AUSTRAL ROAD AND CHILOE ISLAND
Itinerary:
9 days
8,090 meters of accumulated elevation gain
430 km distance
Accommodation in lodges as per itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival to Puerto Varas.
Pick up at Puerto Montt airport and ground transfer to our hotel in Puerto Varas.
Briefing and dinner.
Day 2: Puerto Varas - Dalcahue (Chiloe island)
Ground transfer from Puerto Varas to Chacao (80km). Cross by ferry Chacao channel. From here we start our bike trip alonmg the coast line towards Dalcahue (100km).
Lodging and dinner.
Distance: 100 km
Elevation gain: 950 m
Day 3: Dalcahue – Quellon.
Distance: 101km, Elevation gain: 1350m.
Breakfast. We start our bike trp from our hotel. This day we will cross Castro, capitol city of Chiloe. Arrival at our lodge.
Specyal local cuisine for our dinner time.
Day 4: Quellon - (Ferry) – Yelcho lake.
Ferry from Quellon to Chaiten (5 hours)
Bike Distance: from Chaiten to Yelcho, 51km, Elevation gain: 810m.
Breakfast. 10 am we start our sail from Chilo island to Chaiten, place where we will start our bike trip. After 5 hours sail, we take route 7 towards south until Yelcho lake. Arrival at Yelcho el la Patagonia Hotel. Dinner.
Day 5: Yelcho - La Junta.
Breakfast. Departure 9:30 AM.
Distance: 85 km, elevation gain: 1,650 m.
This route visit Santa Lucia Village and goes most of the time besides palena River were we wil choose a magnificent place to take a break and lunch in our roat to La Junta. Arrival at Hotel Neyun.
Dinner.
Day 6: La Junta - Queulat
Distance: 85 km, elevation gain: 1,960 m.
Breakfast. Start of the route to south direction meeting Lago Risopatron place for our lunch stop. Conyinue our route and another stop at Puyuhuapy, place located at the fjord. Continue the route, arrive at Queulat Glacier lookout and finally arrive to Posada Queulat.
Dinner.
Day 7: Queulat - Villa Mañihuales
Distance: 118 km
Total ascent: 2,530 m.
Day 8: Villa Mañihuales - Coyhaique.
Distance: 72 km
Total ascent: 1,340 m.
Breakfast. Last day all pavment road.
Hotel and donner.
Day 9: Coyhaique airport.
Breaakfast. Ground transfer to airport (40min).
