5.0km
Total Distance
563m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A climb into a hanging valley ringed by peaks in the heart of the Torres del Paine W trek. Avalanches thunder off the glacier on one side while the Cuernos rise on the other, and the top viewpoint sits in a natural amphitheatre of rock. Steep and exposed to the Patagonian wind.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Mirador del Glaciar Francés · 0.2km
    Viewpoint
  2. 2
    Francés Valley · 1.7km
    Viewpoint
  3. 3
    Drinking water · 1.9km
  4. 4
    Drinking water · 2.3km
  5. 5
    Drinking water · 2.6km
  6. 6
    Drinking water · 3.1km
  7. 7
    Ouairy Viewpoint · 3.4km
    Viewpoint
  8. 8
    Drinking water · 4km
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
natural ground
Marked route
W Trek

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes