Why this ride
On the way it passes Church of Achao, Church of Tenaún, Church of Dalcahue and back through Church of Tenaún.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Churgh of Caguach and Church of Dalcahue
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 225 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 9 h 50
- 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 37 km this is Chiloe Island Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 37 km
- Named road
- Chiloe Island Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Churgh of Caguach
Chiloé is a green, rainy island off the coast of southern Chile, and its wooden churches are among the most remarkable buildings in South America. Jesuit missionaries began building them in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and after the Jesuits were expelled, local carpenters, used to building boats, carried on the work with larch, cypress and native timber, producing churches with shingled towers, porches and curved wooden ceilings like upturned hulls. UNESCO listed a group of sixteen of them in 2000, and the church on Caguach island is a famous one, linked to the pilgrimage of Jesús Nazareno that draws devotees each year at the end of August.
Read the complete Churgh of Caguach write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Churgh of Caguach is where the day begins. Next is Church of Achao.
2. Church of Achao
Chiloé is an island of rain, green hills and wooden churches, off the coast of southern Chile, and the church of Achao, on the small island of Quinchao, is the oldest of them. Built in the eighteenth century by Jesuit missionaries and local carpenters, it is made entirely of wood, joined with wooden pegs instead of nails, and its interior is painted in soft blues and whites, with a vaulted ceiling and carved altars. It is one of the sixteen churches of Chiloé inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
Read the complete Church of Achao write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of Achao comes up about 18 km into the recorded legs. Next is Church of Tenaún.
3. Church of Tenaún
Out on the eastern coast of Chiloé, where the island looks across a channel at the smaller islands of the inner sea and, on a clear day, the snowy volcanoes of the mainland, the village of Tenaún gathers around a wooden church that looks almost too bold for its setting. The façade is painted deep blue, scattered with white stars, and topped not with one but with three towers. It is one of the sixteen churches of Chiloé on the World Heritage list, masterpieces of a unique tradition of wooden architecture.
Read the complete Church of Tenaún write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 75 km into the recorded legs you reach Church of Tenaún. Next is Church of Dalcahue.
4. Church of Dalcahue
Chiloé is a damp, green island off the coast of southern Chile, and its wooden churches are its soul. The Church of Dalcahue stands on the waterfront of a small town on the eastern side of the island, facing the inner sea and the islands of the archipelago, with a long arcaded porch along its front and a tall tower rising above. Built entirely of wood, with shingles cut from native trees, it is one of sixteen churches inscribed in 2000 as the Churches of Chiloé.
Read the complete Church of Dalcahue write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Church of Dalcahue, about halfway. Next is back through Church of Tenaún.
5. back through Church of Tenaún
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of Tenaún 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 Tenaún sits at 108 km, about halfway. Next is back through Church of Achao.
6. back through Church of Achao
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Church of Achao 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 Achao comes up about 206 km into the recorded legs. Next is Churgh of Caguach.
7. Churgh of Caguach
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Churgh of Caguach write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Churgh of Caguach closes the day.
Leg by leg
Churgh of Caguach to Church of Achao
Churgh of Caguach → Church of Achao is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of Achao to Church of Tenaún
Church of Achao → Church of Tenaún is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of Tenaún to Church of Dalcahue
Church of Tenaún → Church of Dalcahue is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Church of Dalcahue to back through Church of Tenaún
Church of Dalcahue → back through Church of Tenaún is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of Tenaún to back through Church of Achao
back through Church of Tenaún → back through Church of Achao is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Church of Achao to Churgh of Caguach
back through Church of Achao → Churgh of Caguach is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.