Dittmar Adventures

This itinerary takes you across only the northern portion of the Carretera Austral. You can see the beautiful scenery of the Lakes District, but also experience the culture of slow moving small town life in northern Patagonia. You will arrive in Puerto Montt and have a bit of time in a historic German town before heading south on your bicycle. You will also be able to spend a time at Puyuhuapi and enjoy the comforting thermal baths.

Cycling through Patagonia can offer an adventurer a unique way to see many well-known and breath-taking views, along with stopping in some places that are completely off the beaten track.

Puerto Natales, Laguna Quemada, Lake Dickson, Los Perros valley, Paine river, Lake Paine, Lake Azul

We looked for less-traveled trails; places where hikers must have permits to explore the valleys and hills. We wanted to find a place where Baqueanos (patagonian cowboys) historically traveled with their livestock and re-discover paths that were used to cross the mountain ranges between Argentina and Chile. These historic trails provide a hiker with a feeling of being alone with nature and allow you to see Torres del Paine from a different perspective.

Puerto Natales, Las torres lookout, Oggioni pass, Lake Dickson, Los Perros valley, Paine river, Lake Paine, Lake Azul

We looked for less-traveled trails; places where hikers must have permits to explore the valleys and hills. We wanted to find a place where Baqueanos (patagonian cowboys) historically traveled with their livestock and re-discover paths that were used to cross the mountain ranges between Argentina and Chile. These historic trails provide a hiker with a feeling of being alone with nature and allow you to see Torres del Paine from a different perspective.

This itinerary will take you pedaling from the city of Coihayque to Villa O'Higgins. From Villa O'Higgins you cross Lago O'Higgins on a ferry to reach Estancia Candelario Mansilla, which is a small town on the border of Argentina. Finally you will have to trek to Lago del Desierto and you will end your trip in a small climbers town called El Chalten.

The trip begins in Bariloche, Argentina. The cyclists will cross into Chile at Futaleufu and continue south on the Carretera Austral until reaching Villa O'Higgins. Here a boat crossing will take you back into Argentina to finally arrive in El Chalten. You will ride the complete Carretera Austral.