Laguna de los Tres Hike Guides: Trail, Season, Day Trips
Laguna de los Tres hike guides: how hard the trail is, guided or on your own, the day from El Calafate, weather and season, and the short walks to Chorrillo del Salto and the Mirador de los Cóndores.
How Hard Is the Laguna de los Tres Hike?
Laguna de los Tres difficulty: 25 km and 8 to 9 hours there and back (APN), a 750 m height difference on the park leaflet, and a very steep last climb above the Poincenot camp.
Read guide →Laguna de los Tres: With a Guide or On Your Own?
Do you need a guide for Laguna de los Tres? The park allows both. Guided days from El Chaltén and El Calafate compared: what each includes, where it starts, refund terms and prices.
Read guide →Laguna de los Tres from El Calafate
Laguna de los Tres from El Calafate in a day: the guided hiking days that reach the lagoon, the popular coach day that does not, the hours on the road, and when to sleep in El Chaltén instead.
Read guide →Laguna de los Tres: Weather and the Best Season
Laguna de los Tres weather: the park's September-to-April season, strong summer wind, snow and mud in winter, the May-to-September registration rule, and planning for cloud on Fitz Roy.
Read guide →Chorrillo del Salto Waterfall
Chorrillo del Salto, the 20 m waterfall north of El Chaltén: how far it is (the park and the town give different figures), the short walk, and the day trips from El Calafate that stop there.
Read guide →Mirador de los Cóndores in El Chaltén
Mirador de los Cóndores: the short climb from the park visitor centre at the edge of El Chaltén to a view of the town, Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, with the Las Águilas viewpoint beyond it.
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