7 days
14 days
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Gravel / Dirt
Route 1 · 7 Days
Puerto Varas → Coyhaique
The classic northern section. Fjords, ancient forests, a hanging glacier and the capital of Aysén.
~1,100 km
7 days
Day
Segment
Distance
Road
Info
1
Puerto Varas → Hornopirén
Last city before the wilderness. Board the La Arena ferry at dusk.
145 km
Paved
2
Ferry → Parque Pumalín
Sail through Patagonian fjords before entering ancient alerce forest.
~5 hrs
Ferry
3
Chaitén + Futaleufú
Pass the Chaitén volcano crater. Detour to Futaleufú for Class V whitewater.
155 km
Gravel
4
La Junta
Key resupply stop. Side trip to the still waters of Lago Rosselot.
165 km
Gravel
5
Puyuhuapi + P.N. Queulat
Don't miss the Ventisquero Colgante — a hanging glacier suspended between peaks.
73 km
Gravel
6
Transit → Coyhaique
Road returns to pavement. Roll through Valle Simpson and Villa Amengual.
215 km
Paved
7
Coyhaique
Capital of Aysén. Rest, restock and celebrate completing the northern section.
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Must-see stops
Parque Pumalín
Patagonian fjords and ancient alerce groves
Hornopirén
Enjoy the Hornopirén National Park and volcano
Ventisquero Colgante
Hanging glacier in P.N. Queulat — unmissable
Futaleufú
Detour for Class V whitewater.
Route 2 · 14 Days
Puerto Varas → Villa O'Higgins
The full Carretera Austral experience. Marble chapels, basalt towers, boardwalk villages and the end of the road.
~2,200 km
14 days
Day
Segment
Distance
Road
Info
1–7
Puerto Varas → Coyhaique
Full northern section — see Route 1 above.
~1.100 km
Mixed
8
Cerro Castillo
The road's best-kept secret: basalt towers rising above turquoise lagoons.
90 km
Paved
9
Pto. Río Tranquilo
Kayak into the Marble Chapels on the impossible blue Lago General Carrera.
155 km
Gravel
10
Cochrane
Gateway to Parque Patagonia. Watch guanacos cross the steppe at golden hour.
220 km
Gravel
11
Caleta Tortel
A village with no roads — only cypress boardwalks connecting every house.
130 km
Gravel
12–13
Villa O'Higgins
End of the road. Kilometre 1,240. The feeling of true remoteness.
233 km
Gravel
14
Return / Flight
Light aircraft to Coyhaique or cross the border into Argentina on foot.
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Must-see stops
Cerro Castillo
Basalt towers — trekking as epic as Torres del Paine
Marble Chapels
Kayak inside sculpted marble on Lago General Carrera
Caleta Tortel
Chile's most unique village — zero roads, all boardwalks
Villa O'Higgins
End of the road. Kilometre 1,240. The feeling of true remoteness.
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