A spectacular journey through the Patagonian region of South America, from the Land of Fire to Glacier Alley. Navigate a labyrinth of islands, channels, forests and fjords, age-old ice fields and crystal-blue lakes. It’s an area rich with spellbinding scenery, all of it waiting for you to explore. You’ll be flying a CubCrafters XCub. With remarkable short take-off and landing performance, an average cruise speed of 129 knots (233 km/h) and extended range, this is the ultimate aircraft for an adventure in the Andes Mountains.
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Total Legs: 14 Total Distance: 876 Total Time(125kts): 7 hours 0 minutes
Leg 1
Los Cerros Airport to Tolhuin Lago Fagnano Airport
Leg Distance: 31.1 Approximate time at 125kts: 15 minutes.
Los Cerros Airport(Z00T) to Lago Fagnano(POI1)
Distance: 10NM Bearing: 151° 5 minutes
Welcome to South America, you’re about to tour some of the most remote parts of Patagonia. Once in the air follow the heading southeast over the hills. passing the lake to the east, to the North shore of the vast lake in the distance; Lago Fagnano.
Lago Fagnano(POI1) to Small Lake(POI2)
Distance: 4.58NM Bearing: 103° 2 minutes
Turn and fly to the East, over and along the shoreline. You’ll pass a small lake on the shoreline, surrounded by a dense canopy of trees. Continue past and keep heading East.
Small Lake(POI2) to Lago Negra(POI3)
Distance: 11.99NM Bearing: 78° 6 minutes
Eventually you will find a lagoon right on the shoreline, and ahead of it a lake – again, right on the shoreline.
Lago Negra(POI3) to Tolhuin Lago Fagnano Airport(SAWL)
Distance: 4.53NM Bearing: 58° 2 minutes
Pass the lake and the lagoon and you’ll be entering to town of Tolhuin. On the Eastern outskirts of the town, you should see a runway. This is your first stop.
Leg 2
Tolhuin Lago Fagnano Airport to Ushuaia Aeroclub
Leg Distance: 50.03 Approximate time at 125kts: 24 minutes.
Tolhuin Lago Fagnano Airport(SAWL) to Road Side Village(POI1)
Distance: 4.64NM Bearing: 204° 2 minutes
Take off and head South West towards the Eastern shoreline of Lago Fagnano. You should quickly see a road running in the same direction. Follow it to the Southern shoreline of the lake, as you go you should pass a couple of small lakeside villages. Continue following the road South West.
Road Side Village(POI1) to Shoreline Lagoon(POI2)
Distance: 6.19NM Bearing: 232° 3 minutes
As you continue along the road you should pass by a river running South before passing a small lagoon on the shoreline to your North.
Shoreline Lagoon(POI2) to Rio Milna Bridge(POI3)
Distance: 4.67NM Bearing: 252° 2 minutes
As the road curls further and further away from the shoreline, you should see a wide river snake its way across to road to the Southern shore of the lake. Turn to follow the river South West away from the road.
Rio Milna Bridge(POI3) to Lago Escondido(POI4)
Distance: 7.51NM Bearing: 251° 4 minutes
Follow the river past a fork in the river; continuing on along the wider fork. Continue along the river as it cuts through the countryside until it crosses paths with a road by a lake.
Lago Escondido(POI4) to Rio Lasifahaj(POI5)
Distance: 7.18NM Bearing: 184° 3 minutes
Follow the road South West up into the mountains. Continue the road South until you reach another river, this one running North West.
Rio Lasifahaj(POI5) to Rio Lasifahaj Fork(POI6)
Distance: 4.57NM Bearing: 273° 2 minutes
Follow the river West past a fork, ignoring the Northern fork running into the mountains.
Rio Lasifahaj Fork(POI6) to Road Bridge(POI7)
Distance: 5.12NM Bearing: 269° 2 minutes
Make your way along the river until it crosses paths with a road before meandering North East. Follow the road West.
Road Bridge(POI7) to Rio Olivia(POI8)
Distance: 4.48NM Bearing: 232° 2 minutes
Keep following the road as it bends off Southwards. You’ll soon pass by a river that runs South.
Rio Olivia(POI8) to Ushuaia Aeroclub(SAWO)
Distance: 5.67NM Bearing: 208° 3 minutes
Follow the river through the mountains and towards the Beagle Channel shoreline. Fly South West along the shorline and once you see the runway, land at the shorter of the two.
Leg 3
Ushuaia Aeroclub to Yendegaia Airport
Leg Distance: 20.3 Approximate time at 125kts: 10 minutes.
Ushuaia Aeroclub(SAWO) to Isla Redonda(POI1)
Distance: 6.62NM Bearing: 235° 3 minutes
Once in the air, make your way South West down the shoreline. When the shoreline ends, fly across the bay to the island located at its center.
