5-Day Torres del Paine W Independent Trek

You will start by picking up your vouchers and map becore catching a bus to Torres del Paine National Park. This will take around 2.5 hours, arriving in the afternoon for dinner and to rest in preparation to the great adventure ahead. Overnight in Central Sector.

Start your adventure by heading towards one of the landmarks of the park, the Las Torres Base Lookout Point. During the first stretch, you will walk through the pampa, cross the Ascencio River and then climb 3 km up to Los Vientos Mountain Pass. Continue your journey to the Chileno Mountain Reduge before getting deep into a Lenga beech forest up to la Morena. This is where the hardest part of the hike begins! Continue the rock trail to the amazing Las Torres Base Lookout Point where you will witness breathtaking views. Later, begin your descent to the Central Sector for dinner and a good night's sleep. *19.5 km *High Difficulty *Initial Altitude: 120 m, Highest: 870 m

Today you will walk along the shore of Nordenskjöld Lake, Almirante Nieto Hill and the striking Cuernos del Paine. Discover incredible views, glaciers, lakes and local flora and fauna. Tonight you will sleep in Francés Sector after dinner. *13.5 Km *Difficulty Medium *Elevation gain 200m

It´s time to reach one of the highlights of the circuit, the Francés Valley! Start bright and early with a light hike to the Italiano Campsite to continue to the Franbcés River Valley. You will continue to the Francés Lookout Point, where you will enjoy one of the most breathtaking views of the circuit, the view to the valley framed by the Hills Paine Grande, Catedral, Hoja, Máscara,Espada, Aleta de Tiburón, and Cuerno del Norte. Later, you will begin the descent to the Paine Grande Sector, where you will spend the night. *8 to 10 Trekking hours *20.5 km *Difficulty: High *Initial altitude: 120 m Highest: 709 m

Today you will reach the third milestone of the circuit, one of the most unforgettable sceneries of the park, the magnificent Grey Glacier. The trail goes around the Paine Grande Hill, the highest peak in the mountain range (3,050 m), with incredible views of its hanging glaciers. Walking amidst Antarctic Beech (ñirre), Dombey's beech (coigüe), and Chilean firebush (notro), you will reach the first lookout point of Grey Lake, where we will see floating pieces of glacier. We will continue to walk towards the imposing view of Grey Glacier to reach the Grey Mountain Refuge. Later, you will return to the Paine Grande Sector and take a catamaran that will take you to Pudeto. There you will meet the bus that will take you back to Puerto Natales. *8 - 10 Trekking hours *22 km *Initial Altitude : 43 m Highest: 313 m