Hilo de Plata connects towns, rural communities, mountain trails and some of the most extraordinary landscapes of the Chicamocha Canyon. The bicycle is the thread: we ride, we stop, we taste, we listen, and we see a place that is hard to reach any other way.
It's not about racing. It's about enjoying the road with friends.
Interested? Tell us when you could go and who you’d ride with. It takes about a minute.
The Chicamocha CanyonOn the rimGravel through the dry forestThe river far belowWorth the climbMorning light in the canyonOld stone caminosThrough the old stoneworkLunch stopThe hotel in JordánA real bed at the end of the dayDown into the canyon
The trip
Regiones Bike runs Hilo de Plata as a guided trip for 4 to 7 riders.
Next open departures
US$1,400 per person base rate · 5 days, 4 nights · 4 to 7 riders
Reserve free. Nothing is charged until 4 riders have reserved and the departure is confirmed.
How reserving works
Reserve your place. No card needed.
When 4 riders have reserved, the departure is confirmed and we email you a link to pay the COP 930,000US$300 deposit within 7 days. More riders can join, up to 7.
The balance is due 30 days before departure.
If fewer than 4 riders have reserved 60 days before departure, we let you know and you owe nothing.
Private group
US$1,400 per person base rate · 5 days, 4 nights · groups of 4 to 7, on your own dates
Day 0Arrive. Pickup at Bucaramanga airport (BGA), welcome dinner and the night in Girón.
Day 1Girón to Zapatoca. Night in Zapatoca.
Day 2Zapatoca to Barichara. Night in Barichara.
Day 3Barichara to Jordán, by Guane and Villanueva. Night in Jordán.
Day 4Breakfast in Jordán and the transfer to Bucaramanga airport (BGA).
Included
1–2 guides depending on group size
Support vehicle carrying your luggage every riding day
Four nights: hotels and guesthouses in Girón, Zapatoca, Barichara and Jordán, in single or shared rooms
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the riding days, the welcome dinner in Girón and breakfast in Jordán on the last morning
Snacks and water on the route
Photos of your ride
Transfers: Bucaramanga airport to Girón, and Jordán to the airport
Not included
Flights
Travel and medical insurance, which you need to have
Meals on day 4 after breakfast
Drinks outside meals, personal expenses and tips
Add-ons
Mountain bike rental, 3 days: COP 280,000US$90
E-bike rental, 3 days: COP 835,000US$270
Rafting on the Chicamocha, about 7 km: COP 295,000US$95
Deposit, payment and trip details
Deposit
COP 930,000US$300 per rider. Open departures: nothing to pay until the departure is confirmed (4 riders); then 7 days to pay. Private groups: paid at booking, for the whole group.
Balance
Due 30 days before departure.
Payment
In Colombian pesos through Wompi (Bancolombia): card, PSE or Nequi.
Airport
Bucaramanga (BGA), about 30 minutes from Girón
Operated by
Regiones Bike SAS, RNT 95664
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Day by day
Day 1
Girón to Zapatoca
Hard
Meeting the Chicamocha Canyon
60 km (37 mi) · +1,900 m (6,230 ft) · 6 h riding · See it on the map
We roll out of Girón toward Zapatoca, shadowed for most of the day by the canyon itself: arid, sheer, imposing. A day to find a rhythm and stop wherever you want. Zapatoca rewards you with good coffee and Santander-style cooking.
It is the longest day and the biggest climbing day. Girón sits at about 740 m and Zapatoca at 1,720 m, and with the dips along the way the day adds up to 1,900 m of climbing. Start early, ride it steadily, and let the canyon do the entertaining.
Day 2
Zapatoca to Barichara
Medium
From the canyon into the Yariguíes
59 km (37 mi) · +1,290 m (4,230 ft) · 6 h, ~9 h door to door riding · See it on the map
The dry canyon gives way to the green mountains of the Serranía de los Yariguíes, through small towns like La Fuente and Galán, where a bike gets you close to the people and the food. Arriving in Barichara is the day's prize.
This is the day with the most in it. There are several places to stop, including one worth swimming at, and a natural picnic stop at about km 45.
Day 3
Barichara to Jordán
Medium
Guane, Villanueva and the drop to the river
≈36 km (≈22 mi) · ≈ +1,230 m (4,040 ft) · 4–5 h riding · See it on the map
From Barichara we drop to Guane, a tiny colonial village at the end of the old camino real, then climb back onto the plateau to Villanueva. The day finishes with the longest descent of the trip, down the canyon wall to Jordán, an old village on the Chicamocha.
About 36 km and 1,200 m of climbing, with roughly 2,000 m of descent. Most of the climbing comes between Guane and Villanueva; after that, the drop to the river is long, and rough in places near the bottom. These numbers are approximate: the day's ridden track will replace them.
Optional: rafting on the Chicamocha at Jordán, as an add-on to either the guided trip or a self-guided ride: roughly 2 hours and 7 km on the river.
Is this route for you?
Who is it for?
Intermediate riders, comfortable with long days on dirt, sustained climbing and loose descents.
What is the terrain like?
Paved back roads, rural gravel and stone-paved colonial streets. Day 3 ends with a long descent to Jordán that gets rough in places near the river. None of it is technical singletrack, but the descents reward control over speed.
What bike works?
A hardtail mountain bike or gravel bike with wide tires.
What is the weather like?
Hot and dry at the bottom, cooler on the rim, and you feel the difference every day.
How hard is it overall?
Challenging. Three riding days of 36–60 km and about 4,400 m of climbing in total.
