Trek to the Base of the towers lookout point
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.44 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,458 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 3,458 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,989 ft
- TrailRank
- 19
- Min elevation
- 328 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 530
- Uploaded
- July 15, 2020
- Recorded
- July 2020
near Ascencio, Region of Magallanes (Chile)
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Itinerary description
8-10 hours round-trip, 22 km
We begin the W Trek’s first highlight: the hike to the three Towers lookout. The trek begins with an ascent, following the Ascencio River into the Ascencio Valley. After about an hour, we’ll stop to observe how the valley’s beauty unfolds with rich beech forests, glaciers and waterfalls. Past this lookout point, we continue uphill and through lush beech forests before ascending a gigantic terminal moraine (the ridge formed at a glacier’s end point) where we’ll be rewarded by the arresting sight of the three Towers themselves. At this lookout point 900 m above sea level, we’ll rest, take photos and have lunch. Our descent is along the same path.
We begin the W Trek’s first highlight: the hike to the three Towers lookout. The trek begins with an ascent, following the Ascencio River into the Ascencio Valley. After about an hour, we’ll stop to observe how the valley’s beauty unfolds with rich beech forests, glaciers and waterfalls. Past this lookout point, we continue uphill and through lush beech forests before ascending a gigantic terminal moraine (the ridge formed at a glacier’s end point) where we’ll be rewarded by the arresting sight of the three Towers themselves. At this lookout point 900 m above sea level, we’ll rest, take photos and have lunch. Our descent is along the same path.
Waypoints
Waypoint
435 ft
Refugio/Camp Torre Central
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