Rien de bien fun ci-dessous, j'avais pris des notes pratiques le long du voyage, je les mets juste en ligne pour que ça serve éventuellement à des futurs cyclistes qui tomberaient sur ce blog. Pour le reste, en phase d'hibernation / ré-acclimation depuis l'atterrissage. C'était plus facile de pédaler toute la journée.
07/12/21 : San Sebastián - Madrid (bus) - Bogotá
Night : Hotel Habitel next to Airport (15 min hiking or taxi 30000 COP). For free Habitel shuttle, go up to departure level, it stops in front of Gate 5. Could change all money at the airport. The hotel can keep the bike box, even 3 months, it is very sure, they give you a ticket
D1. 08/12/21 : crossing Bogotá
19 km
Night : Hostal R10
Nice bike paths in the town and some boulevards closed to cars on sundays and holidays
D2. 09/12/21 : cycling in Bogotá
20 km
Night : Hostal R10
Wandering in Bogotá to find gaz bottles for stove. Finally found at Mono Dedo shop (see Google Map) some equivalent Primus (Pinguin Travel Gas). Impossible here to find the same type that I had from México to Panama (long & thin bottles for torch) that were easy to buy in many ferreterías
D3. 10/12/21 : Bogotá - Choachí - La Calera
83 km / 6h25 / D+ 2320 m
Night : Casa Campesina La Fagua (too expensive for what it is)
Very nice road until Choachí. Then tough dirt road. But very nice landscapes
D4. 11/12/21 : La Calera - Bogotá
54 km / 3h / D+ 450 m
Night : Hostal R10
Went back to Bogotá to leave extra gear (all camping staff) and travel lighter
D5. 12/12/21 : Bogotá - Alto de los Patios - Guasca - Alto de la Cuchilla - Termales Campoalegre (about 5 km before Gachetá)
94 km / 4h45 / D+ 1650 m
Night : Hospedaje Termales Campoalegre
Beautiful mountain road, in a very good state except some parts at the end. Nice natural warm pool at the hospedaje
D6. 13/12/21 : Campoalegre - Gama - Gachalá - Ubalá
79 km / 6h10 / D+ 2300 m
Night : Hospedaje Katini Ubalá Centro
Beautiful with many steep climbs and descent. Dirt road between Gama and Gachalá, asphalted road after with some bad sections
D7. 14/12/21 : Ubalá - Santa Rosa - Chivor
54 km / 5h30 / D+ 1700 m
Night : Hostal Anni
Hard dirt road sometimes very steep and bad. The way from Santa Rosa to Chivor is possible (the track connects, not as shown on the maps). The other option by Esmeraldas de Buenavista looked closed because of works on the road
D8. 15/12/21 : Chivor - Garagoa - Chinavita
55 km / 4h05 / D+ 1470 m
Night : Hostal Avenida 5
Nice road first, then dirt road going down steep to the lake (asphalt at the end). Then very nice small road up to Chinavita, nice small village
D9. 16/12/21 : Chinavita - Jenesano - Tierra Negra - Samacá
74 km / 4h55 / D+ 1800 m
Night : Hotel Plaza Real
Very nice day. 2 km on auto pista, allowed to cyclists
D10. 17/12/21 : Samacá - Chiquinquirá -Bocademonte - Pauna - San Pablo de Borbur
140 km / 6h30 / D+ 1650 m
Night : Hotel Mangos
Good roads, fantastic day
D11. 18/12/21 : San Pablo de Borbur - Alto de Bocademonte - Chiquinquirá (and Bogota by bus)
81 km / 6h / 2400 m
Night : Hostal R10
The alto is long but never steep… and beautiful. One bus every 30 minutes to Bogotá. No problem to put a bike inside
D12. 19/12/21 : Chiquinquirá - Barbosa - Moniquirá (Bogotá - Chiquinquirá with bus)
71 km / 3h05 / 440 m
Night : Hotel Bachue
A jonction day after a rapid travel to Bogotá to get a mechanical piece for my bike
D13. 20/12/21 : Moniquirá - Tunja (and Bogota by bus)
85 km / 5h10 / D+ 1350 m
Night : Hostal R10
Road busy and dangerous. Hated it but nice landscapes. Had to go back to Bogota for a new bike problem
D14. 21/12/21 : Bogotá - Cerro de Guadalupe - Bogotá
Night : Hostal R10
23 km / 1h30 / D+ 620 m
Very nice view
D15. 22/12/21 : Tunja - Toca - Pesca - Tota (Bogotá - Tunja with bus)
82 km / 5h50 / D+ 1730 m
Night : Hospedaje Felipe
Quiet road to Toca. Then dirt roads. Nice landscapes
D16. 23/12/21 : Tota - Aquitania - Sogamoso - Paz de Rio
106 km / 5h / D+ 1770 m
Night : Hospedaje El Viajero
Beautiful roads and day, little trafic, fantastic
D17. 24/12/21 : Paz de Río - Socha - Socotá - Jericó - Chita
89 km / 7h50 / D+ 3050 m
Night : Hotel La Avenida
Dirt road from Socotá except one small part before Jericó
D18. 25/12/21 : Chita - El Cocuy
47 km / 4h / D+ 1380 m
Night : Hotel El Caminante
Beautiful with a incredible paramo. Dirt road is good, not too much stones
D19. 26/12/21 : El Cocuy - Cabañas Guaicani - Cabañas Kanwara - Güicán - El Cocuy
65 km / 5h35 / D+ 1970 m
Night : Hotel El Caminante
Beautiful dirt road to Cabañas Guaicani and Cabañas Kanwara. The way down to Güicán is hard, a lot of stones.
