Sendero Lagunas Altas | Tourist Attraction

April 5th, 2024 by navpel

Amazing hike! at this time of the year all the trees are red and the water reflects them.

March 26th, 2024 by nyumbanitravels

Amazing hike! Great views in a constantly changing environment. Lots of wildlife. We did it counter clockwise. Very quiet in the park. Trail is very good visible. Near the visitor centre is also the cemetery where Douglas Tompkins is buried. WiFi is available for free at the visitor centre under the name of STINKY. Not the fastest, but it works!

January 28th, 2024 by rueckenwin.de

If you try to get here and you come from the north, make sure to drive down to the visitor center. The sign before leads to a very small road with mamy thorny things on the side.

January 28th, 2024 by annelien.rijmen

We saw two other couples along the whole hike. It was beautiful, so peaceful, lots of guanacos, many with babies! Friends saw two pumas so keep your eyes open. Highly recommended. As said before: anti clockwise is best to get the hard part over with quickly, after about 6,5km the climbing is mostly done! Enjoy, I'm sure you will.

January 19th, 2024 by IG:opusonthemove

It may be the most popular, but we only saw 3 other people right in the middle of high season. Really great hike. Agree with the last guy! Trail designer deserves a medal.

December 22nd, 2023 by Takethelastflightout.com

At Lamington NP in Queensland the man who constructed the paths watched how the cows walked and built them accordingly, so although you have big hikes you never feel tired. This is the same: it's a long day but quite doable! Anti clockwise, the first 4 km are easy, the next 2 a bit steeper but fine and there is really only one steep-ish section around the 6 km mark. Once the first mirador is reached just after 6 km all the hard work is done and it is straightforward easy walking - and the
scenery on top is absolutely stunning! We took 9½ hours with lots of stops - take your time and enjoy it, it is one of the best walks you'll do in Patagonia.

December 9th, 2023 by mochileros.diary

Stunning hike! Start the hike on the camping side (counter clockwise). Than you will start with the steep part and you go slightly down from kilometer 6. Search for Puma footprints on the ground :)

December 8th, 2023 by aescenda

We really liked this hike. In a clear day, you can have spectacular views of the valleys and the various lakes are always nice to look at. The hike is rather diverse. But be cautious with the optimistic walking times of the previous comments : it's a long hike and the ranger told us it takes on average 8h (btw 6 and 10 depending on your hiking experience). We did it in 7.5h without lunch break and would say we are average hikers. Be sure to begin at the second parking, it will be easier. Trail is well maintained.

November 27th, 2023 by cestsicler

Amazing trek and we recommend to do it counterclockwise. Quite easy in the beginning, just a small steep part before reaching the top (from km 5).

October 15th, 2023 by rkneski319

we went into the info center to ask about the hikes and they pretty much said conaf hasn’t started yet for the season and the treks are technically “closed” but at your own risk with wink. parked at the first parking lot, walked to the 2nd and made it until about km 6.5 before the top was completely covered in snow. pretty comical for a few kms and an adventure in itself but be warned if you don’t have waterproof gear you’ll get very wet this time of year !!! the snow was up to our waists in some areas :)))) took us 6.5 hours (we are fast hikers but account for time navigating the snow) , still had fun and slept in our van in the parking lot with no issues! amazing sunset and guanacos everywhere :)

April 27th, 2023 by krapattontheroad

Nice day loop hike that goes on the top of the hills offering a beautifull view of the valley. The pathway pass next to few lacs of different colors.

February 3rd, 2023 by overlandero

It’s a nice trail but not very remarkable compared to the rest of the trails along the carretera austral. I guess I don’t enjoy that much walking on the steppe. The trail is long (5-6hours + stops), very exposed to the sun and wind, and the views are mostly of an arid open valley.

If short on time, I would rather drive deeper into the park (alto valle) and do a shorter walk (mirador douglas tomkins).

