PUNTA TOMBO & VALLEY | FULL DAY
Puerto Madryn · full day · September — March
- Format
- Full day
- Length
- About 10 to 11 hours
- Distance
- 323 km
- Gravel
- 99 km
- Group
- Up to 8 bikes
“From the penguins of Punta Tombo to the heart of the Welsh Valley. Steppe, wildlife, country roads, history and Patagonian flavours in a single day.”
A day that changes landscape twice: first the steppe out to the Punta Tombo penguin colony, then the green of the Chubut river valley through Dolavon and the Ruta de las Chacras. It closes in Gaiman over Welsh tea, before an easy ride back to Puerto Madryn.
- Route
- 323 km · 99 of gravel
- Length
- About 10 to 11 hours
- The Punta Tombo penguin colony, on foot and unhurried
- The switch from steppe to the green of the Chubut valley
- The Ruta de las Chacras, between irrigation canals and country roads
- Welsh tea in Gaiman, with traditional cakes and preserves
What it asks of you
- Basic experience on road and gravel
The level says how well you ride. This says what you will meet out there.
Stops along the day
Early start, safety briefing and the first stretch heading south.
The visit to the penguin colony, unhurried: you walk it at your own pace, one of the great wildlife encounters in Patagonia.
The landscape changes: from steppe to the green of the lower Chubut river valley. We stop to ride its streets and take in some of its history.
Between irrigation canals, working farms and country roads.
The last stop. We close the day with a proper Welsh tea: cakes, breads and traditional preserves.
After tea, an easy ride back.