Isla Redonda(POI1) to Bahia Yendegaia(POI2)
Distance: 6.4NM Bearing: 241° 3 minutes
Fly South West to the otherside of the bay. Follow the shoreline South West again, and this time when the shoreline ends head North West into the bay.
Bahia Yendegaia(POI2) to Yendegaia Airport(SCNY)
Distance: 7.28NM Bearing: 291° 3 minutes
Head to the bay shoreline and to the river opening. On the South bank of the river is an air strip you can land at.
Leg 4
Yendegaia Airport to Azopardo Airport
Leg Distance: 35.12 Approximate time at 125kts: 17 minutes.
Yendegaia Airport(SCNY) to Rio Lapataia(POI1)
Distance: 5.95NM Bearing: 346° 3 minutes
Head along the river, and you should see a fork heading North through a dense forest. Follow the river as it runs North and bends East to another fork. Continue following the river East.
Rio Lapataia(POI1) to Rio Lapataia Fork(POI2)
Distance: 4.27NM Bearing: 86° 2 minutes
Continue along the river heading East while gaining altitude. As the river starts to bend South East towards a bay you should see a river fork heading North East. Take the Northeastern fork.
Rio Lapataia Fork(POI2) to Mountain River Fork(POI3)
Distance: 5.31NM Bearing: 2° 3 minutes
Follow the river North East, and continue along it as it bends North West. Continue following until the river forks for a final time, and take the Northern fork leading to a mountain lake.
Mountain River Fork(POI3) to Shoreline(POI4)
Distance: 5.59NM Bearing: 27° 3 minutes
Head across the lake and onwards towards the shoreline ahead.
Shoreline(POI4) to Rio Azopardo(POI5)
Distance: 9.27NM Bearing: 288° 4 minutes
Head Northwest at the shoreline, following it around to a river opening on the North Western bay.
Rio Azopardo(POI5) to Azopardo Airport(SCAZ)
Distance: 4.73NM Bearing: 276° 2 minutes
Follow the river through towards the opposite shoreline. Just before it, on the Southern bank of the river, is a grass runway you can land at.
Leg 5
Azopardo Airport to Almirante Schroeders Airport
Leg Distance: 87.29 Approximate time at 125kts: 42 minutes.
Azopardo Airport(SCAZ) to Punta Morro(POI1)
Distance: 9.78NM Bearing: 270° 5 minutes
Once in the air head West and make your way along the Southern shoreline ahead of you. When the shoreline ends, make your way across the water to the rocky outcropping on opposite shoreline; Punta Morro.
Punta Morro(POI1) to Opposite Shoreline(POI2)
Distance: 13.3NM Bearing: 287° 6 minutes
Continue North West along the shoreline and the mountainside. Make your way to the end of the shoreline.
Opposite Shoreline(POI2) to Shoreline(POI3)
Distance: 5.27NM Bearing: 266° 3 minutes
Fly West across the water to the opposite shoreline.
Shoreline(POI3) to Punta Latitud(POI4)
Distance: 5.78NM Bearing: 282° 3 minutes
Follow the shoreline to its Northernmost point; Punta Latitud.
Punta Latitud(POI4) to Far Shoreline(POI5)
Distance: 8.14NM Bearing: 272° 4 minutes
Continue North West across the water and past the mountainous island sitting in the channel up ahead. Make your way over to the shoreline beyond. Make your way North West to the shoreline on the opposite shore.
Far Shoreline(POI5) to Isla Dawson(POI6)
Distance: 5.12NM Bearing: 264° 2 minutes
Head West across the water to shoreline oppposite; Isla Dawson.
Isla Dawson(POI6) to Isla Wickham(POI7)
Distance: 6.79NM Bearing: 318° 3 minutes
Skirt your way around the shoreline to the North West and make your way to a small island sitting just off the coast of the bay in the distance. Keep going past the other island in the near distance, and to the shoreline further beyond; Isla Wickham.
Isla Wickham(POI7) to Isla Dawson(POI8)
Distance: 7.67NM Bearing: 340° 4 minutes
Head North once more and hook your way around the large mountain in the distance, before making your way to the North of Isla Wickham before flying North West across the water. The shoreline beyond once again belongs to Isla Dawson.
Isla Dawson(POI8) to Isla Dawson Bahia Fox(POI9)
Distance: 9.18NM Bearing: 323° 4 minutes
Continue North West. As you follow the shoreline you should see in the distance a bay by a hilly outcropping. Make your way to the bay.
Isla Dawson Bahia Fox(POI9) to Isla Dawson Lagoon(POI10)
Distance: 4.9NM Bearing: 345° 2 minutes
Just a little distance inland from here, North East of the bay, is a road running North. The road will take you North past another bay, this time that of a lagoon with a small circular island at the center. Make your way there.