January 22nd, 2023 by BTL

As described, very nice and diverse hike. Took us 5h10 (with a couple of small breaks). We had a partially rainy day, which impeded some of the far away views, but still nice!

December 5th, 2022 by dorris.slapak

One of our favorite treks in Chili! Diverse, very well maintained and absolute amazing views. It's about ~20km, took us 6.5hrs including breaks.

January 30th, 2021 by sixwheelseast.com

Grateful for b.chaski’s to park at the first parking when we got back tired. Not a lot of shade during the descent, so make sure you’ve got enough water left. Some of the streams you’ll cross (“Step-stone bridge” in OsmAnd) are good enough to fill your bottles from.

January 30th, 2021 by transhumances.eu

Everything is already said! We loved this trek! It's a great trail, always changing and surprising! It's very well maintained and marked. You get so many nice views on the surroundings mountains and the lagunas. We so some guanacos too. It's a good day hike, but not difficult, it's slowly go up and slowly down. It's one on the best trek we have done so far in Chile!

February 14th, 2020 by ignaciogutierrezd

World class trekk! You can walk hours alone contemplating nature. The 1200+ meters don't feel too hard. A variety of little lagunas, endemic forest and lookouts of the valley await for you.

December 5th, 2019 by vanpanam.com

Really beautiful hike. One of the most clean, untouched, and well marked trials we have ever done- did not see another person! Took us 5hr15min to do the full 21km. Agree with another poster who recommended leaving your vehicle at the first parking lot and walking to the start at the second parking lot (close to the campground). There’s also markers every km which is nice. First 3km (from the official start, not including the 1.5km on the road between the parking lots) are a mild incline. Next 4km are overall uphill with a lot more steep portions. After that it’s all pretty flat until the last few Kms of descent. Really nice trail, would definitely recommend. We left early and were done by 1pm

November 10th, 2019 by b.chaski

Beautiful Hike !
It took us 6.5hours with breaks at different miradors and lunch.
We started at 7.30am and got back little bit before 2pm.
There is two parking with the information "Laguna Altas" the beginning is at this point but you should actually park the car at the first one and do the 1.5km at the beginning so you don't have to do it at the end of the trek (if tired).
The trail is 19.5km plus 1.5km in between the 2 parking lots.
It start with 7km going up with the steepest part between km 6&7 but with great view over the valley.
After is gonna be 7kms pretty flat with forest and lagoons and 5.5km going down with amazing views.
The first lagoons is the nicest one with it's blue colors even if the others are nice too.

Absolutely no one all day on this trek we were completely alone.
Enjoy it !

August 18th, 2019 by phonography.world

great hike! many wildlife : guanaco, condor, rabbit, many birds.

February 19th, 2019 by t_hahk

Very windy for 7-8km from campground. After that sheltered a bit behind cliffs. Relatively easy distance some small steep/ rocky areas but mostly clean trail. Weather was cold/ rainy so not many stops pumped it out in just a hair over 5 hours.

December 19th, 2018 by weltkugelschreiber.de

The 23 km Sendero is one of the most popular in Parque Patagonia. The info material says it's a 6-10 hrs walk, it took us (fairly untrained) about 9-9.5, but we took our time and a lot of photos (feel free to check them out on my website). The trail starts right next to the campground West Winds, leads to a parking spot and then you follow the path uphill. First 6.5 km are the hardest, going up a few hundred meters in slopes, but the path is good, easily manageable. After that, you're almost on top of the mountain, walking by several lagunas on almost even ground. Another maybe 7 km afterwards, descent starts. It's never too steep and you will have a lot of great views. Definitely a recommendation.

Location is approx, you'll see a sign where the trail starts on the campground. You can also start from the parking space/trailhead, but if you're coming from the info center, make sure to stop at the second parking space, as the first one is the end of the trail!

Full day, 23 km (14 miles)
Intermediate/advanced difficulty
Ascent: 1268 m / 4160 ft