Sendero Ventisquiero
- 6.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,878 ft
- climb
- 1,716 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Sendero Ventisquiero is an out-and-back trail, 6.5 miles each way (13 miles round trip) in Los Lagos, Chile, inside Parque Nacional Pumalín Douglas Tompkins. It runs between about 1,090 ft and 1,720 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,260 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Chaitén, about 12 miles east of the trailhead. Salto del Puma is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping Ventisquero and Camping Grande are within about 6 miles. 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 Ventisquiero for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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