Monserrat Monastery Hike, Las Aguas, Bogota.
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.58 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,031 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,031 ft
- Max elevation
- 10,410 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 8,684 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2972
- Uploaded
- April 24, 2022
- Recorded
- April 2022
near Las Aguas, Distrito Capital de Bogotá (Republic of Colombia)
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Bogota
Well I am on a bit of a walkabout in Bogota in Colombia. This morning I did the Monserrat Monastery hike on the edge of the city. For me that means I walked 2ks to a bus stop, caught three buses across town and then did the Monserrat hike. It’s very similar to the Pen Y Fan main tourist route in Brecon in regard to length and height gain. Three kms one way with 500m of ascent instead of 440 on PYF. Except this is from 2,600m to 3,100m. That means you lose 25% of your lungs. Not that nice of a hike though and the monastery is not that special. Especially when your doing it with 10,000+ people (honestly). Took me an hour. Slow with the crowds and it was hot. Then on the way down there was a horror hailstorm and it was freezing! Then to cap it all off on the way back on the bus there was a bit of a physical argument between some passengers and one of the bus drivers, the police got called onto the bus, more shouting etccc🤦
Anyway something a bit different.
Well I am on a bit of a walkabout in Bogota in Colombia. This morning I did the Monserrat Monastery hike on the edge of the city. For me that means I walked 2ks to a bus stop, caught three buses across town and then did the Monserrat hike. It’s very similar to the Pen Y Fan main tourist route in Brecon in regard to length and height gain. Three kms one way with 500m of ascent instead of 440 on PYF. Except this is from 2,600m to 3,100m. That means you lose 25% of your lungs. Not that nice of a hike though and the monastery is not that special. Especially when your doing it with 10,000+ people (honestly). Took me an hour. Slow with the crowds and it was hot. Then on the way down there was a horror hailstorm and it was freezing! Then to cap it all off on the way back on the bus there was a bit of a physical argument between some passengers and one of the bus drivers, the police got called onto the bus, more shouting etccc🤦
Anyway something a bit different.
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