Sendero Las Pataguas
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,490 ft
- climb
- 3,219 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Sendero Las Pataguas is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, inside Parque Presidente Sebastián Piñera Echenique. It runs between about 2,750 ft and 3,220 ft above sea level, with roughly 510 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Chamisero, about 6.7 miles east of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro del Medio, Loma La Cruz and Cerro El Zorro. For camping, Baños de la Cal and Camping Vallecito are within about 6 miles. There are 14 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. 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 Las Pataguas for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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