Carretera Austral

Carretera Austral

Riding the Carretera Austral in southern Chile, starting in Coyhaique, going south to Villa O'Higgins, then back by bus to Coyhaique, and cycling north to Puerto Montt, followed by a loop through the Chilean/Argentinian Lake district.

27/12: Cycled 97 km, Climbed 1430 m

Carretera Austral: 27/12 Coyhaique - Cerro Castillo / Start Carretera Austral in Coyhaique. Click to see full size image

Start Carretera Austral in Coyhaique

Carretera Austral: 27/12 Coyhaique - Cerro Castillo / Windswept trees. Click to see full size image

Windswept trees

Carretera Austral: 27/12 Coyhaique - Cerro Castillo / Steep descent coming up. Click to see full size image

Steep descent coming up

Carretera Austral: 27/12 Coyhaique - Cerro Castillo / Craggy mountain. Click to see full size image

Craggy mountain

Carretera Austral: 27/12 Coyhaique - Cerro Castillo / Nice descent !. Click to see full size image

Nice descent !

28/12: Cycled 98 km, Climbed 910 m

Carretera Austral: 28/12 Cerro Castillo - Bahia Murta / Rio Ibanez valley. Click to see full size image

Rio Ibanez valley

Carretera Austral: 28/12 Cerro Castillo - Bahia Murta / Dead forest - trees were killed by a volcanic eruption. Click to see full size image

Dead forest - trees were killed by a volcanic eruption

29/12: Cycled 92 km, Climbed 1270 m

Carretera Austral: 29/12 Bahia Murta - Puerto Bertrand / Lago Carrera. Click to see full size image

Lago Carrera

Carretera Austral: 29/12 Bahia Murta - Puerto Bertrand / View towards Cerro San Valentin. Click to see full size image

View towards Cerro San Valentin

Carretera Austral: 29/12 Bahia Murta - Puerto Bertrand / Grazing Cattle along Lago Carrera. Click to see full size image

Grazing Cattle along Lago Carrera

Carretera Austral: 29/12 Bahia Murta - Puerto Bertrand / Lago Carrero - Lago Bertrand confluence. Click to see full size image

Lago Carrero - Lago Bertrand confluence

Carretera Austral: 29/12 Bahia Murta - Puerto Bertrand / Trees in Lago Bertrand. Click to see full size image

Trees in Lago Bertrand

30/12: Cycled 63 km, Climbed 1050 m

Carretera Austral: 30/12 Puerto Bertrand - near Cochrane / Along Rio Baker. Click to see full size image

Along Rio Baker

31/12: Cycled 105 km, Climbed 1180 m

Carretera Austral: 31/12 near Cochrane - near Puerto Yungay / The rare huemul deer. Click to see full size image

The rare huemul deer

Carretera Austral: 31/12 near Cochrane - near Puerto Yungay / Dead tree. Click to see full size image

Dead tree

01/01: Cycled 55 km, Climbed 840 m

Carretera Austral: 01/01 near Puerto Yungay - Arroyo de la luna / Ferry Puerto Yungay. Click to see full size image

Ferry Puerto Yungay

Carretera Austral: 01/01 near Puerto Yungay - Arroyo de la luna / Ferry at Rio Bravo. Click to see full size image

Ferry at Rio Bravo

Carretera Austral: 01/01 near Puerto Yungay - Arroyo de la luna / And the road goes on.... Click to see full size image

And the road goes on...

