Laguna Torre
Cerro Torre (3,128 m), the Torre Glacier and iceberg-dotted Laguna Torre
The route
The line through Los Glaciares NP (north), Argentina - waypoints, elevation and the day-by-day shape of the walk.
Waypoints
- 1El Chalten trailheadTrailhead
Register at park office
- 2Mirador Cerro TorreVariant split
First Cerro Torre view; turnaround
- 3Campamento De Agostini (camp)Junction
Basic camp near the lake
recommended · Nov-Apr - 4Laguna Torre (Torre Glacier)Summit
Icebergs below Cerro Torre
Season & conditions
Nov-Apr; Cerro Torre is notoriously cloud-shrouded
Patagonian wind; the Torre is often in cloud
Cerro Torre reflected in the lake with floating icebergs; autumn colour
Nov-Apr; shoulder snow possible. Confirm.
On the trail
Forest, open valley, riverside, a moraine viewpoint
Non-technical and gentle; a short final rise to the moraine viewpoint
Well-marked; solo fine; register at the park office
Accessible to most reasonably fit walkers including families and older hikers with stamina; not wheelchair (long/rough); a good mixed-group option
Huemul (rare), condor, austral parakeet
Lenga and nire, notro
The second-most-popular El Chalten hike; busy but less than Los Tres
Turn around at Mirador Cerro Torre (skip the final stretch); camp De Agostini; connector to Laguna de los Tres
Getting there & staying
From El Chalten (trailhead in town); bus from El Calafate
Not required; bus El Calafate <-> El Chalten
Free Campamento De Agostini (basic; reserve); no huts
Layers, wind gear, boots; stream water; patchy coverage; ARS cash
None on the trail; El Chalten services at the trailhead
Not required; self-guided
Permits & safety
None (free NP); register at the park office.
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Wind, cold and weather; long but gentle
Register at the park office; easy, well-travelled trail; return to town
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand trail report. Coordinates are approximate.