Near to Hotel Grey
Ferrier Look Out / Ferrier Mirador
- Operated: From October to April, but it depends on conditions.
- Start: Conaf Office, next to Pingo Restaurant
- End: Conaf Office, next to Pingo Restaurant
- Trek Time: 7hrs return
- Distance: 10km return
- Difficulty: High
- Experience Required: You need to be reasonably fit and accustomed to long walks.
- Altitude Gain: 700m
Description
Ferrier Mountain is located in the west part of the park, next to the Conaf Office in the Grey sector, not too far from Hotel Grey.
Above all, the return hike is about 7hrs and offers panoramic views over Grey Lake, Pingo Glacier, the Torres del Paine Massif and the Cuernos del Paine. However, the trek involves some difficult uphill stretches. For example, the trail almost immediately heads upwards from the start and continues up at a steep, and zig-zagging 60 ° elevation, quickly reaching an altitude of 700 meters above sea level.
Before reaching the often-windy viewpoint, you will cross a river, and enter a Lenga forest.
Shortly after this point you will reach Ferrier viewpoint (mirador), and from here you will have spectacular panoramic views of Glacier Grey and the icebergs floating on the lake, the Paine Mountain Range, Paine River, Toro Lake and Pingo Glacier.