Check out your hiking group photo in our hall of fame: www.ecocamp.travel/myTrip/W-Trek-7-day For booking information visit www.ecocamp.travel and www.cascada.travel/Tour/Patagonia-Torres-del-Paine-7-Day-W-Trek Cascada Expediciones - EcoCamp Patagonia Tel: +56 (2) 2923-5963 | Email [email protected] Day 2 Trek Paso Los Cuernos trail Nordenskjöld Lake Day 4 Trek Pehoe - Grey trail Day 5 Trek to the Towers Day 6 Trek or bike to Eastern Lakes Day 7 Departure to Punta Arenas Overnight: Standard Dome (or Superior Dome upgrade) Patagonia Torres del Paine 7 Day W Trek Los Cuernos El Arriero River Los Cuernos Paine Grande The Towers The W Trek trail around the jagged mountain peaks in Torres del Paine forms one of the world's most classic trekking routes. EcoCamp Patagonia, sustainable geodesic dome accommodation situated in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park, guides you through forest, mountain ridges, glaciers and Patagonian steppe and allows you to relax with good food & wine and sociable trekking guides & fellow travelers. Valle del Silencio Ascencio River Overnight: Standard Dome (or Superior Dome upgrade) Distance walked: 22 km / 14 miles (9h approx) Did you know? The word 'Paine' in Torres del Paine comes from a Tehuelche (ancient Patagonian tribe) word meaning 'blue'. Towers viewpoint Paso de los Vientos El Chileno Hut Distance walked: 26 km / 16 miles (10h approx) Distance walked: 12 km / 7.5 miles (5h approx) Lago Grey Pingo River Grey River Salto Grande Lago Pehoe Grey Glacier Paine Grande Mountain Hut Nordenskjöld Lake Grey glacier Viewpoint You've walked: 77km/48 miles You've taken around 101,049 steps You've burned at least 7,000 calories You should have drunk around 21 liters of water Welcome to the W Trek Alumni Club! Day 3 The Paine Massif’s Heart: Valle Frances Nordenskjöld Lake Pehoe Lake Skottsberg Lake French Valley Los Cuernos Mountain Hut British campsite Viewpoint Italian campsite Viewpoint Los Cuernos French valley Grey glacier The Towers Laguna Azul Santiago (SCL) Punta Arenas (PUQ) Puerto Natales Calafate (FTE) Buenos Aires Torres del Paine NP EcoCamp Patagonia 2179km/ 1354mi 3 1/2 hours 2083km/ 1294mi 3 hours Distance walked: 11 km / 7 miles (4h approx) Did you know? Grey Glacier is named after the colour of Grey Lake and is acutally blue in colour due to the light refracted through the compacted ice. Overnight: Paine Grande Mountain Hut Overnight: Los Cuernos Mountain Hut Grey Lake Nordenskjöld Lake Paine River Sarmiento Lake Pehoe Lake Grey Glacier Grey River Did you know? The W Trek gets its name from the W shape which you follow around the massif! Legend Day 1 Arrival Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Departure Puerto Natales Arrival & departure Day 1 Travel from Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales or Calafate to EcoCamp Patagonia in Torres del Paine NP Overnight: Standard Dome (or Superior Dome upgrade) Laguna Amarga Las Chinas River Laguna Azul Paine River Fauna Trail Macho Canyon viewpoint Laguna Azul Camp & Cottage Laguna Amarga Ranger Station Paine Waterfall Sarmiento Lake Ranger Station W Trek Elevation 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Elevation (m) Distance in km Paine Grande Mountain Hut Towers Viewpoint El Chileno Hut El Chileno Hut 12 0 8 17 22 44 71 38 49 49 52 54 60 66 68 77 British Campsite Los Cuernos Trail French Glacier viewpoint km Distance in miles mi Mirador Grey Trail EcoCamp EcoCamp Los Cuernos Mountain Hut Grey Glacier Viewpoint Paso de los vientos Paso de los vientos No worries about altitude, the whole W trek is under 1000 m.a.s.l (3000 ft)! Did you know? The multicolored Cuernos peaks (Horns) are made from a basalt sandwich with a granite filling. Did you know? The 3,050m/10,000ft Paine Grande has only been summited 3 times - in 1957 by Count Guido Monzino & his Italian team, in 2000 by a French-Argentine duo and in 2011 by a Chilean group. EcoCamp EcoCamp Fauna Trail 0 5 11 14 24 30 30 37 32 37 41 44 48 42 27 8 From Punta Arenas To EcoCamp 373km/232mi, 8 hours (inc. lunch in Natales & visit to Milodón Cave) From Calafate To EcoCamp 407km/253mi, 12 hours (inc. private transfer to bus station, bus from Calafate to Natales, lunch in Natales & visit to Milodón Cave) Distance walked: 6km / 4miles (3h) Distance cycling: 8km / 5miles (1h) If there's more than 6 in your group you can opt for our cycling excursion to Laguna Azul instead! Did you know? The shores of Laguna Amarga are strewn with stromatolites, a rock formation known as 'living fossils'. Sarmiento Lake 76 46