D20. 27/12/21 : rest day at El Cocuy
Night : Hotel El Caminante
D21. 28/12/21 : El Cocuy - Capitanejo - Málaga - San Andrés
140 km / 8h25 / D+ 2800 m
Night : Hotel Villa del Pedregal
Long descent with tough dirt road sometimes to Capitanejo. Then beautiful climb to Málaga and the alto above, nice road with low traffic. Way down to San Andrés with a lot of dirt road at the end
D22. 29/12/21 : San Andrés - Guaca - Los Curos - Los Santos
115 km / 7h35 / D+ 2680 m
Night : Hostal Sacara
Impressive dirt road along steep mountain flanks. Did not like Mesa de Los Santos, luxury tourism
D23. 30/12/21 : Los Santos - Bucaramanga
65 km / 3h / D+ 930 m
Night : Hospedaje Angola
Spend the day looking for a piece for my bicycle. Very busy and restless town
D24. 31/12/21 : Bucaramanga - Mutiscua
105 km / 6h30 / D+ 3200 m
Night : Hotel Toreal
Fantastic road, fantastic pueblo, fantastic fiesta ! Road was not busy because no trucks that day but can be very busy I think
D25. 01/01/22 : rest in Mutiscua
Night : Hotel Toreal
D26. 02/01/22 : rest in Mutiscua
Night : Hotel Toreal
D27. 03/01/22 : Mutiscua - Cúcuta
112 km / 4h20 / D+ 700 m
Night : Hotel Superior
Very good feeling with people in this town
D28. 04/01/22 : Cúcuta - Abrego
174 km / 9h35 / D+ 4020 m
Night : Hospedaje Parking
Incredible Alto El Pozo, more the 80 km climbing
D29. 05/01/22 : Abrego - Ocaña - San Alberto
153 km / 6h30 / D+ 1050 m
Night : Hotel Ayenda Almirante (Bucaramanga)
A lot of trucks until reaching the highway. Then very hot, a good shoulder on the edge to be safe. Went to Bucaramanga by bus to get a new brake for the bike and will keep going from San Alberto tomorrow
D30. 06/01/22 : San Alberto - Sabana de Torres
63 km / 2h40 / D+ 100 m
Night : Hospedaje El Rey
A nice evening ride, good shoulder
D31. 07/01/22 : Sabana de Torres - Puerto Berrío
171 km / 7h / D+ 500 m
Night : Hotel Mansion
A lot of traffic but a good shoulder most of the time
D32. 08/01/22 : rest in Puerto Berrío
Night : Hotel Mansion
D33. 09/01/22 : Puerto Berrío - San Roque
102 km / 6h05 / D+ 2450 m
Night : Hotel Marina
Nice road with not too much traffic on a sunday
D34. 10/01/22 : San Roque - San Rafael - Guatapé
75 km / 5h / D+ 1600 m
Night : Hostal El Encanto
About 15 km of dirt road quite tough between San Roque and San Rafael. Had a very nice stop with nice people at Papayo Hotel a few kilometers after San Roque. Worth staying there one night
D35. 11/01/22. Guatapé - Rio Negro - El Tablazo - Medellín
78 km / 4h30 / D+ 1560 m
Night : Hostal Parceros Med
Don’t take the very steep and small dirt road in Tablazo. Better to go to the airport and go right in Sajonia
D36. 12/01/22. Rest in Medellín
Night : Hostal Parceros Med
D37. 13/01/22. Rest in Medellín
Night : Hostal Parceros Med
D38. 14/01/22. Medellín - Camilocé - Fredonia - Puente Iglesias - Cauca Viejo - Jericó
113 km / 7h / D+ 3080 m
Night : Hotel El Viajero (bad)
Beautiful quiet roads from Caldas to Jericó
D39. 15/01/22. Jericó - Buenos Aires - Andes - Jardín
53 km / 3h55 / D+ 1060 m
Night : Hostal Candileja
Off road from Jericó to junction with Andes road
D40. 16/01/22. Rest in Jardín
Night : Hostal Candileja
Went to Esplendor Cueva. Not worth it expensive and small
D41. 17/01/22. Jardín - Rio Sucio - Supia - La Felisa - Filadelfia
99 km / 6h30 / D+ 2380 m
Night : Hotel Las Mellys