Isla Dawson Lagoon(POI10) to River Bridge(POI11)
Distance: 7.26NM Bearing: 339° 3 minutes
Keep following the road North. Eventually the road cross paths with a river running East to the shoreline.
River Bridge(POI11) to Almirante Schroeders Airport(SCDW)
Distance: 4.1NM Bearing: 351° 2 minutes
Continue to follow the road; it will lead you to your next airport.
Leg 6
Almirante Schroeders Airport to Marco Davison Bascur Airport
Leg Distance: 64.9 Approximate time at 125kts: 31 minutes.
Almirante Schroeders Airport(SCDW) to Lake(POI1)
Distance: 6.03NM Bearing: 225° 3 minutes
Head South West from the airport down the Western shoreline. You should soon see a lake in between two hills near to the shoreline. Head past it.
Lake(POI1) to ISla Dawson Western Shore(POI2)
Distance: 3.7NM Bearing: 229° 2 minutes
Coming up ahead is a slight outcropping on the shoreline. Head South West to that outcropping.
ISla Dawson Western Shore(POI2) to Fuerte Bulnes(POI3)
Distance: 8.1NM Bearing: 283° 4 minutes
Turn West. Ahead of you is the Strait of Magellan, the vast water network surrounding the majority of these nearby islands. Head directly across, North West, to the outcropping opposite; Fuerte Bulnes.
Fuerte Bulnes(POI3) to Agua Fresca Sur Junction(POI4)
Distance: 7.26NM Bearing: 336° 3 minutes
Once at the outcropping follow the shoreline North until you see a road. Follow the road.
Agua Fresca Sur Junction(POI4) to Laguna Parrillar Bridge(POI5)
Distance: 6.86NM Bearing: 335° 3 minutes
The road will take you past a river bridge, next to a small roadside village. Continue along the road and soon you should pass a river that’s right by a crossroads.
Laguna Parrillar Bridge(POI5) to Discordia Bridge(POI6)
Distance: 8.01NM Bearing: 359° 4 minutes
Continue travelling North, you should soon pass another small roadside village. Follow the road North past another river feeding into the Strait, that runs through a rural town.
Discordia Bridge(POI6) to Punta Arena(POI7)
Distance: 4.97NM Bearing: 353° 2 minutes
Make your way North along the road, heading into the city of Punta Arena.
Punta Arena(POI7) to Tres Puentes Junction(POI8)
Distance: 4.49NM Bearing: 17° 2 minutes
Continue along the road. It will eventually bend North East at the end of the shoreline and pass a crossroads, which leads to a highway junction. Continue following the road.
Tres Puentes Junction(POI8) to Road Merge(POI9)
Distance: 4.73NM Bearing: 355° 2 minutes
Follow the road as it bends its way back towards North. Eventually you should see a road, running along the shoreline to the East, merge with the one you’re currently following. Continue on.
Road Merge(POI9) to Muelle Laredo(POI10)
Distance: 5.52NM Bearing: 359° 3 minutes
Soon the road will bend towards the North West, at that point follow the curve of the shoreline past a little industrial dock.
Muelle Laredo(POI10) to Marco Davison Bascur Airport(SCID)
Distance: 5.23NM Bearing: 16° 3 minutes
Continue to the Northernmost point of the shoreline before making your way to the island off the coast to the North. On the South West shoreline of that island is an airstrip you can land at.
Leg 7
Marco Davison Bascur Airport to Puerto Natales Airport
Leg Distance: 165.53 Approximate time at 125kts: 79 minutes.
Marco Davison Bascur Airport(SCID) to Bay Opening(POI1)
Distance: 5.94NM Bearing: 352° 3 minutes
Once in the air, make your way North to the opening of a bay, at the Northernmost point of the steppe, just in the distance.
Bay Opening(POI1) to Laguna Cabeza de Mar(POI2)
Distance: 6.62NM Bearing: 285° 3 minutes
Head North West towards a river opening on the other side of the bay and follow it. The river leads through to a large body of water, on the other side of it you should see another river opening.
Laguna Cabeza de Mar(POI2) to Road Fork(POI3)
Distance: 3.97NM Bearing: 240° 2 minutes
Turn and head South West to the Western shore of the lake, you should see a road on the shoreline that leads to a fork.
Road Fork(POI3) to Laguna del Toro(POI4)
Distance: 4.64NM Bearing: 269° 2 minutes
Pass the fork, heading past the lake just up ahead and instead making your way to the lake beyond, which looks to have bleached white sandy shores; Laguna del Toro.
Laguna del Toro(POI4) to Estancia Entre Vientos(POI5)
Distance: 6.04NM Bearing: 232° 3 minutes
Make your way to the Western shore of Laguna del Toro. A little further on from this is a dirt road running South to a small village junction; Estancia Entre Vientos.
Estancia Entre Vientos(POI5) to Villa Ponsomby(POI6)
Distance: 10.18NM Bearing: 306° 5 minutes
Follow nearby the road running northwest, it will eventually run along the bank of the estuary just to the West, before leading to a small port town; Villa Ponsomby.
