With the bikes ready and full tanks, we set off for Salta along one of the North’s most beautiful routes: the Sendero Gaucho. A remote road linking the two provinces along the La Hondura River, with stone galleries as its trademark. After many kilometers of dirt and passing Pampa Grande, we’ll arrive at the Guachipas Golf Club, a first-class hotel for our first night.

On day two we’ll cross the Cuesta del Obispo, a road of stunning scenery and dreamlike views. We’ll traverse the Recta del Tintín to reach our lunch spot: Cachi. In the afternoon the first stretch of Route 40 awaits, from Cachi to Molinos, where we’ll sleep in the town’s main estancia, now transformed into a spectacular colonial hotel.

Route 40 day. From a riding standpoint it’s the most fun: Quebrada de las Flechas, the dirt of R40 and its landscapes, the Abra del Infiernillo on the way to Tafí, and the vineyards of Cafayate. A day with everything to enjoy real riding while traveling.

Yunga day in Tucumán. A road day with a different color palette: from semi-arid to the deep green of the Tucumán yunga. Dense vegetation and many tight curves. Once on Route 38 we’ll head to the junction with 348 to ride our last dirt kilometers: Quebrada de Lules, El Duraznillo, and El Siambón.