Have we got any tossers from down that way ? Or has Wapping been there ?
I´m here. Sorry I should have said Si Señor
Sorry Arsey you're right there is some great riding here but most of it is 2-3 days riding away. If you have time or free flights you could get down to Osorno and hire from Moto Aventura and head out to the parks nearby. Here we have local roads/gravel up into San Jose de Maipo and up around the mountains that will keep you occupied for the a day or two. I can have a word with a couple of mates tomorrow and see what they think. For most of the hardcore off roading they head mostly north and at this time of the year it´s perfect to head south. I´ll be here till the 28th then off to Cape Town for 4 weeks, so hopefully we can meet up for a beer or two.
Sorry Arsey you're right there is some great riding here but most of it is 2-3 days riding away. If you have time or free flights you could get down to Osorno and hire from Moto Aventura and head out to the parks nearby. Here we have local roads/gravel up into San Jose de Maipo and up around the mountains that will keep you occupied for the a day or two. I can have a word with a couple of mates tomorrow and see what they think. For most of the hardcore off roading they head mostly north and at this time of the year it´s perfect to head south. I´ll be here till the 28th then off to Cape Town for 4 weeks, so hopefully we can meet up for a beer or two.
That´s strange, your maps have only just popped up. If I can remember right the Vicuna run has some dirt and the run from Los Andes up to the border is all tarmac but a nice ride. To Los Andes is just a highway. If you had a little more time theres a great pass east of Vicuna to the highest pass between Chile and Argentina. It´s also the Elqui Valley, home of Pisco, the national drink of Chile.
Will you be staying at one of those posh hotels in the city?
Make sure to take a day or two to explore the city itself. The central market is quite an experience!
Arsey, I rode from Santiago to Mendoza and back via Uspallata, great way to spent 2-3 days. Ruta 7 gives great views while the "way of 365 curves" speaks for itself, think it was Ruta 52, mainly type 1 gravel surface which is quite enjoyable, I still have the paperwork from the hire company in Santiago who give you the required documents to cross over into Argentina. I used their 1200TC GSA and it was very reasonable price wise.
If you want any more info feel free to PM me.
JimmyMac
Just remembered the Christo Redentador border crossing, was amazing mountain pass with big looping hairpins, you've got my memory jolted, thank you.
JimmyMac
Are you on this new "longest scheduled flight in the world" run? It was on the radio the other day.
Nah,I think that will be Qantas with their Perth-London at about 18 hours.
London-Santiago is 14 hrs 40mins,but it's still the longest scheduled service ever operated by BA.
Should be a goody.Bike riding in (our) winter and skiing in summer,with some large lumps of cow and wine tasting thrown in.
Having a few beers with the lads tonight so hopefully will get some more local info. If you want to hop the border for a run to Uspallata then onto either San Juan or Mendoza by the gravel way then back from San Juan/Mendoza by road, that´s a nice run and a little arduous in places. Customs normally is pretty quick unless holiday or weekend. My (girlfriends) place is 2 mins from the Universidad Catolica so access to most of Santiago is easy on the Metro. I can give you a heads up over a map and a beer when you arrive.
Just remembered the Christo Redentador border crossing, was amazing mountain pass with big looping hairpins, you've got my memory jolted, thank you.
JimmyMac