02/01: Cycled 52 km, Climbed 390 m

Carretera Austral: 02/01 Arroyo de la luna - Villa O'Higgins / Nearly in Villa O'Higgins. Click to see full size image

Nearly in Villa O'Higgins

Carretera Austral: 02/01 Arroyo de la luna - Villa O'Higgins / Lago Ciervo. Click to see full size image

Lago Ciervo

04/01: Cycled 29 km, Climbed 360 m

05/01: Cycled 126 km, Climbed 1180 m

Carretera Austral: 05/01 Rio Simpson - Rio Cisnes / Snowy moutain and dead trees. Click to see full size image

Snowy moutain and dead trees

06/01: Cycled 92 km, Climbed 1250 m

Carretera Austral: 06/01 Rio Cisnes - near Puerto Ouyuhuapi / . Click to see full size image

Carretera Austral: 06/01 Rio Cisnes - near Puerto Ouyuhuapi / Glacier and bad road. Click to see full size image

Glacier and bad road

Carretera Austral: 06/01 Rio Cisnes - near Puerto Ouyuhuapi / Ventisquero Colgante. Click to see full size image

Ventisquero Colgante

Carretera Austral: 06/01 Rio Cisnes - near Puerto Ouyuhuapi / Tree stumps in Lago Rizo. Click to see full size image

Tree stumps in Lago Rizo

07/01: Cycled 85 km, Climbed 820 m

Carretera Austral: 07/01 near Puerto Ouyuhuapi - Villa Vanguardia / And the road goes on... Click to see full size image

And the road goes on..

08/01: Cycled 111 km, Climbed 980 m

Carretera Austral: 08/01 Villa Vanguardia - Chaiten / Puente Yelcho Suspension bridge. Click to see full size image

Puente Yelcho Suspension bridge

Carretera Austral: 08/01 Villa Vanguardia - Chaiten / Hooray - end of gravel... Click to see full size image

Hooray - end of gravel..

09/01: Cycled 56 km, Climbed 820 m

Carretera Austral: 09/01 Chaiten - Caleta Gonzalo / Chaiten airport - landing strip shared with the road. Click to see full size image

Chaiten airport - landing strip shared with the road

Carretera Austral: 09/01 Chaiten - Caleta Gonzalo / Volcanic devastation near Chaiten. Click to see full size image

Volcanic devastation near Chaiten

Carretera Austral: 09/01 Chaiten - Caleta Gonzalo / Caleta Gonzalo - Hornopiren ferry. Click to see full size image

Caleta Gonzalo - Hornopiren ferry

10/01: Cycled 102 km, Climbed 1150 m

Carretera Austral: 10/01 Hornopiren - Puerto Montt / View towards Puerto Montt with Calbuco volcano beyond. Click to see full size image

View towards Puerto Montt with Calbuco volcano beyond

Carretera Austral: 10/01 Hornopiren - Puerto Montt / Gravel ends here. Click to see full size image

Gravel ends here

11/01: Cycled 82 km, Climbed 650 m

Carretera Austral: 11/01 Puerto Montt - Petrohue / Shopping mall under construction - but the most important part has been finished. Click to see full size image

Shopping mall under construction - but the most important part has been finished

12/01: Cycled 23 km, Climbed 630 m

Carretera Austral: 12/01 Peulla - Rio Bravo / Cerro Puntiagudo. Click to see full size image

Cerro Puntiagudo

Carretera Austral: 12/01 Peulla - Rio Bravo / Osorno Volcano. Click to see full size image

Osorno Volcano

Carretera Austral: 12/01 Peulla - Rio Bravo / Camping at Rio Bravo. Click to see full size image

Camping at Rio Bravo

13/01: Cycled 77 km, Climbed 900 m

Carretera Austral: 13/01 Rio Bravo - Bariloche / Paso Perez Rosales. Click to see full size image

Paso Perez Rosales

Carretera Austral: 13/01 Rio Bravo - Bariloche / Lago Farias. Click to see full size image

Lago Farias

Carretera Austral: 13/01 Rio Bravo - Bariloche / Argentinian Pampa. Click to see full size image

Argentinian Pampa

14/01: Cycled 116 km, Climbed 1440 m

Carretera Austral: 14/01 Villa Agostura - Entre Lagos / Puyehue Volcano. Click to see full size image

Puyehue Volcano

15/01: Cycled 55 km, Climbed 110 m