Why this ride
A lake corridor with repeated shoreline views and access to natural or cultural anchors. It links naturally to Baker River and Patagonia National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
General Carrera Lake to Cochrane
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 114 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 53
- 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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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
Dec-Mar
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Puerto Río Tranquilo
Puerto Río Tranquilo is a small settlement on the western shore of Lago General Carrera, the vast lake that Chile shares with Argentina, where it is known as Lago Buenos Aires. The water here has a startling colour, a milky turquoise caused by glacial flour, and the lake is so big that the far shore is lost in haze. The village itself is a handful of streets with wooden houses, guesthouses and boat operators, and a population of only a few hundred.
Read the complete Puerto Rio Tranquilo write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Puerto Río Tranquilo sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Cochrane Chile.
2. Cochrane Chile
Cochrane is the last proper town on the southern Carretera Austral before the road runs out into the far south, and it feels like it. About three thousand people live here, in low houses around a spacious plaza, with a river valley and glacial lakes nearby and the high Patagonian steppe to the east. It was founded in the 1950s and named after Thomas Cochrane, the Scottish admiral who commanded the Chilean navy in the independence war against Spain, so there is an odd flavour of Scottish seafaring in the middle of the mountains.
Read the complete Cochrane Chile write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cochrane Chile comes up 114 km in.