Bike Tour Patagonia Chile

6-Day Mountain Bike Tour - Patagonia

Explore and ride incredible tracks of the best mountain bike tour in the Chilean Patagonia. During this unique experience, you will discover the diverse landscapes of the area, in addition to riding the stunning off-the-beaten-paths located in the famous Torres del Paine National Park.

Patagonia MTB Tour Highlights

Visit Patagonia in Mountain Bike
Discover Torres del Paine National Park
Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument
Los Cuernos viewpoint
Savor Patagonian cuisine and enjoy a traditional Patagonian lamb Barbecue
Punta Arenas city and Puerto Natales
Pehoe Lake and Laguna Azul
Visit typical Patagonian ranches

TOUR PRICE

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Itinerary

Before we kick off our mtb tour in Patagonia, you should take a day or two to adjust to local time and recover from your travels, and allow for any flight or luggage delays. You should fly into Punta Arenas airport (PUQ).

In Chile, domestic flights are operated by 3 local airline companies: Latam, Sky Airline and JetSmart.

We recommend staying at Hotel Diego de Almagro Punta Arenas in the city, which is well-located with lots of restaurants and other facilities just a short walk away.

Suggested Hotel in Punta Arenas:

Diego de Almagro Punta Arenas Hotel

Official Airport Transfer

The official shuttle company at Punta Arenas Airport is called TeleTrans.

All their shuttle services will drop you off at the hotel or address you are staying in Punta Arenas.

Our meeting hotel address is AVENIDA CRISTOBAL COLÓN 1290, PUNTA ARENAS.

On the first day of our mountain bike tour in Patagonia, our local team will meet you at Diego de Almagro Hotel in Punta Arenas at 9 am.

Afterwards, we’ll drive for approximately 3 hours to Puerto Natales city, located by a scenic fjord. Here, we will eat lunch at a traditional local restaurant.

After lunch, we’ll assemble our bikes and have a briefing session. Our team of local guides will tell you all about the adventure ahead and answer any questions you may have.

Later, we can go for a short easy ride around Puerto Natales before our welcome dinner in a local restaurant.

Accommodation: Estancia Puerto Bories

Meals: Lunch and welcome dinner

Time driving: 3 hours

After breakfast, we will ride our bikes from the hotel by a scenic route through the coast of Ultima Esperanza and Eberhard Fjords to Puerto Prat (founded in 1899). It is the most important settlement that existed in the early years of the German-British colonization in the Ultima Esperanza area before the foundation of Puerto Natales.

We will ride this pioneering route for 18,9 kilometers (11,7 miles). Then, we will continue to meet the main road to Torres del Paine National Park for 8,4 kilometers (5,2 miles) to reach Estancia Ernesto Helmer.

We’ll pedal a loop ride through an archeological route, passing by a look-out to Laguna Sofía. It is possible to appreciate ancient stalactites and stalagmites at La Ventana cave.

We will continue the route to Alero Dos Herraduras area, inserted in a centennial beech forest, to see ancient rock paintings of more than 11,500 years old.

Finally, we reach the natural monument Cueva del Milodón,
place where the remains of milodons, mammals and large herbivores that became extinct, probably in the late Pleistocene.

Accommodation: Serrano Riverside Camp

Meals: Breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Distance Biking: 37 kilometers / 23 miles

Time driving: 1,5 hours

Today, we’ll ride in our vans towards Pehoe Lake. Before biking, we’ll go for a short hike (2-hours} round trip) to Mirador los Cuernos for a magnificent view of the Paine Grande and Nordensjköld Lake. Later, we’ll embark on a catamaran for a 35-minute navigation.

Upon arrival, we’ll start riding on a single track through Las Carretas trail until we reach the park’s administration office. Then, we’ll continue straight to our Riverside Camp.

