Abra del Acay | Tourist Attraction

May 10th, 2024 by cooltouren.wordpress.com

We came up from SADLC. The part in the mountain was quite easy driving. But in the long valley (low lands) the track was very rough. Some dry streams made short hard ramps, we had ground contact … Be aware of your slope angle! Not so perfect for longer vehicles.

July 7th, 2023 by the.redexplorer

We drove this route from north to south with our 2WD Fiat Ducato (easier than the other way round). No problems at all! The road is currently in good condition, a few fords (partly icy) had to be crossed. Better always ask about the current road conditions, I'm sure it can change quickly. The road is mostly single lane and in some parts quite narrow, so the vehicle should not be much bigger than a van, I think.

May 3rd, 2023 by somewhereelse.world

I agree with the last post. I had a Toyota 4 Runner, never used 4 wheel drive. I had no problems. I can think of only one 100 meter part where a car with minimal clearance would be unable to pass. I would not take this road in the dark, few guardrails. Also, we only drove about 30 km per hour the whole way. Took twice as long as Google Maps predicted.

April 25th, 2023 by coroian.david123

we went there in late April with a 2x4 Duster and we were fine. the terrain is difficult at times and the crossings are tricky, especially one or two of them. Earlier in the year its impossible without 4x4 but in April and later a higher 2x4 and an experienced driver will get you across, and its beautiful!

regardless the time of the year, i would not go with car without decent road clearance unless you want to damage it or get stuck!

March 31st, 2023 by inge.van.de.ven

Ruta 40 from San Antonio de las Cobres to Cachi is closed after the top. We had to go all the way back to route 51.

March 19th, 2023 by julibu_

road is still marked as closed, but there are quite a few vehicles passing. we did it as well. it is pretty narrow sometimes and there are various river crossings. 4x4 definitely needed!!!! we have a small jeep (Suzuki Grand Nómade) with medium clearance and that was fine. But we met a pick-up 4x2 which got stuck in a river and a pick-up with cabin which had to turn around 'cause it was to wide.

Besides of some tricky parts (especially the river crossings) road is okay until good. Going from north to south is much easier than the way around.
Beautiful landscape!!!

February 19th, 2023 by baranovakova.bn

Road is still partly closed, so you can just reach the highest point if you go from north, but it seems it is not possible to reach Cachi. Maybe you can try if you have enough fuel for case you have to return. Motorbikes can do it, we met one coming from Cachi.

February 19th, 2020 by losperrosbebenagua.com

We tried to get there, but 50km after Payogasta the road was closed by to towers made of stone. We could have removed them and go anyway but the rive made a part of the road fall down. Not impossible to pass but be careful. It's best to ask before you get there about the conditions of the road. And yeah, 4wd is definitely recommended.

February 12th, 2020 by l_rendering

Road closed due to rainy season, conditions on the 51 and 33 to get to Cachi were sketchy but doable.. very foggy!

January 16th, 2020 by schmutzandhonig

Just a correction on the actual altitude up here.

July 30th, 2019 by sicoeandreea

DO NOT GET NEAR THE FOX. They are aggresive and wild( duh) feed them thru the window. one of them reach to my partner's leg. he was lucky af he did not get bitten .

July 13th, 2019 by Calderescapes

We asked in Cachi before going north and were told road was open. The road. between here and Cachi is better than the road from Cafayate to Cachi, straighter and less washboard. Enriute here we had 16 shallow creek crossings, some frozen. After here continuing north it does get rough again in sections till you meet the 51 which is paved to San Antonio.

April 8th, 2019 by la_ruta_de_lucho

We were going north on the 40. Made it about 21km from here and the road was gone. Had to turn around. But cool drive.

Out of chachi there is a check point on the 40. ( saw it on the way back) Maybe they warn people there that the 40 is gone. Unlucky for us we didn’t go on the 40 out of chachi. There is a very cool parallel that goes through a forest of cactus. So we didn’t get the news.

November 21st, 2018 by instagram.com/quebuenahonda

defenitly do the full drive coming from the south. very nice valley. just coming up here from tourist side (the north) is not half the fun. few small rivers to cross but nothing severe. good road for a heavy bike or standard 4wd.

May 11th, 2018 by facebook.com/vierlivier

when we arrived „The Fox“ come to say welcome. He looks very friendly but after i fed him he was angry to me and try to bite. Be carefull!!!

Stunnig View! The Road is in good shape but sometimes steep.

April 4th, 2018 by jdeacon

New tourist attraction. The fox. It turned up in front of the car just as I turned the engine off. Ignored it for a while. While outside it kept a fair distance, but when I was in the boot to get something to drink, it was next to me, not 1m away.

Yes, great views. Going South from this point is best, but it is a 1st/2nd gear descent with much narrower a road the going North.
It had snowed a week ago, so more mountain tops than normal had a sprinkle of snow. So I was tolded in La Poma.
Added a pic with the snowtops and fox in foreground.

My app altimeter gave 4970m.

March 4th, 2018 by kombimarylou

Also saw the fox here. It actually followed our car for 100 mts after food.
Guess its used to people feeding it, but careful, don't be tricked, it's still wild.

January 15th, 2018 by carlametjan.waarbenjij.nu

Beautiful spot

November 2nd, 2017 by cocololo.avelo

Abra del Acay. A road sign mention 4890m. Our GPS mention 4947m. We are welcomed by a fox, who looked like starving. Maybe we shouldn't have gave it some bread, but we did it...
Magnificent descent to the village La Poma. We prefered this side.