Villa Ponsomby(POI6) to Rio Vaqueria(POI7)
Distance: 6.73NM Bearing: 238° 3 minutes
Head West across the estuary to the Eastern shore of Isla Riesco. Make your way West along its Northern shoreline. You should eventually pass a river running into the body of water just to the North; Seno Skyring. Carry on West.
Rio Vaqueria(POI7) to Rio Palos(POI8)
Distance: 4.42NM Bearing: 248° 2 minutes
As you continue down the shore, you’ll pass another river feeding into Seno Skyring; Rio Palos.
Rio Palos(POI8) to Estancia Rocallosa(POI9)
Distance: 8.23NM Bearing: 274° 4 minutes
Continue Westwards towards the shoreline outcropping, where the road you’re following will peter out. Here you should find a small farm.
Estancia Rocallosa(POI9) to Cluster of Islands(POI10)
Distance: 15.19NM Bearing: 231° 7 minutes
Make your way down the shoreline. Eventually, as you head South West along the coastline you should see an archipelago in the distance.
Cluster of Islands(POI10) to Isla Grande South (POI11)
Distance: 4.29NM Bearing: 238° 2 minutes
Make your way past the islands and continue onwards towards the Southernmost point of the large island just to the North of you; Isla Grande.
Isla Grande South (POI11) to Isla Reisco Mountains(POI12)
Distance: 6.39NM Bearing: 278° 3 minutes
Just to the West of Isla Grande is another archipelago. Make your way North West, following your heading, over the archipelago and towards the shoreline of the mountains ahead of you.
Isla Reisco Mountains(POI12) to Punta del Norte(POI13)
Distance: 4.49NM Bearing: 323° 2 minutes
Adjust to head further North West and head to the shoreline at the foot of the mountain up ahead.
Punta del Norte(POI13) to Estuario Huemul (POI14)
Distance: 6.58NM Bearing: 296° 3 minutes
Head North West along the shoreline ahead, passing over multiple bays and inlets as you go. Make your way to the end of the shoreline where you will find a hook like outcropping.
Estuario Huemul (POI14) to Estero Obstruccion(POI15)
Distance: 7.98NM Bearing: 331° 4 minutes
Turn further towards North and head past the Eastern side of the peninsula just ahead. From there pass the two small islands in the distance, and make your way to the valley beyond the shoreline. Head through the valley to the opposite shoreline.
Estero Obstruccion(POI15) to End of Shoreline(POI16)
Distance: 5.86NM Bearing: 46° 3 minutes
Make your way North East up the channel. Follow the shoreline along until you reach its end; where it will turn off towards the South East. At this point head North West.
End of Shoreline(POI16) to Lake(POI17)
Distance: 2.91NM Bearing: 304° 1 minutes
Head directly across the channel to the opposite shoreline. Just beyond the shoreline is a lake that carpets the base of the valley it passes through.
Lake(POI17) to Forest Shoreline(POI18)
Distance: 7.53NM Bearing: 311° 4 minutes
Head across the lake and make your way to its opposite shore. From here make your way through the valley towards the mountain in the distance to the North West. You should see a thick brush of trees just before the base of the mountain; once past this, head further North over the hills and travel the short distance to the shoreline. You should see an outcropping ahead of you, just off the shoreline. Head past that and you should see an island just to the North East; make your way there.
Forest Shoreline(POI18) to Mountainous Outcropping(POI19)
Distance: 11.83NM Bearing: 2° 6 minutes
You should see an outcropping ahead of you, just off the shoreline. Head past that, and an island just to the North East. Adjust North East and follow the channel ahead. Eventually, as the channel bends and takes your further North East you should see a mountainous outcropping on the Eastern side of the channel. Make your way there.
Mountainous Outcropping(POI19) to Rio Linacre(POI20)
Distance: 6.83NM Bearing: 42° 3 minutes
Head to the bay beyond the outcropping. Fly over the bay into another channel. Keep heading North East to the shoreline opposite where you should see a river cutting a path down between two mountains and into the channel.
Rio Linacre(POI20) to Forest Outcropping(POI21)
Distance: 8.02NM Bearing: 357° 4 minutes
Follow this shoreline as it bends North. Make your way to the Northernmost point; a forest outcropping. Adjust and head East.
Forest Outcropping(POI21) to Rio Hollemberg(POI22)
Distance: 6.36NM Bearing: 75° 3 minutes
Make your way to the bay in the distance and follow it around North until you find a road running along the shoreline. Follow the road until it bridges a river running West.
Rio Hollemberg(POI22) to Puerto Natales(POI23)
Distance: 9.86NM Bearing: 339° 5 minutes
Continue along the road on the shoreline, as you pass over the vast patagonian steppes. The road will eventually lead you into the city of Puerto Natales.
