Tarapacá · Hiking

Sendero Los Tamarugos

An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Tarapacá, Chile.

0.5 mi
round trip: 13 ft
climb: 3,258 ft
high point: Out and back
route

Sendero Los Tamarugos is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Tarapacá, Chile, inside Reserva Nacional Pampa del Tamarugal. It stays at about 3,260 ft above sea level and is close to flat. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is La Tirana, about 7.7 miles southwest of the trailhead. For camping, Camping Sector Administración is 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.

NearbyCamino De La Cruz De Iquique · Ruta Patrimonial · Camping La Tirana

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Sendero Los Tamarugos for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.