EcoCamp Patagonia - Torres del Paine - Chilean Patagonia - South America Get ready for your Patagonia Torres del Paine W trek, the adventure of a lifetime! Tweet us your questions, wishes, booking enquiries and of course your personal travel stories using #Wtrek2013 or tweeting us directly @cascada_travel The trails around the jagged mountain peaks in Torres del Paine form one of the world's most classic trekking routes. This active trip leads you through forest, mountain ridges and Patagonian steppe and allows you to relax with food & wine and good company in the evenings. For more details visit: http://www.cascada.travel/Tour/Patagonia-Torres-del-Paine-7-Day-W-Trek

1. Patagonia Torres del Paine
7 Day W Trek
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.
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Sarmiento Lake
Pehoe Lake
Legend
Day 1
Did you know?
The W Trek gets its
name from the W
shape which you
follow around the
massif!
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Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Departure
W Trek Elevation
60 37
900
Towers
Viewpoint
800
British Campsite
Elevation (m)
700
22 14
600
Paso
de los vientos
500
Paso
de los vientos
52 32
54
400
French
Glacier
viewpoint
Los Cuernos
Trail
300
8 5
200
68 42
EcoCamp
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44 27
17 11
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Mirador
Grey Trail
12
Los Cuernos
Mountain Hut
8
El Chileno El Chileno
Hut
Hut
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38
24
66 41
37
EcoCamp
EcoCamp
EcoCamp
Grey Glacier
Viewpoint
Paine Grande
Mountain Hut
44
71
Fauna Trail
77
48
76
46
km Distance in km
No worries about altitude,
the whole W trek
is under 1000 m.a.s.l (3000 ft)!
mi Distance in miles
Day 1
Travel from Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales or Calafate
to EcoCamp Patagonia in Torres del Paine NP
From Punta Arenas
To EcoCamp
Santiago
(SCL)
373km/232mi, 8 hours
(inc. lunch in Natales & visit to
Milodón Cave)
Buenos
Aires
2083km/
1294mi
3 hours
2179km/
1354mi
31/2 hours
From Calafate
To EcoCamp
407km/253mi, 12 hours
(inc. private transfer to bus
station, bus from Calafate to
Natales, lunch in Natales & visit
to Milodón Cave)
Calafate
(FTE)
Torres del Paine NP
EcoCamp Patagonia
Puerto Natales
Punta Arenas
(PUQ)
Day 2
Trek Paso Los Cuernos trail
Los Cuernos
Overnight:
Los Cuernos
Mountain Hut
Did you know?
The multicolored
Cuernos peaks
(Horns) are made
from a basalt
sandwich with a
granite filling.
El Arriero River
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Distance walked:
12 km / 7.5 miles
(5h approx)
Day 3
The Paine Massif’s Heart: Valle Frances
French
Valley
British
campsite
Viewpoint
Los Cuernos
Paine Grande
Italian campsite
Viewpoint
Los Cuernos
Mountain Hut
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Paine Grande
Mountain Hut
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.
Pehoe Lake
Distance walked:
26 km / 16 miles
(10h approx)
Day 4
Trek Pehoe - Grey trail
Overnight:
Standard Dome
(or Superior Dome
upgrade)
Grey Glacier
Grey glacier
Viewpoint
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Paine Grande
Mountain Hut
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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.
Lago Pehoe
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Salto
Grande
Distance walked:
11 km / 7 miles
(4h approx)
Day 5
Trek to the Towers
The Towers
Valle del
Silencio
Towers
viewpoint
Did you know?
The word 'Paine' in Torres
del Paine comes from a
Tehuelche (ancient
Patagonian tribe) word
meaning 'blue'.
Overnight:
Standard Dome
(or Superior Dome
upgrade)
El Chileno
Hut
Paso
de los Vientos
As
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nc
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Riv
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Distance walked:
22 km / 14 miles
(9h approx)
Day 6
Trek or bike to Eastern Lakes
Did you know?
The shores of Laguna
Amarga are strewn with
stromatolites, a rock
formation known as 'living
fossils'.
Laguna Azul
Camp & Cottage
Laguna Azul
Macho Canyon
viewpoint
If there's more than 6 in your
group you can opt for our
cycling excursion to Laguna
Azul instead!
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Laguna Amarga
Ranger Station
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Pai
Paine Waterfall
Fauna Trail
Overnight:
Standard Dome
(or Superior
Dome
upgrade)
River
hinas
Las C
Distance walked:
6km / 4miles (3h)
Distance cycling:
8km / 5miles (1h)
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Sarmiento Lake
Ranger Station
Day 7
Departure to Punta Arenas
Los Cuernos
French valley
Grey glacier
The Towers
Laguna Azul
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!
Check out your hiking group photo in our hall of fame:
www.ecocamp.travel/myTrip/W-Trek-7-day
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www.cascada.travel/Tour/Patagonia-Torres-del-Paine-7-Day-W-Trek
Cascada Expediciones - EcoCamp Patagonia
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