Off road ok until a few kilometers before Rio Sucio, then very nice roads
D42. 18/01/22. Filadelfia - Neira - Manizales
54 km / 3h35 / D+ 1580 m
Night : Angie Guest House
Nice small roads, beautiful landscapes
D43. 19/01/22. Rest in Manizales (Covid)
Night : Angie Guest House
D44. 20/01/22. Rest in Manizales (Covid)
Night : Angie Guest House
D45. 21/01/22. Rest in Manizales (Covid)
Night : Angie Guest House
D46. 22/01/22. Rest in Manizales (Covid)
Night : Angie Guest House
D47. 23/01/22. Rest in Manizales (Covid)
Night : Angie’s Guest House
D48. 24/01/22. Rest in Manizales (Covid)
Night : Angie’s Guest House
D49. 25/01/22. Rest in Manizales (Covid)
Night : Angie Guest House
D50. 26/01/22. Manizales - Chinchina - Marsella - Pereira - Quimbaya
115 km / 5h40 / D+ 1900 m
Night : Hotel El Abuelo
Very nice small roads with low traffic most of the way
D51. 27/01/22. Quimbaya - La Tebaida - Sevilla - Buga - Yotoco
159 km / 6h40 / D+ 1450 m
Night : Hospedaje Rey de los Vientos
Very nice roads. Good shoulder on Panamerican
D52. 28/01/22. Yotoco - Restrepo - La Cumbre - Yumbo - Cali
99 km / 5h20 / D+ 1860 m
Night : Hostal Kingsbird
Good shoulder with heavy traffic to the Calima Lake. Then very nice and quiet roads
D53. 29/01/22. Rest in Cali
15 km / 1h00
Night : Hostal Kingsbird
D54. 30/01/22. Cali - Jamundi - Timba - Suarez - Morales - Piendamó
123 km / 6h05 / D+ 1520 m
Night : Hotel Portal del Viajero
Beautiful roads. Between Cali and Jamundi, take Avenida Cañasgordas, full of cyclists
D55. 31/01/22. Piendamó - Silvia - Totoró
44 km / 2h50 / D+ 1270 m
Night : Hotel Mi Posada
Nice roads. On off road section between Silvia and Totoró
D56. 01/02/22. Totoró - Inza - La Plata
112 km / 5h40 / D+ 2050 m
Night : Hotel La Plaza
Nice road, beautiful paramo with asphalt until a few kilometers before Inza. Then dirt road until the bridge over Río Negro
D57. 02/02/22. La Plata - Belen - Moscopan (Santa Leticia)
60 km / 4h15 / D+ 1750 m
Night : Hospedaje Samara
9 km of asphalt then all dirt road but not tough. It is possible to sleep in Belen
D58. 03/02/22. Santa Leticia - Puracé - Popayán
85 km / 5h45 / D+ 1710 m
Night : Hostal Araracuara
Beautiful. Off road is ok, not too much stones. A small restaurant for a stop at 2900 m, then nothing until Puracé
D59. 04/02/22. Rest in Popayán
Night : Hostal Araracuara
Raining all day
D60. 05/02/22. Popayán - Timbio - El Bordo - Remolino - El Tablon
179 km / 9h30 / D+ 3230 m
Night : Hotel La Primavera
Quite dangerous until Rosas. Ok with a shoulder from El Bordo to El Tablon. Very hot between El Bordo and Remolino
D61. 06/02/22. El Tablon - Chachagüí - Pasto
68 km / 4h45 / D+ 2680 m
Night : Hostal La Bohemia
Beautiful until Chachagüí and large road. Thinner after with heavy trucks, a little stressful
D62. 07/02/22. Pasto - Casa del Parque del Volcán Galeras - Pasto
26 km / 2h15 / D+ 890 m
Night : Hostal La Bohemia
Off road a little tough. It is not allowed to go up to the volcan
D63. 08/02/22. Pasto - Ipiales - Rumichaca - Guachucal - Túquerres
135 km / 7h / D+ 3010 m
Night : Hotel Ruanos
New road vas a good shoulder. From Pedregal to San Juan it is narrow with some trucks but they are making a new road
D64. 09/02/22. Túquerres - Pedregal - Sandoná - Pasto
144 km / 7h30 / D+ 3510 m
Night : Hostal La Bohemia
Fantastic roads !
