Since 2016, workers have been improving the road surface with the plan for it to be fully asphalted by the end of 2017. Carretera austral 2015 e indicazioni per coloro che volessero affrontare il percorso. Im speaking of the carretera austral in chilean patagonia, ruta 7, a road that. The route of parks of chilean patagonia hornopiren national park archive. This is patagonia at its most authentic and beautiful. According to alexa traffic rank carretera austral enauto.
The road is famously long and while there a few gas stations, they are few and far between. Its no surprise why twowheeled enthusiasts flock to this remote pocket of south america, only to be isolated amongst the monolithic giants, towering glaciers, powerful rivers, and cascading waterfalls. Jan 07, 2017 the carretera austral is chiles southern highway and one of the most renowned bicycling routes in the world. A twoweek journey on carretera austral ended in a small village, villa ohiggins. Whats are the best stops on chilean patagonias carretera austral. Gauchos herding cattle, glaciers tumbling off mountain tops, turquoise rivers and warm hospitality are all part of the landscape. Almost completely made of gravel, this road submerges. The carretera austral begins in puerto montt and ends in villa ohiggins, using rural ferries to cross stretches of water in some parts. Driving chiles carretera austral is a journey for explorers and adventurers, those who want to experience patagonia at its most remote, untouched and beautiful.
Swoop patagonias map of the carretera austral from. The carretera austral ch7, formerly known as carretera general augusto pinochet,12 is the name given to chiles route 7. A detailed guide to traveling the carretera austral, chile stingy. On the other side of the lake is argentina where the most difficult 23 km walk awaited us to cross the chileargentinean border. A carretera austral adventure guide be my travel muse. Everything you need to know about driving the carretera austral. This selfdrive holiday unlocks the regions extraordinary diversity, from the rainforests of queulat to the deserts of jeinimeini and glaciers of the patagonian icefields. Carretera austral is a chilean road, connecting puerto montt and villa ohiggins. The carretera austral is the name given to chiles route 7. The carretera austral in chile stretches 1240 kilometres, connecting north and south patagonia.
The carretera austral, also known as the most scenic highway in the world is a highway in the south of chile that passes through tremendous forests and. Legend has it that the town was a utopia of perfect health and abundant food, filled with golden furniture and beautiful people. Argentinas ruta 40 or route 40 is a long and almost straight road that runs the length of the country and ends in patagonia where the inhabited world ends. If you are travelling by car, be sure to fill up at every opportunity and revise air, water and oil levels frequently.
The highway runs south for about 1,240 kilometers 770 mi from puerto montt to villa ohiggins, passing through rural patagonia. It runs for 1240 km from puerto montt in the north to villa ohiggins in the south. The carretera austral runs for 1,200km through chilean patagonia, all the way from puerto montt to the great glaciers of villa ohiggins. You need patience and improvisation skills though to hitchhike the full length from puerto montt to villa ohiggins. Feb 23, 2015 the carretera austral winds through spectacular rural and wild scenery in the patagonia region of southern chile.
Here, the official carretera austral, with a length of 1,240 km, ends and only travelers on foot or cyclists can continue. The mythical city of the caesars is apparently located somewhere along the carretera austral. The carretera austral ch7, formerly known as carretera general augusto pinochet, is the name given to chiles route 7. The carretera austral, also known as chiles southern highway is a 1240km long route that winds along through virgin prehistoric forests, torrential rivers, glaciers, and snow capped peaks. Top 10 places to visit along the carretera austral in chile.
Gravel part of the carretera austral, road from villa cerro castillo to puerto rio. Jun 12, 2017 the carretera austral now connects over 35 towns in the region and acts as the main route along which tourists travel to explore what remains a truly offthebeatenpath destination in chile. The carretera austral ends in nowhere, in villa ohiggins. Because this highway was built on a geopolitical whim in an area with very few. The construction of the carretera austral started in 1976. Explore the southern part of the austral road, beginning in coyhaique and ending in caleta yungay. Also are automatic transmission rental cars available or is it mostly manual transmission cars. It took over 30 years to complete and takes you through some of the most isolated and beautiful scenery in south america. The carretera austral snakes it way through over 1200km of the chilean coastline, and occupies an almost mythical place in the national consciousness.