Why this ride
From Castro it runs 101 km to Castro; allow about 2 h 52 of riding. On the way it passes Church of Detif and back through Church of Detif. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Church of Nercón and Churgh of Caguach
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 101 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 52
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Chiloe Island Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 50 km this is Chiloe Island Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 50 km
- Named road
- Chiloe Island Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Church of Nercón
Chiloé, the big island off the coast of southern Chile, is a place of rain, mist, green fields and sheep, and its most distinctive treasure is its wooden churches. More than a hundred and fifty were built, mostly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and sixteen of them were listed by UNESCO in 2000. The Jesuits began the tradition in the seventeenth century, when they travelled around the archipelago by boat, holding mass in chapels in each community, and after they were expelled in 1767, the local people kept the tradition going on their own, with carpenters and shipbuilders who knew how to work wood.
Read the complete Church of Nercón write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of Nercón is where the day begins. Next is Church of Detif.
2. Church of Detif
Of all the islands of the Chiloé archipelago, Lemuy is one of the quietest, and the church at Detif, at its far eastern end, stands almost alone on a grassy slope above the sea, with a few houses scattered around and the islands of the inner sea on the horizon. It is one of the sixteen wooden Churches of Chiloé listed as a World Heritage site, built in the late nineteenth century of native wood, with a simple façade, an arcade at the front and a tower rising above the entrance. The interior is equally simple and beautiful, and the church is cared for by the local community, which still uses it for services and festivals, such as the feast of its patron saint.
Read the complete Church of Detif write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of Detif comes up about 50 km into the recorded legs. Next is Churgh of Caguach.
3. back through Church of Detif
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of Detif write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Church of Detif, late in the day. Next is Church of Nercón.
4. Church of Nercón
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of Nercón write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Church of Nercón. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Church of Nercón to Church of Detif
Church of Nercón → Church of Detif is 50 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of Detif to back through Church of Detif
Church of Detif → back through Church of Detif is 1 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of Detif to Church of Nercón
back through Church of Detif → Church of Nercón is 51 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.