Puerto Natales(POI23) to Puerto Natales Airport(SCNT)
Distance: 4.64NM Bearing: 329° 2 minutes
A short distance North East of Puerto Natales, further along the shoreline, is Puerto Natales Airport; you can land here.
Leg 8
Puerto Natales Airport to El Calafate Airport
Leg Distance: 151.45 Approximate time at 125kts: 73 minutes.
Puerto Natales Airport(SCNT) to Opposite Shoreline(POI1)
Distance: 4.46NM Bearing: 249° 2 minutes
Head out West, towards and past the shoreline. Make your way towards a row of mountains in the distance. As you approach you should see an outcropping from the opposite shoreline; fly there and start following the shoreline North West.
Opposite Shoreline(POI1) to Rocky Outcropping(POI2)
Distance: 9.23NM Bearing: 301° 4 minutes
Fly along the sloped, grassy shoreline; following as it runs further North West up past a rocky outcropping from the shoreline.
Rocky Outcropping(POI2) to End of Shoreline(POI3)
Distance: 7.55NM Bearing: 287° 4 minutes
Continue along until you reach the end of the shoreline; from there you should see a channel running South West.
End of Shoreline(POI3) to Opposite Shoreline(POI4)
Distance: 10.52NM Bearing: 209° 5 minutes
Head South West at the end of the Shoreline. You’ll want to follow the channel past the mountainsides and to a bay at the channels end. It’s a straight shot South West across the rolling, rocky plane towards the opposing bay.
Opposite Shoreline(POI4) to Glacier(POI5)
Distance: 7.32NM Bearing: 283° 4 minutes
From the bay, head North West again and start gaining altitude. You should see a mountainous wall of rock creating a dead end to the North, once there head West over the hilly ridge. You should pass two bodies of water, before seeing a third where you should turn and head North up the glacial slope.
Glacier(POI5) to Top of Ice Slope(POI6)
Distance: 6.5NM Bearing: 324° 3 minutes
Make your way up the glacial slope while continuing to gain altitude. Follow the natural path of the slope and you’ll eventually pass over the top of it to see a forest of mountain peaks; one of which being directly in front of you.
Top of Ice Slope(POI6) to Mountain Ridge(POI7)
Distance: 4.57NM Bearing: 355° 2 minutes
On the Western side of the mountain peak ahead is a short, rocky slope; make your way to the top of it. You’ll find yourself above an overlook with a mountain lake below you and a mountain ahead of you. Head North East and skirt around the mountain peak. Ahead of you now, between two peaks, should be a concave gap on the mountain ridge; head through it.
Mountain Ridge(POI7) to Lago Balmaceda(POI8)
Distance: 3.98NM Bearing: 53° 2 minutes
Turn to the East and make your way down the glacial slope to the lake at the bottom.
Lago Balmaceda(POI8) to Lago Geikie(POI9)
Distance: 4.54NM Bearing: 7° 2 minutes
Turn again and, this time, make your way North. Head across the lake ahead, and towards the Southern shore of the next one in the distance; Lago Geikie.
Lago Geikie(POI9) to Glacier Tyndall(POI10)
Distance: 3.72NM Bearing: 342° 2 minutes
Fly over the lake and head up the glacier beyond it; Glacier Tyndall.
Glacier Tyndall(POI10) to Rocky Slope(POI11)
Distance: 8.94NM Bearing: 338° 4 minutes
Around half way up the slope, on its Eastern side, you should see a rocky slope, pockmarked with pools of water. Head down it.
Rocky Slope(POI11) to Rio Pingo Fork(POI12)
Distance: 3.03NM Bearing: 25° 1 minutes
You should see a pool up ahead surrounded almost entirely by snow and a river leading off from it. Follow the river to a fork a short distance away.
Rio Pingo Fork(POI12) to Glacial Creek(POI13)
Distance: 5.44NM Bearing: 323° 3 minutes
Take the North Western fork and fly towards the glacier in the distance. There’s initially a wall of rock bordering the Eastern side of the glacier. It’ll quickly peter out, allowing you to turn North East around it. Ahead of you should be a glacial creek running East.
Glacial Creek(POI13) to Glacier Grey River(POI14)
Distance: 4.5NM Bearing: 41° 2 minutes
The creek will lead you the short distance to another glacier. Adjust to head further North East and you should eventually see, on the Eastern side of the glacier, a river carving a path between two mountains. Follow the river.
Glacier Grey River(POI14) to Lago Escondido(POI15)
Distance: 4.5NM Bearing: 359° 2 minutes
Follow the river through to a lake; Lago Olvidado. Make your way over the gravel bars and the water ahead. On reaching the Northern shore head East; you’ll see a gap in the mountain ridge that will lead you to another lake; Lago Escondido.
