43.4 miles
Distance
5,211 ft
Climb
-5,219 ft
Descent
2,806 ft
High Point
Massive loop with the best the Valle has to offer
Detailed Description
BIG Loop Las Guias La Silla SantabClara is a 43 mile moderately popular expert route located near Rio Hato. This mountain bike only route can be used both directions and has a extreme overall physical rating. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 5,211 ft with a max elevation of 2,806 ft then descends -5,219 ft.
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Trails in Route
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2,779 ft | |||||
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4,022 ft | |||||
3,839 ft | |||||
6 miles |
Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypeLoop
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Bike typeDH, AM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Physical ratingExtreme
More Stats for BIG Loop Las Guias La Silla SantabClara mountain bike route
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Avg time9 hr 41 min
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Altitude min96 ft
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Altitude start280 ft
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Altitude end272 ft
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Grade max-76.1%
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Grade min60.2%
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Distance climb22 miles
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Distance down19 miles
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Distance flat2 miles
Directions
- Bike north on Loch Podrido.
- Continue for 5 kilometers.
- Bike north on Loch Podrido.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Bike north on Las Guías.
- Continue for 9 kilometers.
- Bike northwest on Las Guías.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike north on Las Guías.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Bike southeast on Las Guías.
- Continue for 70 meters.
- Bike northeast on El Valle road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bike northeast on El Valle road.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bike southeast.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Bike southwest.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Bike north.
- Continue for 30 meters.
- Turn right.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Bike southeast.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Bike east on La Silla.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Bike southeast on La Silla.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike southwest on La Silla.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike south on La Silla.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Turn right onto Chichibalí.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Bike northwest on Chichibalí.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Bike southwest on Chichibalí.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike northwest on Chichibalí.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Bear right onto Chichibalí - Las Guías Connector.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike northwest on Chichibalí - Las Guías Connector.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Bike south on Las Guías.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Bike south on Las Guías.
- Continue for 40 meters.
- Bear right onto El Macanito - Matapalo.
- Continue for 100 meters.
- Bike southwest on El Macanito - Matapalo.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Turn left to stay on El Macanito - Matapalo.
- Continue for 700 meters.
- Bike southwest on El Macanito - Matapalo.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn left onto Atajo Técnico con piscina natural.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Turn left onto El Macanito - Matapalo.
- Continue for 400 meters.
- Bike southwest on El Macanito - Matapalo.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike south on El Macanito - Matapalo.
- Continue for 200 meters.
- Turn left onto Rotten Mangoes.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Turn right onto Cerro Gordo Connection.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bike south on Cerro Gordo Connection.
- Continue for 900 meters.
- Bear left onto Alternate Cemetery Loop.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn left onto Kaskade Flow.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Turn left onto Camino a los Trapiches y La Cascada.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Bike south on Camino a los Trapiches y La Cascada.
- Continue for 7 kilometers.
- Bike south.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bike south on Camino a los Trapiches y La Cascada.
- Continue for 50 meters.
- Make a sharp left onto Mercado del Marisco Loop.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Bike east on Mercado del Marisco Loop.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike east on Mercado del Marisco Loop.
- Continue for less than 10 meters.
- Bear left onto San Bosco Loop.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike southeast on San Bosco Loop.
- Continue for 2 kilometers.
- Bike east on San Bosco Loop.
- Continue for 800 meters.
- Bike east on San Bosco Loop.
- Continue for 30 meters.
- Turn left onto Loch Podrido.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Bike northeast on Loch Podrido.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike northeast on Loch Podrido.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Bike northwest on Loch Podrido.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
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VAMOS PA' LA SILLA
trail: La Silla
6:30 | 437 | comments: 3 | favs: 3
May 10, 2016
Part of the Panama downhill MTB scene in one of the most epic and dangerous trails of the country.
#panama #mtb #downhill #dh #gopro #djiphantom

La Silla, Cao Andres Humberto
trail: La Silla
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Mar 24, 2015
Freeriding in Panama, El valle de antón.
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