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Ruta 40: Cachi
to Cafayate

A stretch of Ruta 40 with gravel and adobe villages.

Distance501 km
Duration3 days
LevelModerate
Max elevation3,354 m
Elevation gain+2,953 m
On the motorcycle9.9 h

The route 501 km loop

1 Salta 2 Cachi 3 Seclantás 4 Molinos 5 Cafayate 6 Salta 25 km
Waypoints from our own map. Traced on data from © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed with OSRM.

Elevation profile 1,092 to 3,354 m

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 1 2 3 4 5 6 3,354 m 0 km 502 km
Elevations from the 30 m SRTM model, via OpenTopoData. The numbers mark the stops.

What you'll see

Where it's worth stopping, and what's at each one.

Angastaco

A village of vineyards and adobe between Molinos and the Quebrada de las Flechas, on the same road.

Quebrada de las Flechas

Tilted sandstone walls right on Ruta 40, at 1,951 m. A natural monument.

Seclantás & Molinos

Adobe villages between Cachi and Angastaco.

Cachi & Cafayate

The two ends of the stretch, with the gravel of the 40 in between.

Which
motorcycle

Our pick for this route's terrain and altitude. All three are available.

CFMoto 450MT

CFMoto 450MT

The lightest one. Built for gravel. A first trip to the northwest, the Puna and dirt roads. We settle on the motorcycle with you in an interview before the trip.

449.5 ccDisplacement
44 hpPower
175 kgWeight
21" / 18"Wheels
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