Lago Escondido(POI15) to Lago Dickson(POI16)
Distance: 3.66NM Bearing: 82° 2 minutes
Make your way over the lake and through the mountain canyon. It will lead you out to the foot of a mountain where you will find another lake directly ahead of you; fly to the shoreline.
Lago Dickson(POI16) to Glacier Dickson(POI17)
Distance: 5.49NM Bearing: 328° 3 minutes
The lake runs North West before bending North East. At the turning point in the river is a glacier, make your way there.
Glacier Dickson(POI17) to Lago Argentino(POI18)
Distance: 8.68NM Bearing: 37° 4 minutes
Adjust and head North East, across the lakes ahead. Beyond them is a bigger, more vast lake; Lago Argentino. Make your way to the Southern shore of Lago Argentino.
Lago Argentino(POI18) to Grassy Outcropping(POI19)
Distance: 6.27NM Bearing: 3° 3 minutes
Fly up the Eastern bank of the lake. You’ll soon reach a grassy outcropping that juts into the lake.
Grassy Outcropping(POI19) to Lago Roca Opening(POI20)
Distance: 4NM Bearing: 40° 2 minutes
The shoreline will bend off to the North East; continue to follow it. The shoreline will soon lead you to the opening of another lake right on the bank of Lago Argentino.
Lago Roca Opening(POI20) to Crossroads(POI21)
Distance: 10.41NM Bearing: 48° 5 minutes
As you continue along the shoreline you should see a road drift further and further into view. Start following the road through the steppe, it will eventually cross the path of a river. Keep following the road. It will soon meander its way to a crossroads.
Crossroads(POI21) to Road Fork(POI22)
Distance: 4.9NM Bearing: 39° 2 minutes
Carry on following the road. Its an almost straight shot to a fork in the road, just after another river crossing. Take the fork that runs East.
Road Fork(POI22) to El Calafate(POI23)
Distance: 9.87NM Bearing: 58° 5 minutes
The follow road across the plane. It will lead you past hills and cliffsides and, ultimately, to the city of El Calafate.
El Calafate(POI23) to El Calafate Airport(SAWC)
Distance: 9.37NM Bearing: 47° 4 minutes
Head directly North, over the city, to the coast. Once at the coast head East. The shoreline will lead you to a single runway airport where you can land.
Leg 9
El Calafate Airport to Lago Viedma Airstrip
Leg Distance: 87.04 Approximate time at 125kts: 42 minutes.
El Calafate Airport(SAWC) to Santa Cruz(POI1)
Distance: 4.35NM Bearing: 35° 2 minutes
Make your way North East after taking off, following the shoreline of the vast lake just North of the airport. The shoreline will lead you past a river opening.
Santa Cruz(POI1) to Rio La Leona(POI2)
Distance: 4.47NM Bearing: 342° 2 minutes
Continue North up the shoreline. You should already be able to see, in the distance, another river opening. Make your way there.
Rio La Leona(POI2) to Roadside(POI3)
Distance: 10.89NM Bearing: 325° 5 minutes
The river will twist its way North West through the open plane. Follow the river bed until you eventually see a road running close to the river’s Western bank. Begin following the road when you see it.
Roadside(POI3) to Lago Viedma(POI4)
Distance: 12.64NM Bearing: 351° 6 minutes
The road will cut a path North and, after following it for a short period of time, will lead you towards the the banks of another lake; Lago Viedma. Make your way to the shoreline.
Lago Viedma(POI4) to River Bridge(POI5)
Distance: 14.11NM Bearing: 273° 7 minutes
Adjust and turn to head South West along the Southern bank of the lake. After passing a river opening, continue along the shoreline heading North West. You should see a road running along the bank of the lake; follow this road. You will eventually cross paths with a river running North East into the lake.
River Bridge(POI5) to Shoreline Outcropping(POI6)
Distance: 5.28NM Bearing: 300° 3 minutes
You should be able to see, in the lake, a slim shoreline outcropping noticably jutting off the lakes Southern Bank; make your way there.
Shoreline Outcropping(POI6) to Large Outcropping(POI7)
Distance: 6.71NM Bearing: 267° 3 minutes
Just ahead, further along the shoreline, is a wide river bed cutting its way to the bank of the lake. You should be able to see another, larger, outcropping further down the shoreline.
Large Outcropping(POI7) to Adjacent Shoreline(POI8)
Distance: 7.59NM Bearing: 252° 4 minutes
Off to the West, in the distance, on the Western shoreline of Lago Viedma is a white capped mountain. Make your way to the shoreline at its base.
Adjacent Shoreline(POI8) to River(POI9)
Distance: 3.99NM Bearing: 328° 2 minutes
Make your way North West along the shoreline. After a short distance you should pass a river running from the mountains to the West and down into Lago Viedma.