D65. 10/02/22. Pasto - Sibundoy
65 km / 3h30 / 1350 m
Night : Hotel Mirador San Rafael
Nice road not busy
D66. 11/02/22. Sibundoy - Villagarzón - Puerto Guzmán
118 km / 7h30 / D+ 1910 m
Night : Hotel Elyn
102 km on dirt road ! From Villagarzón to Puerto Guzmán it was very tough (stones and sand). Trempolin de la Muerte is not too scary
D67. 12/02/22. Puerto Guzmán - Villagarzón - Mocoa
49 km / 3h20 / D+ 780 m
Night : Hotel Colonial
Stop first at Hostal Samay but did not like it. Very bad dormitory and very noisy, just beside the busy road
D68. 13/02/22. Rest in Mocoa
Night : Hotel Colonial
D69. 14/02/22. Mocoa - San Agustín
158 km / 8h15 / D+ 3420 m
Night : Hostal Musica y Arte
Fantastic and quiet road. The end from Pitalito to San Agustin was more busy but ok
D70. 15/02/22. San Agustín - Obando - San José de Isnos - El Marmol fin de pavimiento - San José de Isnos - San Agustin
107 km / 5h40 / D+ 2150 m
Night : Hostal Musica y Arte
Nice tour. Most of the way to San José de Isnos is asphalted
D71. 16/02/22. Rest in San Agustín
Night : Hostal Musica y Arte
D72. 17/02/22. Rest in San Agustín
Night : Hostal Musica y Arte
D73. 18/02/22. San Agustín - Puerto Quinchana - San Agustín
57 km / 4h33 / D+ 1270 m
Night : Hostal Musica y Arte
Very nice and quiet dirt road
D73. 19/02/22. Rest in San Agustín
Night : Hostal Musica y Arte
D74. 20/02/22. Rest in San Agustín
Night : Hostal Musica y Arte
D75. 21/02/22. San Agustín - Garzón - Campoalegre - Neiva
230 km / 8h40 / D+ 1500 m
Night : Backpackers and Travelers Hostal
Nice road, not too much trafic, good shoulder most of the time
D76. 22/02/22. Neiva - Villavieja - Desierto de Tatacoa - Aipe - Saldaña - Espinal
177 km / 7h25 / D+ 730 m
Night : Hotel Colonial
Took the boat from Villavieja to Aipe (4000 COP). Nice shoulder from Aipe to the end
D77. 23/02/22. Espinal - Nariño - Guataqui - Ambalema - Armero - Mariquita
143 km / 5h40 / D+ 500 m
Night : Hotel Neckarsulm
Very quiet roads except from Armero to the end. Took a lancha to cross between Gramalotal and Ambalema (3000 COP)
D78. 24/02/22. Mariquita - Alto de Letras - Manizales
118 km / 8h00 / 4170 m
Night : Angie Guest House
Very nice, low traffic, never very steep
D79. 25/25/22. Manizales - Cerro Gualí - Murillo - El Líbano - Armero - Mariquita
173 km / 9h20 / D+ 3270 m
Night : Hotel Neckarsulm
Dirt road between Cerro Gualí and a few kilometers before Murillo is tough. Not possible to climb the very top of Cerro Gualí (military base)
D80. 26/02/22. Rest in Mariquita
Night : Hotel Neckarsulm
D81. 27/02/22. Mariquita - La Dorada - El Dindal - Caparrapí
113 km / 5h30 / D+ 1900 m
Night : Hotel Villa Ly
Nices shoulders to El Dindal. The climb to Caparrapí is beautiful
D82. 28/02/22. Caparrapí - La Palma - Pacho
84 km / 5h30 / D+ 2350 m
Night : Hotel Posada del Cacice
Beautiful and mostly off road, I arrived very dirty
D83. 01/03/22. Pacho - Zipaquirá - Nemocón - Suesca
74 km / 4h40 / D+ 1610 m
Night : Hostal Casa Lantana
Very nice climb to the first pass. Cold day
D84. 02/03/22. Suesca - Guatavita - Sopó - Bogotá
96 km / 4h30 / D+ 730 m
Night : Hostal R10
Beautiful last day ! Bogotá entrance with big traffic jams
D85. 03/03/22. Bogotá Candaleria - Bogotá Airport
14 km / 40 min / D+ 0 m
Night : Hotel Habitel
Got my cardboard box back with no problem. Free shuttle to the airport every 20 minutes
Total km : 6106 km
Total time : 345 h
Total height : 111 150 m
Budget : 25 € / day including unexpected purchases for the bike, otherwise expect 20 € or less
Phone : when buying the first Sim Card, go to an official Claro shop, to register the phone, otherwise it will be blocked after 20 days