Mountain Bike Tour Death Road
Death road in la paz bolivia is the name given to official most dangerous road in the world yungas road.
Mountain bike tour death road. This is one of. This road stretches about 61 km and covers la paz to coroico. I went solo cycling from la paz. The condition of the bikes was great.
The dramatic and scenic world s most dangerous road locally known as the death road or camino de la muerte is a must do adventure activity in south america. At one time legitimately considered the world s most dangerous road these days this 5 hour downhill mountain bike ride is more about entertaining tourists than it is about life and death. The reason mountain bikes are used is because the road is a basic dirt road so it is bumpy sometimes a muddy has small stones or gravel in parts or little pot holes a full suspension mountain bike makes if much easier and safer than a standard road bike. The nicknamed the death road or the road of death is given to the north yungas road inter american development bank named it as the world s most dangerous road with 200 to 300 travellers were.
We are the only company that exceeds international safety standards and have the best bikes in bolivia to ensure that you love it and are safe along the way. They use kona bikes with a dual suspension system which is absolutely necessary for these roads. It was officially named the world s most dangerous road in 1995 with an estimated 200 to 300 people killed on this road every year. The descent starts at 4200 much higher than the entance.
Fly down the world s most dangerous road on this thrilling mountain biking adventure. This is not the case for the death road ride it is just riding a bike on a road albeit not like a road you might find back home. I chose to go down the dirt road instead of the asphalt and not only saw great views but as an added bonus it. Leave from a high altitude plain near la paz and follow expert guides downhill for 40 miles 64 km on a narrow winding road carved into the side of the incredible andes.
Conquer one of the world s mot exhilarating roads during a bike tour of the death road from la paz. Barracuda biking death road bike conditions. Barracuda biking claims to be the best of the rest and this value proposition among death road tour companies proved absolutely true from our experience.