Why this ride
A remote mixed-surface corridor with strong terrain and adventure-riding value. It links naturally to Salar de Uyuni.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Uyuni to San Juan
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 205 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 31
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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.
Editorial context
Coordinates are curated start-via-end route seeds. They are not a surveyed centreline or navigation geometry. Run road snapping, topology checks, access checks and a live-status review before publication.
Access context
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Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Uyuni
At 3,650 metres above sea level, on the high plateau of south-west Bolivia, Uyuni is a dusty, windblown frontier town that exists for one reason. Just beyond it lies the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world, a blinding white plain of more than ten thousand square kilometres, which formed when ancient lakes dried out. In the rainy season, from roughly January to March, a thin film of water turns the salt into a mirror that doubles the sky, and in the dry season the surface cracks into hexagonal plates that stretch to the horizon.
Read the complete Uyuni write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Uyuni sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is San Juan Bolivia.
2. San Juan Bolivia
San Juan is a speck on the high, dry southwestern edge of Bolivia, where the Altiplano turns into a landscape of salt, volcanic rock and sky. It lies south of Uyuni, on the route that heads toward Laguna Colorada and the Chilean border, and there is no larger town anywhere nearby, only a handful of houses, a few simple lodgings, some llama pens and miles of empty plateau. The height is well over 3,600 metres, so the air is thin, cold and very clear.
Read the complete San Juan Bolivia write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
San Juan Bolivia comes up 205 km in.