Quebrada del Toro — Salta to San Antonio de losCobres.
Distance
165 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
2,600 m
Quebrada del Toro — Salta to San Antonio de los Cobres.
A dramatic climb from colonial Salta up the Quebrada del Toro to the puna mining town of San Antonio de los Cobres, shadowing the Tren a las Nubes railway from 1,200 m to nearly 3,800 m.
Quick facts
SurfaceMixed
Distance165 km
Days1
Total climb2,600 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyChallenging
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The route.
SaltaStart · Colonial capital at 1,187 m. Top off fuel and water — the route climbs more than 2,500 m into the puna.
Campo QuijanoFuel Stop · Gateway to the Quebrada del Toro and the last reliable fuel before the gorge; RN51 turns to ripio beyond town.
Quebrada del ToroScenic Point · The gorge shadows the Tren a las Nubes railway, crossing the río Toro on tight switchbacks past cardón cactus and ochre cliffs.
Santa Rosa de TastilPhoto Spot · Pre-Inca ruins of one of the largest pre-Hispanic settlements in the Andes (c. 1336). Small museum; thin air at 3,200 m.
San Antonio de los CobresEnd · Puna mining town at 3,775 m. Ride gently — altitude bites. The La Polvorilla viaduct lies just beyond town.
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