The Uruguayan Discovery Trail is a system of recreational trails and roads that collectively form a coast-to-coast trail across Uruguay. Motorcycles, cars, bikes, and horses can also be ridden on most of this trail. The coastal trailheads are the Fray bentos on the Uruguay River and Chuy close to the border of Brasil and the Atlantic Ocean. The trail has northern and southern alternates for part of its distance, passing through Colonia, Montevideo and Minas. The total length of the trail is 1305 km. The trail passes through 3 national parks and 10 beautiful forests and uses sections of or connects to waterfalls, rural shops, churches and the Montevideo rambla.

Notable locations
Route 12 and 60 are beautiful routes to ride. They are winding routes offering outstanding landscapes, and there are couple of alternative tracks from there! The following notable locations are found along or adjacent to the route of the Uruguayan Discovery Trail. They are listed from west to east, to correspond with the itinerary typically followed by riders to take advantage of the best seasonal weather conditions. Great to start from spring to summer.

Outstanding roads
Route to Las Cañas from Fray Bentos
Colonia east dirt tracks
Route from Britopolis
Route to La Guitarra Dirt
Route 12
Route 60
Route 81 Dirt
Route 8
Solis de mataojo to 81 Dirt
Route 109 Dirt
Old rural shops
Almacen del Poli
Calera de las Huérfanas
Sand trails
Route to Cabo Polonio by truck
Waterfalls
Cañadon de la palma
Piedra Alta del arroyo san Luis
Villa Serrana
Salto del penintente
Forests
Darwin research on Estancia Cañadon de la Palma
Palms from Rocha
La guitarra forest
National Parks
Parque Nacional Cabo Polonio
Parque Nacional Santa Teresa
Area protegida Laguna Garzon
Architecture
Plaza de toros
Palacio Legislativo
Palacio Salvo
Montevideo Rambla
Punta del este
Punta Ballena