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Heredia
Heredia
San Francisco

Atenas Dam – Road from La Garita to Atenas loop from San Francisco

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Bike touring routes & trails
Costa Rica
Heredia
Heredia
San Francisco

Atenas Dam – Road from La Garita to Atenas loop from San Francisco

Hard

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Atenas Dam – Road from La Garita to Atenas loop from San Francisco

11:01

151km

3,240m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 134 km for 187 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

4.84 km

View of Poás Volcano

Highlight • Viewpoint

Access is super easy whether by bike, walking, or car.

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2

11.2 km

Iglesia de San Rafael

Highlight • Religious Site

Good place for a quick rest

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33.9 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

4

111 km

Oxcart Driver Monument of Los Ángeles de Atenas

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Erected in the small park of the "Y Griega" in Los Ángeles de Atenas, it was inaugurated on April 27, 2003. Its hot-embossed iron construction was forged by the Spanish …

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5

117 km

Atenas Dam

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6

124 km

7

134 km

Juan Santamaría Statue

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In this small park there is a monument to Juan Santamaría, a Costa Rican national hero. Through his self-sacrifice the army was able to win the Second Battle of Rivas and preserve the country's independence.

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8

146 km

Creation Sculpture of Cacique Barvak

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Tribute to Chief Barvac.
Chief Barvac, also known as Barvak, was an important indigenous leader in the region we now know as Costa Rica. His name is believed to mean …

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9

149 km

El Fortín

Highlight • Historical Site

In the year 1876, by order of the Plaza Commander and Governor of the Province, Fadrique Gutiérrez (1844-1897). Without being an architect, he himself designed the work. The Heredian historian …

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151 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

79.5 km

40.7 km

29.5 km

1.14 km

199 m

123 m

Surfaces

131 km

19.2 km

786 m

424 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,200 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Wednesday 15 July

28°C

21°C

84 %

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