13.0 km
Total Distance
217 m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

The walk starts at Loma Redonda station of the Mukumbarí cable car above Mérida and climbs through páramo grassland with frailejones to the Alto de la Cruz pass. From there a mule trail and then a jeep road descend into Los Nevados, a village founded in 1591 inside Sierra Nevada National Park, where several posadas offer beds and meals.

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes