7 day w-trek day by day infographic
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Day 2Trek Paso Los Cuernos trail
Nordenskjöld Lake
Day 4Trek Pehoe - Grey trail
Day 5Trek to the Towers
Day 6Trek or bike to Eastern Lakes
Day 7Departure to Punta Arenas
Overnight: Standard Dome
(or Superior Dome upgrade)
Patagonia Torres del Paine
7 Day W Trek
Los Cuernos
El Arriero River
Los Cuernos
Paine Grande
The Towers
The W Trek trail around the jagged mountain peaks in Torres del Paine forms one of the world's most classic trekking routes. EcoCamp Patagonia, sustainable geodesic dome accommodation situated in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park, guides you through forest, mountain ridges, glaciers and Patagonian steppe and allows you to relax with good food & wine and sociable trekking guides & fellow travelers.
Valle del Silencio
Ascen
cio R
iver
Overnight: Standard Dome
(or Superior Dome upgrade)
Distance walked: 22 km / 14 miles(9h approx)
Did you know?The word 'Paine' in Torres del Paine comes from a Tehuelche (ancient Patagonian tribe) word meaning 'blue'.
Towersviewpoint
Paso de los Vientos
El Chileno Hut
Distance walked: 26 km / 16 miles(10h approx)
Distance walked: 12 km / 7.5 miles(5h approx)
Lago Grey
Pingo River
Grey River
SaltoGrande
Lago Pehoe
Grey Glacier
Paine GrandeMountain Hut
Nordenskjöld LakeGrey glacier Viewpoint
You've walked: 77km/48 miles
You've taken around 101,049 steps
You've burned at least 7,000 calories
You should have drunk around 21 liters of water
Welcome to the W Trek Alumni Club!
Day 3The Paine Massif’s Heart: Valle Frances
Nordenskjöld Lake
Pehoe Lake
Skot
tsbe
rg
Lake
French Valley
Los CuernosMountain Hut
British campsiteViewpoint
Italian campsiteViewpoint
Los Cuernos French valley Grey glacier The Towers Laguna Azul
Santiago (SCL)
Punta Arenas(PUQ)
Puerto Natales
Calafate(FTE)
BuenosAires
Torres del Paine NPEcoCamp Patagonia
2179km/1354mi
31/2 hours
2083km/1294mi3 hours
Distance walked: 11 km / 7 miles(4h approx)
Did you know?Grey Glacier is named after the colour of Grey Lake and is acutally blue in colour due to the light refracted through the compacted ice.
Overnight: Paine GrandeMountain Hut
Overnight: Los Cuernos
Mountain Hut
Grey Lake
Nordenskjöld Lake
Paine River
Sarmiento Lake
Pehoe Lake
Grey
Glacie
r
Grey River
Did you know?The W Trek gets its name from the W shape which you follow around the massif!
Legend
Day 1 Arrival
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7 Departure
PuertoNatales
Arrival & departure
Day 1Travel from Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales or Calafate
to EcoCamp Patagonia in Torres del Paine NP
Overnight: Standard Dome
(or Superior Dome
upgrade)
Laguna
Amarga
Las Chinas River
Laguna Azul
Paine River
Faun
a Tr
ail
Macho Canyonviewpoint
Laguna Azul Camp & Cottage
Laguna AmargaRanger Station
Paine Waterfall
Sarmiento LakeRanger Station
W Trek Elevation
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Elev
atio
n (m
)
Distance in km
Paine Grande Mountain Hut
TowersViewpoint
El Chileno Hut
El Chileno Hut
12
0
8 17
22
44
71
3849
49
52
54
60
66
68
77
British Campsite
Los CuernosTrail
FrenchGlacier
viewpoint
km
Distance in milesmi
Mirador Grey Trail
EcoCamp
EcoCampLos Cuernos Mountain Hut
Grey Glacier Viewpoint
Paso de los vientos
Paso de los vientos
No worries about altitude, the whole W trek is under 1000 m.a.s.l (3000 ft)!
Did you know?The multicolored Cuernos peaks (Horns) are made from a basalt sandwich with a granite filling.
Did you know?The 3,050m/10,000ft Paine Grande has only been summited 3 times - in 1957 by Count Guido Monzino & his Italian team, in 2000 by a French-Argentine duo and in 2011 by a Chilean group.
EcoCampEcoCamp
Fauna Trail
0
5 11
14
2430
30
37
32
37
41
44
48
42
27
8
From Punta ArenasTo EcoCamp373km/232mi, 8 hours(inc. lunch in Natales & visit to Milodón Cave)
From CalafateTo EcoCamp
407km/253mi, 12 hours(inc. private transfer to bus station, bus from Calafate to Natales, lunch in Natales & visit to Milodón Cave)
Distance walked: 6km / 4miles (3h)Distance cycling: 8km / 5miles (1h)If there's more than 6 in your group you can opt for our cycling excursion to Laguna Azul instead!
Did you know? The shores of Laguna Amarga are strewn with stromatolites, a rock formation known as 'living fossils'.
Sarmiento
Lake
7646
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