River(POI9) to End of Shoreline(POI10)
Distance: 5.17NM Bearing: 318° 2 minutes
In the distance the shoreline will end and giveway to the path of Glacier Viedma.
End of Shoreline(POI10) to Rio Tunn(POI11)
Distance: 8.25NM Bearing: 25° 4 minutes
Follow the shoreline just in the distance around to the North East. It will soon lead you up to a bay where you’ll see a river running East from the mountains feeding into Lago Viedma.
Rio Tunn(POI11) to Lago Viedma Airstrip(SCDV)
Distance: 3.59NM Bearing: 82° 2 minutes
Turn East and head over the water, past the shoreline, and make your way over the plane. You should see a road running and twisting its way East. Follow the road a short distance and you should cross paths with a river that runs directly to an airstrip where you can land.
Leg 10
Lago Viedma Airstrip to Laguna Redonda Airport
Leg Distance: 31.22 Approximate time at 125kts: 15 minutes.
Lago Viedma Airstrip(SCDV) to El Chalten(POI1)
Distance: 6.3NM Bearing: 307° 3 minutes
Make your way North West over the plane ahead and fly towards the mountains in the distance. You should soon see a river curling its way between some hills before forking on the edge of a town.
El Chalten(POI1) to Rio del Bosque(POI2)
Distance: 6.47NM Bearing: 336° 3 minutes
At the fork you should take the Northernmost branch as it winds, narrows, and widens its way North. Eventually you should see the river fork towards the mountains, and around the back of a tree lined hill. Take the latter branch and follow it a short distance until you see another fork on the Northern bank of the river that twists and turns towards the North East through some hills.
Rio del Bosque(POI2) to Lago del Desierto(POI3)
Distance: 8.92NM Bearing: 354° 4 minutes
You’ll arrive at a lake, head towards the Northern shore and you should see a river opening. Follow the river North East as it curls its way past pools and river forks, through dense forest, and up to the Southern shore of another lake.
Lago del Desierto(POI3) to Desierto North East Bank(POI4)
Distance: 5.29NM Bearing: 10° 3 minutes
Head directly North East along the Eastern bank of the lake.
Desierto North East Bank(POI4) to Laguna Redonda Airport(SCIO)
Distance: 4.24NM Bearing: 9° 2 minutes
Head through the valley beyond the lake, over the forest, to a runway where you can land.
Leg 11
Laguna Redonda Airport to O’Higgins Airport
Leg Distance: 31.43 Approximate time at 125kts: 15 minutes.
Laguna Redonda Airport(SCIO) to Rocky Outcropping(POI1)
Distance: 6.76NM Bearing: 19° 3 minutes
Travel North from the airport to the shoreline of a vast lake; Laguna O’Higgins. Head directly North East across the water from the shoreline, you should see an outcropping just before reaching the base of the mountains on the opposite shore of the lake. Make your way there.
Rocky Outcropping(POI1) to Mountainous Peninsula(POI2)
Distance: 4.64NM Bearing: 85° 2 minutes
Make your way East towards the mountainous peninsula in the distance.
Mountainous Peninsula(POI2) to Mountainous Peninsula North(POI3)
Distance: 4.12NM Bearing: 42° 2 minutes
Adjust and turn North East, skirt along the rocky shoreline until you reach the Northernmost point of the peninsula.
Mountainous Peninsula North(POI3) to Mountain River(POI4)
Distance: 5.95NM Bearing: 345° 3 minutes
To the North you should see a long water channel ahead of you and make your way down its Eastern coast. You should soon pass a river running into the lake from the bordering mountains.
Mountain River(POI4) to Pool of Water(POI5)
Distance: 5.45NM Bearing: 345° 3 minutes
Continue North. You’ll soon pass a pool of water on the shoreline of the lake.
Pool of Water(POI5) to Forest Shoreline(POI6)
Distance: 4.43NM Bearing: 343° 2 minutes
You should see a shoreline up ahead holding a dense forest; keep heading North along the coast and make your way there.
Forest Shoreline(POI6) to O’Higgins Airport(SCOH)
Distance: 0.08NM Bearing: 72° 0 minutes
Continue North over the trees. After a short distance you should see your next runway; O’Higgins Airport.
Leg 12
O’Higgins Airport to Aerodromo Entrada Mayer
Leg Distance: 24.42 Approximate time at 125kts: 12 minutes.
O’Higgins Airport(SCOH) to Rio Mayer Merge(POI1)
Distance: 11.76NM Bearing: 357° 6 minutes
Head North East from the airport. You should soon cross paths with a river running in the same direction; Rio Mayer. Follow this river. It should soon meander its way past a merging river. Continue North.
Rio Mayer Merge(POI1) to Rio Mayer Fork(POI2)
Distance: 4.34NM Bearing: 1° 2 minutes
The river will continue North and eventually fork at the foot of a tree covered mountain. Follow the Eastern branch of the river at the fork.
