(Keywords: backpacking - CHILE)
Torres del Paine
Featuring:
The
legendary towers of Chile
When you first hear about the torres, or see images like the one at right, you begin to feel the attraction of epic adventure. This Pategonia landscape is seemingly that of another world, because it offers incredible beauty and diversity in one location. The scenery is stunning. High alpine meadows with crystal clear water, turquoise lakes and the largest glacier in the southern hemisphere. Use this GPS map data to help plan your adventure.
Click on the binoculars to see Google Earth displaying a view down the length of Glacier Grey to where the trail coming down from Paso Gardner meet Lago Grey.
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GPS Map
- Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map File Details
File: torres.gpx (165K)
Revised: 5 September 2007
Data Classification: Class A1
Waypoints: 39 Waypoints, including camps, refugios, and points of interest
Routes: 9
Tracks: 5
More Info
The data inlcudes waypoints, routes and tracks contributed by Manuel Jose Cerda
Day 1: Begin at Laguna Azul and hike through alpine meadows to Lago Paine.Day 2: Lago Paine to Refugio Dickson over more grasslands
Day 3: Refugio Dickson to Campamento Los Parros next to Lago and Glacier Parros.
Day 4: Campamento Los Perros to Campamento Los Guardas climbing out of marshland, over John Gardner pass (3,970 ft.), and descend to icefield below.
Day 5: Campamento Los Guardas to Refugio Peho
Day 6: Refugio Peho to Refugio Los Cuernos, taking side trip up Valle Frances
Day 7: Refugio Cuernos to Hosteria Las Torres along beautiful Nordenskjold.
Day 8: High-point of trek, hiking up Valle Ascencio to the base of the granite torres (towers) and back to hotel.
Day 9: Return by roads to home via Laguna Azul.
References
Special
thanks to Manuel Jose Cerda for providing the GPS data of his adventures
in Torres del Pain. When in Santiago, visit Senor Cerda at CentroGPS
(http://www.centrogps.com)
