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Six routes
from Salta
They all start at our base and come back. Grouped by how many days you need, with the kilometers, the hours on the motorcycle and the gravel measured on the actual road.
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How many days you have
It's the first thing that shapes the trip, so that's how they're grouped. If you haven't settled your dates yet, see when it's best to come. The elevation profiles are all drawn to the same scale, so you can compare them at a glance. Hover over one and it lights up on the map.
All six leave from and return to Salta.
Traced on OpenStreetMap with OSRM. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
One day
Out and back the same day · 1 routeTwo days
One night away · 4 routesCachi via Cuesta del Obispo
The cliffside climb that opens the route, up to the Piedra del Molino pass.
324 kmtotal 6 hon the motorcycle 32 kmof gravel 3,361 mof elevation
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Valles Calchaquíes to Cafayate
The Garganta del Diablo and the Anfiteatro, right off Ruta 68.
394 kmtotal 6.2 hon the motorcycle 15 kmof gravel 1,631 mof elevation
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San Antonio de los Cobres & Salinas Grandes
The Puna village at 3,746 m, on the old line of the Train to the Clouds.
464 kmtotal 8 hon the motorcycle 102 kmof gravel 4,093 mof elevation
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Quebrada de Humahuaca
The Cerro de los Siete Colores and the Paleta del Pintor, right on the road.
502 kmtotal 6.4 hon the motorcycle 61 kmof gravel 2,949 mof elevation
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Three days or more
Long expeditions · 1 routeAll six profiles are at the same scale: 501 km wide and 717 to 4,093 m tall, measured on the actual road with the SRTM elevation model. The gravel figure comes from crossing each section with OpenStreetMap's surface data; 391 km across the six have no declared surface, and count as neither gravel nor pavement.
Rather not ride alone?
The same motorcycles and the same roads, but with a guide, a support vehicle and the logistics handled. Departures have fixed dates and limited spots.