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Mirador Laguna Amarga

Mirador Laguna Amarga

Accessible by Car

Information

  • Operated: All year
  • Located: 9 route & Y-156 route via Cerro Castillo at 110km from Puerto Natales at 5km from Laguna Amarga entrance.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None

Description

Laguna Amarga is a small lake, located outside the eastern limit of Torres del Paine National Park, about 5km from Lake Sarmiento. Both belong to the same basin closed in by glacial moraine. Its base comprises the rocks of the Cerro Toro Formation.

Named the “mirador”, which means viewpoint, and “laguna amarga”, which means bitter lake, the water is a bluish-green colour and got its name from the high pH in the water. And those white stones that crown its banks are stromatolites of calcium carbonate, rock formations present in few places in the world.

If it’s not cloudy you will be able to see the Torres of Torres del Paine from here.

Mirador Cascada Paine

Mirador Cascada Paine

Accessible by Car

Information

  • Operated: All year
  • Located: 9 route (Y-156 route, Y- 160 & Y166) via Cerro Castillo at 116km from Puerto Natales at 6km from Laguna Amarga entrance.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None

Description

Located on the Paine River, on the road that connects Laguna Amarga and Laguna Azul. The river that feeds the waterfall is born in Lake Dickson, which is fed by the Dickson Glacier.

If it’s not cloudy you will be able to see the Torres del Paine from here.

Mirador Serrano

Mirador Serrano

Accessible by Car

Information

  • Operated: All year
  • Located: Y-290 route, via Milodon cave at 85km from Puerto Natales at 7km from Serrano entrance.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None

Description

From here you can see in the distance the Grey Glacier, Paine Grande and Serrano River and his famous, meandering turns.

Mirador Cuernos

Mirador Cuernos

Accessible by Car

Information

  • Operated: All year
  • Located: Y-290 route, via Milodon cave at 76km from Puerto Natales at 12km from Serrano entrance.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None

Description

From here you can see in the distance the Cuernos, Paine Grande & some lakes, like the Nordenskjold lake and Toro lake.

Mirador Lago Toro

Mirador Grey

Accessible by Car

Information

  • Operated: All year
  • Located: Y-290 route, via Milodon cave at 74 km from Puerto Natales at 15 km from Serrano entrance.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None

Description

From here you can see in the distance the greatness of the Grey Glacier, the Paine Massif & the Toro Lake, one of the biggest lake in the region.

Mirador Nordenskjöld

Mirador Nordenskjöld

Accessible by Car

Information

  • Operated: All year
  • Located: 9 route & Y-156 route via Cerro Castillo at 129 km from Puerto Natales, at 14 km from Laguna Amarga entrance.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None

Description

In here you will see a fantastic view of the Paine Massif in contrast to the green colour of the lake.

On the horizon you can see the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

Mirador Condor

Mirador Condor

Accessible by Car

Information

  • Operated: All year
  • Start: Peheo sector, between Camping Peheo and Hosteria Peheo
  • End: Peheo sector, between Camping Peheo and Hosteria Peheo
  • Trek Time: 2hrs return
  • Distance: 2.51km return
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None
  • Altitude Drop: 250 m

Description

From there you can see wide views of the park and it is possible to spot different birds, including the condor.

The viewpoint is always visible from below which will facilitate the hike, although the path is easy to follow.

From the lookout you will have beautiful views over the Pehoé and Nordenskjöld lakes, the Pincol and Negra lagoons and the Paine massif.

The southern ice field can also be seen in the distance.

Large Waterfall / Salto Grande

Large Waterfall / Salto Grande

and The Los Cuernos Viewpoint / Mirador Cuernos

Information

  • Operated: All year, but it depends on the wind conditions
  • Start: Salto Grande
  • End: Salto Grande
  • Trek Time: 2 hrs return
  • Distance: 5.5 km return
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Experience Required: None
  • Altitude Gain: 350m

Description

This start is located about 1km up the track from Pudeto (from where the catamaran operates). Salto Grande means Large Waterfall. Most importantly, the viewing area is very close to the action and offers people the opportunity to see the power, and hear the mighty rumble of vast volumes of water cascading through a narrow gap and then thunder down to the drop some 30mts below. However, be alert because one can easily slip over the edge! This is a beautiful waterfall that connects Lago Pehoe and Lago Toro. From this place, the hike is a simple trek that offers a direct and “close up” view of the Cuernos of Paine.

After walking about one hour you will arrive at the viewpoint (mirador) and get an impressive view of Lake Nordenskjöld, with the Cuernos the other side, dominating the skyline in all their magnitude. On the left, you will get an excellent view of the Paine Grande Mountain and to the right of Almirante Nieto Mountain, and these are the two “Cuernos” of Paine.