17.6 miles
Distance
7,210 ft
Climb
-13,034 ft
Descent
02:51:42
Avg time

Camino de la Muerte Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    La Paz
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #47960 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Nor Yungas Road, aka Camino de la Muerte, aka the Death Road.
Drive on the left

Access Info

Various organisations in La Paz will take you there for anywhere from around 50 to 110 USD.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Camino de la Muerte mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -5,824 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,950 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,856 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,777 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,953 ft
  • Grade
    -6.277%
  • Grade max
    -175.424%
  • Grade min
    149.207%
  • Distance climb
    7 miles
  • Distance down
    10 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,833 ft
  • Avg time
    02:51:42
  • Avg reverse time
    03:48:36
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      Sep 15, 2024 @ 11:16am
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      Sep 15, 2024 @ 11:16am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
      All
      • 10 rides
      • Last: Jun 1, 2025

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