Cycling from Cañuelas to Uribelarrea - Mountain Bike - Buenos Aires

SPECIAL REQUEST FOR GROUPS OF MINIMUM 6 PEOPLE - CHECK FOR DATES.

ITINERARY DESCRIPTION

Meeting: We will meet at 9 am.in Cañuelas train station. where we have ample parking, to leave our vehicle.

• Walk around Cañuelas city, and we go into rural roads in search of the trail that will take us to Uribelarrea,
• We passed the railroad tracks, a school, the San Pedro field and at about 8-10 kms emerges to our left, bordered by tall eucalyptus trees the road to reach the old La Noria station. In La Noria the old station is collapsed and intruded, there is an abandoned cargo formation, the road surrounds it and crosses the tracks to the south.
• We arrive at an intersection of roads. We turn right towards Abbott. We continue on a dirt road in good condition, there may be mud in the rainy season, low vehicular traffic. We arrive at a junction with the paved access road to Abbott where we enter the rural town, with its train station, its church, the post office, the Estancia El Sueño.
• Our path follows the railway tracks on the side of the town, we passed some houses and villas until we entered the plantations area, corn, wheat, some groves, a not usually traveled road, quite wild, many birds in the area.We take the road to Uribelarrea, a small town frozen in time, scene of numerous films such as "Juan Moreira" and Alan Parker`s "Evita". We will pass through the Historic Jaguel, a place where history tells that it was used by General Lavalle to hydrate the troops in 1828. After a good stretch of a consolidated dirt road, in very good condition, that will take us to the heart of Uribelarrea.
• Walk around the town, the main square of rare octagonal design which share four diagonals,the church opened in 1890 inside which retain original stained glass that were used in 1996 for the shooting of Alan Parker`s movie "Evita", La Uribeña Brewery and The abandoned cemetery.The Uribe train station and next to it the Museum of Machines and Tools "Father Leopoldo Rizzi", pieces related to agricultural development in the region are exhibited, An Old Gas Station converted into a store.
• At noon (2pm. aprox) we will eat at Palenque, a typical restaurant in front of the main square which dates back to 1860 as an old warehouse at.

Return:

After Lunch we will start our return, but not before visiting Salesian Don Bosco School, place where we can buy cheeses, homemade Dulce de Leche and wines.

Finishing the day around 6 pm. we will arrive at Cañuelas station to our vehicles.

TRAIL

Km Approx.: 85 km

Roads: 90% dirt, 10% asphalt

Included Services

• 2 guides coordinating the tour.
• Free Verification of the mechanical condition of the Mountain Bike.
• Permanent coordination (previously relieved way)
• Equipment VHF and cell phone for emergencies.
• Personal Accidents Insurance.
• Complete first aid kit.
• Light mechanical assistance. (repair kit, tools, puncture repair supplies, chain cutters, replacement links, cameras, fuses, and other supplies)
• Energetics (fruits-nougats-snaks)
• Ask us about the Bike transfer.

Services NOT included

• Round trip from Buenos Aires
• Spare Parts. Extras needed.
• MTB Insurance.
• Provision of bicycle.
• Drinks
• Lunch: We can have lunch in a Restaurant in Uribe, or you can take your own lunch box

Note

Traveling by car

How to get to Cañuelas  [Click here]

Traveling by Train:

From Constitution Square is the electric train service TMR, with transfer to a diesel service in Ezeiza. Stops in Máximo Paz, Vicente Casares, Alexandre Petion, Kloosterman (Farm of SMATA) La Garita and Cañuelas. Frequency: 45 minutes. Total travel time: one hour 45 minutes.