18 of the Best Spots in Patagonia 2016
18 of the Best Spots in Patagonia 2016
18 of the Best Spots in Patagonia 2016
1. Cerro Tronador
The 18km trek to Cerro Tronador glacier is located on the outskirts of Bariloche, Argentina, the northern gateway to Patagonia. It’s one of few glaciers you can truly sleep right next to and watch the sunrise over.
2. The Hike to Hotel Refugio Frey
There are two ways to get to Refugio Frey: either you can walk up a forest path or climb over rocks to get there. It’s a full-day hike from the ski resort in Bariloche, and I’d rate its difficulty as medium.
3. Chaitén’s Haunting Beach
From Bariloche, most head down Ruta 40, straight south through Argentina. There’s a better way through Chile, however, that goes through the rural Carretera Austral and the heart of Patagonia.
4. Puyuhuapi’s Bay
Puyuhuapi, a town in the Chilean fjords along the Carretera Austral, is rural, quiet, and the kind of place I could get stuck in for a while. It’s mostly farms, small campsites, and boats that line the shore; the water is so flat and calm that it reflects the sunsets brilliantly.
5. Queulat Glacier
Queulat hanging glacier is at the end of a small ice cap that splits into two waterfalls as it spills down a rock face.
6. Cerro Castillo Glacier
Patagonia has so many glaciers that eventually I stopped counting or even pointing them out, but this was the first time I’d laid eyes on a glacial lake so blue, and that’s what made Cerro Castillo so special.
7. The Marble Caves
These marble caves over General Carrera Lake (morbidly, the same ones the founder of The North Face passed away in earlier this year) are what made the town of Puerto RÃo Tranquilo famous.
8. Exploradores Glacier
When I asked the local guide how long tours of the Exploradores glacier have been going on, he said it has only been a few years.
9. The O’Higgins Glacier
Villa O’Higgins is the last town on the Carretera Austral and where one can take a boat past the O’Higgins Glacier to what is, officially, the most remote border post in Chile.
10. No-Man’s Land
After leaving the boat and the Carretera Austral, it’s a 22km walk into Argentina. So, for most of the day, I was literally in two places at once. Or maybe just in the middle of nowhere.
11. Cerro Torre
After walking through no-man’s land, you’ll arrive in El Chaltén, which will have more tourists — but upon hiking the trails, it will become obvious why. The mountains are super unique-looking, huge, and full of glaciers. Plus, this is a much more accessible part of Patagonia, connecting to Argentina’s larger and more-traveled Ruta 40.
12. Paso Viento
There are five trails in Patagonia that you can see the Southern Patagonian Ice Field from, and the Huemul Circuit outside of El Chaltén, Argentina, is one of them. It offers one of the more impressive 180-degree views of the ice field that you see without having to make an expedition to the glacier itself.
13. The Ruta 40 just outside of El Chaltén
Take a long walk out of town, about a mile or so, along the famous Ruta 40, Argentina’s longest road, and you’ll see this view of Monte Fitz Roy (the tallest mountain in the middle), the Cerro Torre, and the mountain chain that is on the Patagonia brand label.
14. Condor Lookout
This lookout just above El Chaltén is a great spot to view the sun as it rises and is reflected on Monte Fitz Roy. It’s only about a 15-minute walk from the ranger station in town to the lookout point, which makes it so much more accessible for an early-morning hike than trying to reach Fitz Roy or Cerro Torre by sunrise.
15. Refugio Dickson
You can’t go to Patagonia without visiting the crown jewel, Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile. It’s a source of national pride for Chile, and those who visit the park quickly understand why.
16. Paso John Gardner
For those who do the O and Q treks, you have to summit the Paso John Gardner at 1,200 meters, which is the toughest part of the trail (but not as tough as the Huemul Circuit!).
17. French Valley
The French Valley is part of the W trek, and the best thing is you don’t have to carry all of your gear along with you for this one, since it’s a trek up and then back down and out to rejoin the trail.
18. The Torres (of course!)
The Torres are what made the park famous, and when you see them for yourself, it’s obvious why: they’re giant, jagged peaks covered with a glacier and positioned perfectly for the sunrise.
18 of the Best Spots in Patagonia 2016
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