Sendero Los Patos
An out-and-back trail, 17 miles each way (34 miles round trip) in Atacama, Chile.
- 17.2 mi
- round trip
- 8,001 ft
- climb
- 20,434 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Sendero Los Patos is an out-and-back trail, 17 miles each way (34 miles round trip) in Atacama, Chile, inside Sitio Ramsar Complejo Lacustre Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa. It runs between about 13,140 ft and 20,430 ft above sea level, with roughly 7,640 ft of climbing one way. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Sendero Los Patos for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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