Paso Tromen

Paso Pichachén

127 km from Chos Malal, passing El Cholar. This old pass was used by pehuenches and spanish from Chile to seek salt -abundant in the north of Neuquen- and it's known as "Boquete de Antuco", because of the volcano of almost 3.000 m.o.s.l. NW from the pass at 2.000 m.s.n.m. I'ts not able for all kind of vehicles, ask at Gendarmería post. Ideal for a short visit to Los Angeles (Chilean one, of course). If you return on the same day, go along Pan American route to Temuco and come back by Lakes corridor.

Pino Hachado

Paso Pino Hachado

Height: 1864 m.s.n.m.,52 Km. from Las Lajas, 40 from Villa Pehuenia and 70 to Lonquimay (Chile). A picturesque pass. See section " necessary documents to pass abroad".

Paso Carirriñe

If you decide to go on, you will find Carirriñe pass (ask, it's not always open). After crossing it, a nice little town -Liquiñe- offers thermal recreational structure and other options: access to Panguipulli, Lican Ray, Villarrica, Pucón and Panamerican route. The crossing worth while, as everything in the Chilean side. Just an advice: if you plan to come back in the same day, confirm the closing time of the frontier. Closer gas station at Coñaripe.

Paso Icalma

From Villa Pehuenia take RP 13 towards La Angostura, and then to the right: there you'll find the argentine custom-house. In the Chilean side, you'll find the custom-house by Icalma town.
From there you have 1 hour to Conguillio Nacional Park (60.000 ha. surrounding Llaima volcano). 3 hours for Temuco and panamerican route; the same time for Villarrica and Pucón.
Gas at Melipeuco or Lonquimay. The zone is picturesque but the roads are not really good.

Paso Mamuil Malal / Tromen

Connects Villarrica and Pucon to San Martin/Junin de los Andes.

Paso Hua Hum

You have to do the procedure at the custom and afterwards at the gendarmería post. (See Papers for crossing the frontier). Hua Hum is the only pass opened the whole year, as it's only 625 m.o.s.l. In the Chilean side, you have to cross Pirehueico lake by a modern ferryboat. It's an interesting trip along a lake originated by the volcanism, which closed the Pirehueico valley hundreds years ago. On the volcanic rocks there is the Huilo Huilo water fall.
Chilean side. At Pirehueico port, there's a storehouse, cabins and canopy
You can go by this pass and return on the same day. After Pto. Fuy - you can:
a) Return by Liquiñe - Carirriñe pass to Junín/San Martín. There are thermal baths at Liquiñe and Epulafquen. Check that Carirriñe is open.
b) From Liquiñe go on towards Coñaripe (thermal baths)-Lican Ray-Villarrica-Pucón, returning by Tromen pass.
c) Panguipulli - Panamerican route - Temuco, Valdivia or Llanquihue lake - Puerto Varas-Puerto Montt.

Paso Cardenal Samoré

From the village, take RN 231 towards the west. Alter 10 Km. turn to the left. First you will find the gendarmería post and then the custom building. In the Chilean side, paved route. On the way towards Osorno you'll find good thermal baths at Puyehue; gas station at Entre Lagos. Once in the Panamerican route, you could choose to go to the north (Valdivia and Temuco) or to the south (Puerto Montt and Chiloé).

Paso Pérez Rosales

Whole day excursion. After 1.30 hs of navigation, passing in front of Centinela island, which shelters P. Moreno's grave, you'll get Port Blest, a wonderful place in the range's heart, where the luxury and diversity of the wood in an quite humid environment, will remind you the rain forest.in fact here grows the valdivian forest. You'll find an interesting interpretation center and lodging. You can also walk along a self guided path.
A short trip by bus will take you to Frías lake, and then again on a boat up to port Frias. There starts the road to Chile by Pérez Rosales pass (see Puerto Montt) and the well known trekking Paso de las Nubes (Clouds pass).
Back to Port Blest by the same route, the last stage of the excursion is to climb a long stair to Los Cantaros waterfall and the lake of the same name.

Paso Futaleufú

Follow route 259 towards the south. At Trevelin ends the pavement. Very soon, the road goes beside Futaleufú river, which you'll cross after the Gendarmery post (migration procedure). Continue 11 Km.up to small chilean town Futaleufú, of picturesque houses and scarce tourist structure. Futaleufú river, in the chilean side, has famous rapids, well known abroad. If you want to go on in chilean territory, you'll have to continue along a dirt, winding and rough road, up to the connection with the Austral route. This one will take you to Chaitén, and then by boat you could reach Quellón (Chiloé island) or Puerto Montt.

Argentina: Norte Neuquino, Caviahue - Copahue, Villa Pehuenia, Aluminé,

Junín de los Andes, San Martín de los Andes, Villa Traful, Villa La Angostura,

Bariloche, El Bolsón, Lago Puelo, El Hoyo, Esquel, Trevelin.

Chile: Pucón, Villarrica, Temuco, Valdivia, Puerto Montt - Puerto Varas.