Route 215 leaves Route 5 at Osorno and climbs to the Cardenal Samoré Pass, on the border with Argentina. It passes Entre Lagos and Puyehue National Park. On the other side is Villa La Angostura.
Photo: Pablo Barría
Route facts
Stretch
Osorno to the Cardenal Samoré Pass
Towns
Las Ruedas, Las Lumas, Entre Lagos and Pajaritos
What is on the way
Puyehue National Park, Puyehue and Aguas Calientes hot springs, Antillanca ski resort and Puyehue volcano
Cardenal Samoré Pass
8:00 to 19:00 from 6 September 2026 (Centro de Frontera via ANBariloche, 4 Sep 2026)
Roadworks
In February 2025 the newspaper Austral de Osorno reported that roadworks had gone unfinished for five years
Crossing
It is the route to the busiest pass between Bariloche and Osorno. See hours, documents and requirements in Border crossings.
Destinations you can reach
Entre Lagos: about 45 minutes from Osorno by car, on this road. It is the starting point of the circuit.
Puyehue National Park and Lakes Puyehue and Rupanco: reached from Entre Lagos. The setting is Andean Valdivian rainforest.
Puerto Octay: its architectural heritage is part of the route.
Antillanca: the area's ski resort.
Cardenal Samoré Pass: the Andes crossing that ends the circuit. On the other side are Villa La Angostura and the Seven Lakes Road.
