The route
80.7 km and 3,224 m of climbing from Mariquita.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from other published sources.
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The climb starts in Mariquita, in the Tolima department, Colombia. The base of the ascent sits at 487 m of elevation, on the Mariquita side of the mountain. From there, the road climbs continuously toward the summit, through several villages, over a distance of 80.7 km.
From Mariquita, the road climbs toward La Aguadita, at km 36.2, at 1,994 m of elevation. It continues toward Mesones, at km 51.2, at 2,381 m. Between km 15.9 and km 33.4, before La Aguadita, lies the longest climb of the ascent: a continuous gain of 897 m.
The summit of Alto de Letras tops out at 3,678 m. Over the full ascent, cumulative climbing reaches 3,224 m, for an average gradient of 4%. From the base of the climb, in Mariquita, at 487 m, the road leads to this final high point.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The relief of the climb, from Mariquita to Alto de Letras, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your name and time go in the title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
81.3 km and 3,224 m of elevation gain from Mariquita, according to dangerousroads.org. Plotrek's route, drawn on OpenStreetMap roads, measures 80.7 km between Mariquita and Alto de Letras. The start, Mariquita, is at 487 m; the finish, Alto de Letras, at 3,678 m. On the route, the computed average gradient is 4%.
4% on average over 81.3 km from Mariquita, according to dangerousroads.org. On Plotrek's route, the computed average gradient is 4% over 80.7 km. This calculation divides the altitude difference between the start (487 m) and the finish (3,678 m) by the distance covered. An average smooths out both the steeper sections and the flatter ones.
3,692 m, according to dangerousroads.org. On Plotrek's route, the summit is measured at 3,678 m, at km 80.7, with altitudes from a terrain model. The foot of the climb, Mariquita, sits at 468 m according to dangerousroads.org and at 487 m on the route. The highest point of the route is its finish.
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