Accommodation: Serrano Riverside Camp

Meals: Breakfast, box lunch and dinner

Distance biking: 22 kilometers / 13,6 miles

Distance hiking: 6 kilometers / 3,7 miles

Time driving: 40 minutes

Time hiking: 2 hours

This morning, we’ll drive along the Paine River towards a lesser known trail head named Paso La Feria. Here we’ll take a single-track and start riding towards Estancia Laguna Amarga.

During the ride, we can contemplate the pampas, rivers and winding valleys of the national park around us. Finally, we will spend the night at the unique Tiny House accommodation with jaw-dropping views of Mount Almirante Nieto and the Three Towers.

Accommodation: Tiny House

Meals: Breakfast, box lunch and dinner

Distance biking: 30 kilometers / 18,6 miles

Time driving: 15 minutes

After breakfast, we take a 30-min transfer to Laguna Azul. We will start riding towards Cañadón Macho (horse-shoe shape ride), located on the border of Torres del Paine National Park.

This is an area abundant in wildlife where we will be able to watch out for guanacos, foxes, coots, swans, ducks and woodpeckers. Moreover, the lagoon offers a great view of the three Towers.

After this great biking experience, we’ll go towards Estancia Tres pasos, a typical Patagonian ranch, where we enjoy a traditional Patagonian lamb Barbecue.

This beautiful Estancia was the inspiration for “Desolation” book by the greatest Chilean writer and Nobel Prize winner, Gabriela Mistral.

Accommodation: Estancia Tres Pasos

Meals: Breakfast, box lunch and farewell dinner

Distance biking: 18 kilometers / 11 miles

Time driving: 1,5 hour approximately

Difficulty

Intermediate: You’re active on your days off, and recreational biking may even be your weekend sport of choice. You love to ride, and it shows in your endurance and strength.

Our intermediate bike tours offer a steady but active pace (between 3 to 5 hours), with opportunities to push yourself. Expect some challenging climbs, with great descents over rolling terrain.

Average distance per day: 20-30 miles / 30-50 km.

Bike Rental

In Patagonia we have two MTB models available.

Standard hard-tail 27.5 MTB
E-bike Specialized Turbo Levo MTB

Helmets & Pedals

Most riders choose to bring their own helmets, but if you prefer, we have a small number of helmets available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Please let us know in advance if you’d like to use one.

All our bikes are equipped with wellgo platform pedals. We will be happy to substitute any pedals you choose to bring.

Safety

Chile is by far one of the safest countries in South America in terms of public health and crime.

We are proud to affirm that our police is one of the least corrupt in the world; they are always friendly and helpful.

Road Safety

Besides your own on-road safety gear (helmet, rear view mirrors, bright colored jerseys and gloves), we provide a support vehicle that drives at the rear of the group with a road-sign alerting other drivers the presence of bike riders on the road.

Drivers in Chile are used to bicycles on the road, so they shouldn’t bother you while riding. All our staff communicates by radio at all times.

Bicycle choice

If you bring your own bike, make sure you bring enough bike parts.

Pack your bike well in a bike box that we can easily dismantle for its transportation during the tour.

Weather notes

We suggest visiting the web for current conditions in Chile and doing your own research on this topic. www.meteochile.cl/ or www.accuweather.com

The vast unbroken stretch of ocean to the west and south of the South American continent leaves the Patagonian Andes very exposed to the saturated winds that circle the Antarctic landmass. Also, the influence from the strong marine currents and Southern Patagonian Ice field make the weather hard to predict.

In Torres del Paine, in spring or early summer, fine weather may deteriorate almost without warning, bringing rains and eventually snow. Even in summer (December to march) you should come prepared to find cold, strong winds (up to 130 km/hr) and rainfalls.

The summer’s average temperature is 11ºC / 52ºF (24ºC max, 2ºC min). Rest assured, however, that just as quickly as the weather turns nasty, it can become pleasantly warm!

Night-time temperatures will most likely range from –1°C to -5°C (30s and 40s F) depending on the weather.