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The first thing would be to get a map from the Automovil Club Argentino. We found it very accurate and up-to-date, and it shows the different degrees of difficulty (4wd-only / easy dirt / good gravel). An online version is available on their web site at: Automovil Club Argentino
We usually found the dirt roads relatively easy in Argentina and Chile, although we may not have taken the most challenging ones, and everything might have seemed very easy to us after Africa.
The basic rule of enjoyable riding is to cross over the Andes between Chile and Argentina as often as you can. The second thing to keep in mind is that if you cannot cross the highest passes because of the season, the North of Argentina is much more enjoyable than the Chilean side. If you must keep heading south as a general direction, you will be much happier on Ruta 40 and its side roads in Argentina than along the trans-Am in Chile. Further south, it's the opposite: Ruta 40 in Patagonia is ok but a bit boring while the Carretera Austral in Chile is a wonder not to be missed. Even further south, you don't have the choice: you have to come back to Argentina and Ruta 40, the Glaciers and the little gem of El Chalten if you like hiking.
Pictures:
Pictures of South-America
Stories from the south of Argentina & Chile (there are more stories in the Archives)
Pierre-Journal: No al asfalto
Pierre-Journal: Men on their knees
Merritt-Journal: Patagonia on the rocks
Merritt-Journal: Treachery, conflicts and hardships
Merritt-Journal: Wet things make me smile
Enjoy the ride!
Pierre - Photobiker
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