Route atlas

The roads we ride, measured

Twenty segments and 3,733 km across Argentina and Chile, traced on real roads and reduced to the numbers a rider needs: how much is paved, how high it goes, where the 268 fuel stations are, how long the gaps run, and how hard the wind blows each month over ten years of records.

OpenStreetMap, OSRM and Open-Meteo (ERA5), computed 2026-10-20. Segment notes written by our guides.

Andes Crossing: the lakes and the passes

Osorno to Bariloche through Hua Hum, the Siete Lagos and Tronador, plus the Cardenal Samoré road the motorcycles take home.

Segment km Paved Gravel km Top m Climb m Hours Fuel stops Longest gap km Jan high °C Jan gusty days GPX
Osorno to Lago Ranco Route notes 81 75 % 15 238 531 1 to 1.5 25 44 23 1 GPX
Lago Ranco to Huilo-Huilo (Neltume) Route notes 188 75 % 38 302 1,703 2.5 to 3.5 9 56 23 1 GPX
Neltume to San Martín de los Andes via Hua Hum Route notes 158 23 % 117 1,157 2,517 3 to 4 4 135 20 3 GPX
Siete Lagos: San Martín de los Andes to Villa La Angostura Route notes 108 95 % 3 1,168 1,469 1.5 to 1.5 3 107 20 7 GPX
Villa La Angostura to Bariloche Route notes 83 85 % 5 928 657 1 to 1.5 14 67 21 12 GPX
Bariloche to Pampa Linda (Tronador) Route notes 62 47 % 29 950 588 1 to 1.5 11 32 21 11 GPX
Bariloche to Osorno via Cardenal Samoré Route notes 249 87 % 13 1,423 2,227 3.5 to 4 35 114 17 2 GPX

Andean Highlands: the Quebrada, the Puna and the Calchaquí valleys

Salta to Humahuaca, over Lipán and the Abra del Acay above 4,900 m, down Ruta 40 to Cafayate and back by the Cuesta del Obispo.

Segment km Paved Gravel km Top m Climb m Hours Fuel stops Longest gap km Jan high °C Jan gusty days GPX
Salta to San Salvador de Jujuy by the Cornisa road Route notes 98 78 % 4 1,578 910 1.5 to 1.5 39 64 24 0 GPX
Jujuy to Humahuaca through the Quebrada Route notes 137 86 % 7 2,959 2,177 2 to 2.5 16 75 21 1 GPX
Humahuaca to the Hornocal viewpoint Route notes 33 1 % 32 4,218 1,272 0.5 to 1 1 33 16 1 GPX
Purmamarca to San Antonio de los Cobres by Lipán and Salinas Grandes Route notes 198 39 % 93 4,192 2,326 3.5 to 4.5 2 198 20 10 GPX
San Antonio de los Cobres to Cachi over Abra del Acay Route notes 144 17 % 117 4,944 1,365 3 to 3.5 3 143 18 3 GPX
Cachi to Cafayate on Ruta 40 Route notes 159 17 % 128 2,339 694 3 to 4 7 47 26 3 GPX
Cafayate to Salta through the Quebrada de las Conchas Route notes 189 91 % 3 1,630 797 2.5 to 3 29 102 28 0 GPX
Salta to Cachi over the Cuesta del Obispo Route notes 155 82 % 17 3,353 2,448 2 to 2.5 28 119 19 0 GPX

Ruta 40 south: Bariloche to El Calafate

Five days of steppe, the Bajo Caracoles gap and the wind, ending under the Fitz Roy and the Perito Moreno glacier.

Segment km Paved Gravel km Top m Climb m Hours Fuel stops Longest gap km Jan high °C Jan gusty days GPX
Bariloche to Esquel Route notes 285 87 % 14 1,067 2,636 4 to 4.5 21 120 25 5 GPX
Esquel to Perito Moreno Route notes 539 71 % 16 948 1,728 7.5 to 9 10 232 24 12 GPX
Perito Moreno to Gobernador Gregores Route notes 357 80 % 9 796 1,603 4.5 to 6 4 225 19 16 GPX
Gobernador Gregores to El Chaltén Route notes 298 62 % 74 631 1,355 4.5 to 5.5 3 175 18 21 GPX
El Chaltén to El Calafate Route notes 213 79 % 9 418 726 3 to 3.5 4 208 18 17 GPX
Ride the numbers

Every one of these segments is a day on our tours.

Guided expeditions across Argentina and Chile in groups of 4 to 8 riders, with a support van that carries the spare fuel and guides who have ridden each of these roads many times.

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