Rio Mayer Fork(POI2) to Rio Mayer Bridge(POI3)
Distance: 5.04NM Bearing: 63° 2 minutes
Follow the river North East through the hills and out onto a plane. At the end of the plane, and foot of the mountain ahead, you should see a road bridge the river. Follow the road.
Rio Mayer Bridge(POI3) to Aerodromo Entrada Mayer(SCEY)
Distance: 3.28NM Bearing: 6° 2 minutes
The road will wind its way though the forest brush and back across the river, eventually leading to a runway you can land at.
Leg 13
Aerodromo Entrada Mayer to Lago Brown Airstrip
Leg Distance: 58.47 Approximate time at 125kts: 28 minutes.
Aerodromo Entrada Mayer(SCEY) to Lago Christie North Shore(POI1)
Distance: 8.82NM Bearing: 300° 4 minutes
Fly North West from the airport and you should quickly spot a river running in the same direction that leads to the South Eastern shore of a lake. Follow the lake North West, it will lead to a small bottleneck water channel between some rocky hills that leads to the Northern shore of the lake.
Lago Christie North Shore(POI1) to Lago Alegre North Shore(POI2)
Distance: 7.32NM Bearing: 333° 4 minutes
Head North across the rocks to the next lake. Follow its Eastern shore North and you should eventually pass a river slip. Continue along the lake as it bends towards the North West, and on to the Northern shore.
Lago Alegre North Shore(POI2) to Rio Bravo Fork(POI3)
Distance: 7.5NM Bearing: 354° 4 minutes
Head North from the shoreline and make your way over the trees towards the thick brush of the hills. You should soon see a river running North. Follow the river as it passes by an island at its center. You’ll eventually come to a fork, with one branch leading off to a lake in the rocky, snowcapped mountains. Ignore this and continue North.
Rio Bravo Fork(POI3) to Lake(POI4)
Distance: 3.98NM Bearing: 353° 2 minutes
Start gaining altitude as the river twists and bends its way through to a small lake at the base of two mountains.
Lake(POI4) to Pool of Water(POI5)
Distance: 2.74NM Bearing: 14° 1 minutes
Head North from the lake through the gap between the two mountains. You should see a valley leading up towards anoher mountain; follow it and turn North East at the mountain. You should eventually find a pool of water in some rocky flats.
Pool of Water(POI5) to Rio del Salto Fork(POI6)
Distance: 4.71NM Bearing: 333° 2 minutes
Head North at the pool of water, you will quickly see a river you can follow. It should soon lead you to a fork, with a branch running West around a mountain. Continue North.
Rio del Salto Fork(POI6) to Rio Tranquilo Fork(POI7)
Distance: 13.03NM Bearing: 343° 6 minutes
Follow the river through the canyons and valleys. After a while you should see a long, narrow lake near the Eastern bank of the river. Just beyond this is a fork where you should head East.
Rio Tranquilo Fork(POI7) to Lago Brown Airstrip(SCBR)
Distance: 10.37NM Bearing: 53° 5 minutes
After a short distance you’ll see another river merge with this one, as it bends towards the North East through a grassy plane. The river will eventually fork just South of a lake. Just beyond the fork, at the foot of a mountain, is a runway you can land at.
Leg 14
Lago Brown Airstrip to Cochrane Airport
Leg Distance: 37.8 Approximate time at 125kts: 18 minutes.
Lago Brown Airstrip(SCBR) to Lago Brown Eastern Shore(POI1)
Distance: 6.66NM Bearing: 55° 3 minutes
Head off to the East and make your way around the mountainside to the Eastern shore of the lake.
Lago Brown Eastern Shore(POI1) to Lago Cochrane(POI2)
Distance: 6.14NM Bearing: 25° 3 minutes
Make your way through the valley ahead, flying North East. Head around the contours of the rolling hills and you’ll eventually find yourself on the shore of another lake; Lago Cochrane.
Lago Cochrane(POI2) to Island(POI3)
Distance: 5.19NM Bearing: 339° 2 minutes
Head North West along the shoreline. Up ahead you should see an Island in the lake, make your way past it.
Island(POI3) to Isla Carlos Campos Archipelago(POI4)
Distance: 12.36NM Bearing: 245° 6 minutes
The lake bends to the West at the foot of some mountains. Follow the shoreline around and continue South West. Up ahead the rocky shores on either side of the river will narrow to form a channel. Make your way through it and you should be able to see an archipelago in the distance. Make your way there.
Isla Carlos Campos Archipelago(POI4) to Cochrane Airport(SCHR)
Distance: 7.45NM Bearing: 251° 4 minutes
From the archipelago it’s a short jump to the Western shoreline of the lake. There you should see a river opening you can follow that runs South West. Follow the river through to a small town called Cochrane. Just to the North West of the town is your final airport. Not a bad place to finish up your tour of Patagonia!
