) de la caminata. Si camina en la dirección opuesta (hacia el norte), puede haber una tarifa de entrada al parque para acceder a Quilotoa. Haga clic en las alzas individuales enumeradas arriba para obtener más información y las estadísticas de caminata, incluido el tiempo de caminata, el cambio de elevación y las distancias. La distancia promedió alrededor de 13 kilómetros por día y los tiempos de caminata fueron de aproximadamente 5 horas por día.
Las opciones de albergue son débiles / limitadas en Sigchos y Tigua, pero hay una buena selección y hostales de buena calidad en Isinlivi, Chugchilan, Quilotoa y Latacunga. Los precios variaban entre $ 20 - 30 por persona por noche e incluían una buena cena y desayuno.
No hay mucha vida salvaje, pero un montón de paisajes. Aquellos que no están acostumbrados a la elevación (los picos de caminata a cerca de 4.000 metros sobre el nivel del mar) pueden necesitar aclimatarse durante un día o dos o arriesgarse a sufrir dolores de cabeza, náuseas y mareos. Para aquellos con más tiempo y energía hay dos caminatas adicionales en Quilotoa y sus alrededores; uno que rodea completamente la laguna, y uno más corto que te lleva al borde del agua.
Necesitará agua, almuerzos / refrigerios, una capa adicional de ropa y GPS o mucha paciencia con las instrucciones escritas proporcionadas por los albergues. Hay oportunidades para comprar alimentos y bebidas en cada ciudad en las tiendas pequeñas. El clima puede cambiar rápidamente, los comienzos tempranos o la flexibilidad del cronograma ayudarán mucho.
Un viaje muy agradable con oportunidades para conocer excursionistas de todo el mundo y ver algunos paisajes realmente hermosos.
Puntos de interese
Puente
2.535 m
Bridge
Bridge over the river and also the lowest part of the hike. It's all uphill from here.
Panorámica
Río
Intersección
2.788 m
Just before bridge, right turn
Before the concrete bridge, turn right here. The trail is not easy to spot, but there are several painted marks on the rocks.
Puente
2.647 m
Tree bridge
This log bridge was a little trickier, especially when wet. We advanced our front foot and then brought our back foot up to meet it. Railing was broken.
Intersección
3.508 m
Day 3 Intersection 5
Slight left off main road. Maxini trying to make sense out of written directions.
Puente
3.329 m
Log over river
Cross over the river, hopefully the log is still in the same place. We had to search the shoreline for a few minutes.
Picnic
3.432 m
Good spot for a break
Once you have completed the majority of the climb out of the canyon you'll find this area which is a great spot for a break.
Intersección
3.405 m
Day 4 Intersection hidden
Get off road, left turn. Photo is looking back on the intersection we missed.
Intersección
3.163 m
Chugchilan
The town of Chugchilan
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Hi Port Flora,
I'm planning to do the loop this year and have a question. What's the water availability? Did you carry the water for the 4 day or did you had opportunities to reload at the hostels?
thanks
Water is not a problem, you can reload at the hostels and at the small villages you walk through. There are even a few homes along the way with signs posted indicating what they have for sale (often water). Some Spanish may be required.
Good luck, it is a great hike!
Oh, that's amazing! Thanks for the reply. Spanish is my native language so I won't have problems here. :)
Very beautiful hike, and easy to follow even without Wikilocs. The most difficult day for us was the Chugchilan to Quilotoa one. The track that is marked here is the "extreme" route. You have to go down a cliff and cross a river, which was not easy with big backpacks. There is an alternative easier route which I would recommend to follow. Hostels along the way will be able to give you directions.
There are a couple of different ways to do the Chugchilan to Quilotoa section, using Wiki's classifications I would rate the path we took as moderate, maybe difficult if weather conditions were really bad.
Personally, I found the hostels directions frustrating and we ran into people who got lost, or others that ended up taking a bus or taxi to get back on track. The hostels instruction sheets were often missing distances so you may be looking for a stream for a hour or more, statements were confusing (turn at the green house) and you had no idea which direction (north, south, east, west) you were going in. Also, while there were signs along the way they were often misleading and were attempting to steer you in the direction of their hostel or restaurant.
Wiki gave us great information (how far we had come, how far to go, how much climb remained, what direction...) we felt it was a valuable tool that added to our enjoyment of the hike.
I will be visiting this trail soon. This is my first time using the wikiloc app., so forgive my basic questions. This is really just a general question about use of these maps and app.. I'm trying to get a grasp on how this works in remote areas. I assume that there isn't mobile phone connection in this area of Ecuador, so how do these maps work using the wikiloc app on the iPhone? I'm trying to wrap my head around how to use this. Thank you for any insight that you can offer!
It uses the GPS on your phone, no cellular required, in fact I would recommend airplane mode to help preserve battery life.
Make sure you are familiar with the app. Go for a walk in your neighbourhood and record it.... then follow it to see how it works (before you get to Ecuador).
It's a great hike, enjoy!
Ah! Ok, will do. Thank you for the information!
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Great hike, much better and faster than the maps supplied by hostels.
Don't forget to stay at Lulu llama hostel! It's the best one I've stayed at in months.
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Challenging terrain but doable. GPS track essential as much of the trail is faint or with multiple options
We used this GPX for the final part from Quilotoa to Tigua. The route was relatively accurate but the section across the river at the bottom of the valley was not useful.
You should ignore the way this route goes and follow the path marked along on OSM and cross the river at the marked wooden bridge. There is no other crossing.
The section of path after the river crossing up to the road is accurate and you should follow the GPS route carefully as you want to be away from the river relatively soon.