Discover the Lake and Volcano district in Chile. Cycling Chile’s south backroads is the ultimate green tour. This well-supported gravel cycling adventure has been especially made for intermediate and advanced cyclists.
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Before we kick off our gravel bike tour in Chile’s Lake and Volcano District, 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 Temuco airport (ZCO).
In Chile, domestic flights are operated by 3 local airline companies: Latam, Sky Airline and JetSmart.
For the pre-night stay, we recommend staying at Best Western Ferrat Hotel in Temuco city, which is well-located with lots of restaurants and other facilities just a short walk away.
Our meeting hotel address is: Juan Reusch #445, Temuco
Official Airport Transfer
The official shuttle company at Temuco’s Airport is called TransAraucania.
They are the only authorized shuttle company at the airport, and their staff wears a blue and green uniform. By contract with the airport, they must have available transport based in the domestic flights arriving every day.
They have a counter at the airport, right next to the automatic doors (from the baggage carrousel). They offer regular and private shuttles to Temuco at $30.000 pesos (USD $40 per vehicle).
You don’t need reservations and you can pay in Credit Card or Cash. The ATM’s is on second floor.
All their shuttle services will drop you off at the hotel or address you are staying in Temuco.
Driving time is approximately 35 minutes.
Sizes 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61cm
Frame Specialized Diverge E5 Premium Aluminium
Fork FACT carbon, 12×100 mm thru-axle
Wheels Axis Elit Disc, alloy rim, 14g spokes, 28hTiresSpecialized RoadSport, 700x38mm or 700x28mm
Shifters Shimano GRX RX400, 2×10 speed, mechanical shifting
Derailleur Front Shimano GRX RX400, braze-on
Derailleur Rear Shimano GRX RX400, 10 speed
Crank Shimano GRX RX600, 46/30T
Cassette Shimano CH HG50-10, 11-36T, 10 speed
Pedals Wellgo
Saddle Body Geometry Bridge Saddle, steel rails
Seat PostAlloy, 2-bolt Clamp, 12mm offset, 27.2mm
Handlebars Specialized Shallow Drop, 31.8mm
Stem Specialized, 3D-forged alloy, 7-degree
Brakeset Shimano GRX-RX400, hydraulic disc
Specialized Turbo Creo SL Comp Carbon Evo (2023)
Sizes Small, Medium and Large
Frame FACT 11r carbon, Open Road Geometry, front/rear thru-axles, fully integrated down tube battery, internal cable routing, Boost12x148mm
Fork Future Shock 2.0 w/ Smooth Boot, Boost™ 12x110mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Wheels Front: DT R470 Boost 12x110mm, Rear: 12x 148mmTiresPathfinder Pro 2Bliss Ready, Transparent Sidewall, 700x38c
Shifters Shimano GRX 810 hydraulic brake levers, mechanical shifting
Derailleur Rear Shimano RX812 GX, Shadow Plus, 11-speedCrankPraxis, 44T, 110BCD, Forged alloy M30, custom offset
Cassette Sunrace, 11-speed, alloy spider, 11-42
Pedals Wellgo Platform
Saddle Body Geometry Power Sport, steel railsSeat PostX-Fusion Manic Dropper, 50mm travel
Handlebars Specialized Adventure Gear Hover, 103mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flareStemFuture Stem, Pro
Brakeset Shimano GRX 810 hydraulic disc
Battery Specialized SL1-320, fully integrated, 320Wh
Controller Specialized TCU, 10-LED State of charge, 3-LED Ride Mode display
Motor Specialized SL 1.1, custom lightweight motor
Our local staff will meet you at Best Western Ferrat Hotel in Temuco, and transfer you 2 hours to a small quaint village called Curacautín.
This village is part of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve “Araucarias”. There, we’ll stop for lunch and then our guides will assist you to assemble and fit your bike. Once we are ready, we’ll start our trip with a 25-kilometer warm-up ride towards a national park, with the Lonquimay volcano at sight and surrounded by ancient araucaria trees.
We’ll pedal toward the old train station of Manzanar. There, we’ll take the old rail way that now has been turned into a bike trail that crosses a few short tunnels.
Afterwards, we’ll arrive at our mountain lodge and have a rest before the orientation and briefing session.
Finally we'll have our welcome dinner together.