RN40 Bridge over Rio Diamante | Wild Camping
Argentina
Details
- Verified:
- 4 months ago
- GPS:
- -34.63945, -69.18002
- Altitude:
- 1360.0 masl
- Website:
- None
- Contributor:
-
Tim's Bicycle Tours
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- No
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- No
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- Natural Source
- Toilets:
- No
- Big Rig Friendly:
- Yes
- Tent Friendly:
- Yes
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
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Description
iOverlander cannot verify if wild camping is permitted at this location. It is your responsibility to verify local laws or obtain consent before staying the night.
Large area under the bridge deck on the southern side. Access is 200m from the southern approach.
Not in view of traffic from the south, visible from the northern approach.
There is a gate but appears only to be used for controlling cattle.
In northerly (prevailing) winds the southern side offers only a little shelter. The northern side may offer more but is for tents only, there is no access track.
Fresh water access (contains sediment when or shortly after rains, otherwise clear). Cattle farming upstream.
Usual array of fogon’s and toilet paper.
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Wind swirled from every direction but died down in the evening. Lots of spaces for vehicles and tents. Scenic location. Not much rubbish except a few broken bottles. Could cowboy camp right inside the bridge if you wanted.
Report Check-InQuiet place under the large bridge. Gate was open. Looks well used with trash and campfire remains but we were the only ones here. You hear the river, not much for traffic. The approach road has a bit of a steep edge coming off the highway but then it's fine. Fine for a night.
Report Check-InAccess gate open. Obviously well used. Not the most appealing spot in the world.
Coming from the south it’s first spot off the road
Water looks fairly contaminated by cattle farming
Rubbish everywhere.
As a cyclist, I’d plan to avoid this one. Assuming options north are any better.
Report Check-Instill here in 2023. Shade from the bridge, a lot of flat place to park. That place seems known from the locals. the way to go down is on the right when you come from south, just before the bridge. There was an open gate to go there but it doesn't look to be a private zone. Sandflies at the sunset.
Report Check-InI stopped here for several hours on my solo bike tour thru SAm. I cycled the New RN40 south from Pareditas, which was paved the entire way to Sosneado. I had intended camping here at the Río Diamante, but the lack of protection from the fierce NE wind made me continue cycling. I ended up in Sosneado that night, after a long day. The NE wind helped me.
The New RN40 crosses the main river in the region, called “Río Diamante”, about 84 km S of Pareditas. This river flows into the dam called “Embalse Agua Del Toro”. The RN40 crosses this river about 30 km W of the dam wall. One can access the river for water, although when I visited it was muddy. Left for a several hours in a bottle the mud settled out and the water was clearer.
This is a fair wild camp. There are few options between here and Sosneado. Pros: shaded under bridge, protected from rain. Access to (muddy) water from Río Diamante. Cons: Partly visible from a distance to southbound traffic. No protection on S. side of river from a NE to E wind. (The N. side of the river has a cliff which offers such protection but is visible to traffic and is hard to access. See my blog entry below for more details).
For Access Details and gps co-ordinates, see Ride Log of Day 239 of my blog "Cycling from Ecuador to Ushuaia -2019/20".
49.2km. 1380m. Center of Bridge over Río Diamante, on New RN40. S34.63893 W69.18076. Large flow of muddy-colored water. Fenced area under bridge, but gate on S. side was open.
49.8km. Turnoff to access SE. gate to Río and area under bridge. S34.64298 W69.17568. Go left if gate is open. (Try this first, as it had only a wire loop, no chain). Go right if gate is locked, and slide bikes under fence over rocky gully (est. 0.8m gap).