Circuito 'W' Dia 5 - Refugio Chileno to Torres del Paine and back, to Refugio Torres and Visitor Center (shuttle bus)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,146 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,071 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,889 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 364 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1307
- Uploaded
- April 22, 2019
- Recorded
- April 2019
near Ascencio, Region of Magallanes (Chile)
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Itinerary description
Moderate to difficult, but also awesome hiking trail, one of the top trails in the world based on continous refuges/campsites strategically spread on the way. It's about 80 Km. long and it takes a minimum of 4-5 days to do it properly. Accommodation is great but expensive, so I would recommend to carry on your own food that can be bought in Puerto Natales prior to the trip. We did it in 6 days, in April'19, but had bad weather on our 2nd day, therefore we repeated it into the 3rd day, adding the way back to Paine Grande. The time needed depends on your fitness but specially on the weight of your backpacks. We did it carrying 15 kgs each of us.
DAY 5: Lenght: 15Km. Time: 7h. The hiking starts at Refugio Chileno, towards the famous Torres del Paine. The National Park is named after those huge vertical rocky mountains. After 1h 30' we reached the Torres del Paine, behind a beautiful blue lagoon. The ascension began at 6AM, aiming to see the first rays of light scratching the surface of the mountain walls (a front light is mandatory). The track goes from flat to uphill and difficult. The way back to the refugio Chileno and downhill to the visitors centre ('Centro de Bienvenida') is a long way, longer than expected (maybe because of the amount of tireness accumulated so far). From the visitors center you can take the Shuttle Bus to Laguna Amarga. Once there, you can transfer to a bus heading back to Puerto Natales (previous booking recommended).
DAY 5: Lenght: 15Km. Time: 7h. The hiking starts at Refugio Chileno, towards the famous Torres del Paine. The National Park is named after those huge vertical rocky mountains. After 1h 30' we reached the Torres del Paine, behind a beautiful blue lagoon. The ascension began at 6AM, aiming to see the first rays of light scratching the surface of the mountain walls (a front light is mandatory). The track goes from flat to uphill and difficult. The way back to the refugio Chileno and downhill to the visitors centre ('Centro de Bienvenida') is a long way, longer than expected (maybe because of the amount of tireness accumulated so far). From the visitors center you can take the Shuttle Bus to Laguna Amarga. Once there, you can transfer to a bus heading back to Puerto Natales (previous booking recommended).
Waypoints
Waypoint
1,256 ft
Chileno
Waypoint
1,334 ft
Bridge
Waypoint
1,515 ft
Bridge
Waypoint
1,605 ft
Bridge
Waypoint
1,760 ft
Bridge
Waypoint
2,756 ft
Torres del Paine
Waypoint
382 ft
Bridge
Waypoint
427 ft
Centro Bienvenida
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