Cartagena to Santa Marta — Caribbean CoastHighway.
Distance
250 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
300 m
Cartagena to Santa Marta — Caribbean Coast Highway.
A hot, flat, easy blast along Colombia's Caribbean shore linking two colonial jewels. From the walled city of Cartagena the coastal highway runs past Barranquilla and the Great Marsh of Santa Marta — the banana country of García Márquez — to Santa Marta, the oldest surviving city in Colombia, finishing where the jungle of Tayrona meets the sea.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance250 km
Days1
Total climb300 m
Fuel stops1 along route
DifficultyEasy
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The route.
CartagenaStart · Start at the UNESCO walled city of Cartagena. Ride out early — the Caribbean heat and humidity build fast by midday. Hydrate and carry water.
BarranquillaScenic Point · Colombia's Carnival city at the mouth of the Río Magdalena. Cross the great river here — the industrial gateway to the coast.
CiénagaFuel Stop · On the edge of the Ciénaga Grande, the vast Great Marsh. This is the banana-zone town behind García Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Last easy fuel before Santa Marta.
Santa MartaScenic Point · Founded 1525 — the oldest surviving city in Colombia, framed by the Sierra Nevada rising straight from the sea. Historic center worth a stroll.
Tayrona — El Zaino GateEnd · End at the El Zaino entrance to Tayrona National Park, where jungle-clad mountains tumble to palm-fringed Caribbean beaches. A fitting finish to the coast run.
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