Carretera Austral Day 2: Contao to Hornopiren, 28 miles, 2,523 feet elevation | Less Miles, More Climb

Riding Stats (link to Tom’s Strava)

Accommodations (daily mileage, elevation, etc.)

Route Tracker (track our southbound ride on a Google Map)

Right out of the gate we had a three mile climb. Hello legs!

And the hills just kept on coming, one after another but they were all on pavement so that makes it easier. Gravel starts soon.

Our destination for today was the town of Hornopiren, a town from which the ferry launches and most consider the gateway to the fjords. We have tickets for tomorrow, purchased months ago as the ferry fills up quickly. Thank you Tom for your exceptional planning! 😊

Tom waited patiently while I “grannied” up the hills and we took breaks to skip rocks in the stream and snack.

After arriving to our campsite, we set up the tent, enjoyed hot showers and then a walk into Hornopiren for some town food and bevvies. And yes… there were more Sopaipillas.

We were so well taken care of in the restaurant and were reluctant to go back to the tent since it doesn’t get dark until after 9pm so a walk into town was in order to locate the ferry ramp.

In celebration of our second day, we stopped in a small pub on the way back to the tent to plan the next couple days.

So grateful for another day. Thanks for the follow!

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