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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
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The trails around the jagged mountain peaks in Torres del Paine form one of the world's most classic trekking routes. This active trip leads you through forest, mountain ridges and Patagonian steppe and allows you to relax with food & wine and good company in the evenings.

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Page 1: 7 Day W-Trek Day by Day Infographic

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 2Trek Paso Los Cuernos trail

Nordenskjöld Lake

Day 4Trek Pehoe - Grey trail

Day 5Trek to the Towers

Day 6Trek or bike to Eastern Lakes

Day 7Departure 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

Ascen

cio R

iver

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'.

Towersviewpoint

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

SaltoGrande

Lago Pehoe

Grey Glacier

Paine GrandeMountain Hut

Nordenskjöld LakeGrey 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 3The Paine Massif’s Heart: Valle Frances

Nordenskjöld Lake

Pehoe Lake

Skot

tsbe

rg

Lake

French Valley

Los CuernosMountain Hut

British campsiteViewpoint

Italian campsiteViewpoint

Los Cuernos French valley Grey glacier The Towers Laguna Azul

Santiago (SCL)

Punta Arenas(PUQ)

Puerto Natales

Calafate(FTE)

BuenosAires

Torres del Paine NPEcoCamp Patagonia

2179km/1354mi

31/2 hours

2083km/1294mi3 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 GrandeMountain Hut

Overnight: Los Cuernos

Mountain Hut

Grey Lake

Nordenskjöld Lake

Paine River

Sarmiento Lake

Pehoe Lake

Grey

Glacie

r

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

PuertoNatales

Arrival & departure

Day 1Travel 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

Faun

a Tr

ail

Macho Canyonviewpoint

Laguna Azul Camp & Cottage

Laguna AmargaRanger Station

Paine Waterfall

Sarmiento LakeRanger Station

W Trek Elevation

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Elev

atio

n (m

)

Distance in km

Paine Grande Mountain Hut

TowersViewpoint

El Chileno Hut

El Chileno Hut

12

0

8 17

22

44

71

3849

49

52

54

60

66

68

77

British Campsite

Los CuernosTrail

FrenchGlacier

viewpoint

km

Distance in milesmi

Mirador Grey Trail

EcoCamp

EcoCampLos 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.

EcoCampEcoCamp

Fauna Trail

0

5 11

14

2430

30

37

32

37

41

44

48

42

27

8

From Punta ArenasTo EcoCamp373km/232mi, 8 hours(inc. lunch in Natales & visit to Milodón Cave)

From CalafateTo 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

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