Laguna Parón
Laguna Parón
2.0km
Total Distance
123m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A 2 km walk with about 110 m of climbing up the Parón valley to the shore of Laguna Parón by the Parón refuge at about 4,180 m. Lake Parón is the largest lake in the Cordillera Blanca, 32 km east of Caraz, originally at 4,185 m and now at 4,155 m. It is ringed by snow peaks including Artesonraju, Pirámide, Chacraraju and Huandoy.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Refugio Parón · 1.8kmShelter
- 2Viewpointat the end
- Bus stop
- BRT · 619m from the start
- Surface
- natural ground 71%, gravel 29%