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Location:

At "Altas Cumbres", in the middle of Cordoba Province.


Duration:

Four days (Easter long weekend holiday travel)
Departure: Last work day at night.
Return: First work day between 7.30 and 8.00 a.m.


Activities:

Day 1:
We arrive at Villa Carlos Paz, where another local guide join us and then leave towards "Altas Cumbres" the High Hills of Cordoba that lay at 1900 meters over the sea level and that keeps "Quebrada del Condorito" a National Park that owns the biggest Condor Reserve in South America.
At "El Condor" we unload the bikes from the trailer and start biking a strenuous and chilly down hill towards "Mina Clavero". This stone road was constructed at the beginning of XX Century and now holds the International Cars Rally that is performed every winter, calling all international racing teams and receiving lots of spectators. During the afternoon we cover more than 40km enjoying some technical riding and great landscapes.
Type of road: 37km of gravel roads

Day 2:
Leaving Mina Clavero by Minibús in the morning will allow us to arrive early to another great gravel roads that it´s also used for the International Rally. This path will make us cross the "Seven Hanging Bridges" remaining from old times where there were no paved roads to cross the High Hills from Villa Carlos Paz to Mina Clavero. The incredible views and strong downhill will help us enjoy the adventure. After 20km we stop for lunch and then we´ll arrive at Villa Carlos Paz after 30km paved down hill roads.
Type of road: 20km of gravel roads and 30km of paved roads

Day 3:
We arrive at San Clemente, where an awesome hilly path begins from north to south by the Sierras. We´ll cross many water streams to finally arrive to Estancia "La Granadilla", where we have lunch. In the afternoon we keep on mountain biking up and down to arrive after a strenuous down hill to Villa Ciudad America. We load the bikes up at the trailer to go to our camp at Villa General Belgrano, a German looklike town.
Type of road: 40km of gravel roads

Day 4:
We have breakfast and head out with the support vehicle towards La Cumbrecita, definitely an Alps looklike town that keeps the Swiss and German immigration influence, that is close to Cerro Champaqui, which is the highest mountain in Cordoba.
There we visit the town and have lunch. After that we leave the equipment at our support vehicle and start one of the best down hills of your life, forty kilometers of pure gravel roadss and adrenaline! We descend more than 800 meters and arrive in camp at Villa General Belgrano in time for a shower and to depart to Bs As.
Type of road: 35km of gravel roads



Services

Transportation in exclusive Minibus 15pax (w/tv, video and air conditioning)

Mountain bike transportation

All meals (except the ones on the minibus)

Medical insurance

Camping with commodities, tents and cooking equipment included

Hostel at Villa Carlos Paz

Mechanical assistance

Support vehicle during the tour

Bilingual guide

Extra bike

 


Difficulty Level:
Intermediate

Price:


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