W 3 Nights / 4 Days Trek 3 Valleys Base & French & Grey
- Duration
- 3 Nights / 4 Days
- Total Hike Distance
- Torres Base, French Valley & Grey Glacier Valley
- Style
- Self Guided
- From
- USD 1,300 PP
From USD 1,300 Per Person
All Inclusive
Introduction
The Full W Trek encompasses three, different valleys. Running east to west, these are: The Ascensio Valley, the end of which is the TORRES BASE; the FRENCH VALLEY (in the middle of the trail), and on the western arm, the GREY LAKE and GLACIER GREY.
This itinerary will allow you to do a full day hike to each of the three valleys.
Accommodation is in Torres del Paine in either a refugio or equipped, serviced camping, or at a hotel in Puerto Natales.
Torres Base, French Valley & Grey Glacier Valley
Total hike time to the Torres Base and back: 21.8km / 13.6 mi – 9hrs hiking
Paine Grande – French Valley:
Total hike time if to the French Valley Viewpoint and out is: 17.7km / 11mi – 8hrs hiking.
Total hike time if to the French Valley Camp Britanico and out is: 24.1km / 15mi – 10hrs hiking.
Paine Grande – Grey: 11km / 6.8mi – 4hrs hiking.
Your Day-By-Day Itinerary
Depart from Puerto Natales on the regular bus at 07:00hrs. Arrive to Laguna Amarga in Torres del Paine and board the shuttle to the Welcome Centre.
NIGHT: Return to your accommodation at Central. Night and dinner here.
After breakfast you will be handed a box lunch. You then need to walk 2 minutes to the Welcome Centre for a pick-up at 07:30hrs. Our private transfer will take you around to Pudeto. Here, you will board the catamaran to cross Lake Pehoe to arrive to Paine Grande.
NIGHT: Arrive back to the Paine Grande and check-in to your accommodation at Paine Gande. Dinner and night here.
Hike Distance & Time:
Night and dinner at Grey.
After breakfast you will receive a box lunch for your hike. Options today are:
1 – Go and visit the hanging bridges before hiking back to Paine Grande.
2 – Hike back to Paine Grande.
3 – Depart from Grey by boat across Grey Lake to Hotel Grey* will be treated as an extra cost and must be pre-booked. Also required will be an extra cost to arrange a return bus from Hotel Grey to Puerto Natales.
4 – Add kayak or an ice hike from Grey* will be treated as an extra cost and must be pre-booked.
Hiking Back to Paine Grande
Once here, you will board the catamaran across Pehoe Lake to Pudeto whereupon you can then board the regular bus back to Puerto Natales.
Summary:
Total hike time from the Welcome Centre to the Torres Base and back is: 21.8km / 13.6 mi – 9hrs hiking
Total hike time if to the French Valley Viewpoint and out is: 20.8km / 13mi – 8.5hrs hiking.
Total hike time if to the French Valley Camp Britanico and out is: 27.2km / 17mi – 10.5hrs hiking.
Paine Grande to Grey: 11km / 6.8mi – 4hrs hiking
