Hiking in Ecuador is truly the next level as so many of the trails start at such a high elevation. A trail that is not far from Quito is Ruku Pichincha. You take the tram up to about 13,000 fret for the start of the trail. We hiked for about two hours up and one hour down. We were able to make it up to 14,000 feet, which is equivalent to a Colorado 14er, but in Ecuador you could climb even higher. The trail goes for another three to four hours up as the country has limitless hiking!

We straddled two separate ridges for the majority of the hike, which resulted in seeing two separate weather systems constantly changing. For moments you could see all the way down to Quito which is at 9300 feet. The Pichincha trail is truly unforgettable and we will hope to return to it again someday.