Patagonia O Circuit Itinerary

The o circuit in torres del paine national park in chile is easily the most famous trail in patagonia.

Patagonia o circuit itinerary.

Hike the o circuit in torres del paine national park. Patagonia itinerary for two weeks of travel. Torres del paine the o circuit 7 day itinerary day 1. Explore puerto natales.

If you re trying to figure out how to book a self guided hike of the o circuit your head is probably spinning now. Enjoy the quiet trails away from the crowd and challenge yourself to 8 days of back country camping and trekking. Patagonia o circuit itinerary torres del paine o circuit. We took our time to wake up and have breakfast as today was only a 7 mile hike.

The o circuit includes the w trek which makes up the southern portion of the circuit. Puerto natales serón campsite 13km. Torres del paine 8 day o circuit with an experienced guide. Torres del paine o circuit itinerary.

Puerto natales bus laguna amarga bus hotel las torres serón campsite 13km 8 miles 3 hours bus 3 hours walk. Here is the itinerary we opted for during our 7 night 8 day trek in torres del paine complete with our trekking times. Luckily getting there is relatively easy and affordable. A view of the ice field when coming down the pass on the o circuit trek.

My first time i backpacked it carrying all of my own gear. Regardless of the amount of time you have or how much of a hiker you are the good news is patagonia is so full of incredible things to see you can t really make a bad choice in regards to what to see. We hiked with our newly made friends the entire route and started to form some great friendships. The o circuit is tucked away deep in patagonia far from any major cities or hubs.

Fly from santiago to puerto natales. Glacier grey to paine grande 7 miles. When we were planning our trip we found it to be a lot to take in as well. Don t worry that s normal if you re planning on hiking patagonia without a guide.

Direct flights from santiago and buenos aires will get you to puerto natales or el calafate backpacking towns that are within a few hour s drive of torres del paine. Choose to do the full o circuit or the w depending on time. Though the towers in the park earned it such renown it s the ever changing landscape on each day of the trail that has made me fall in love with it enough to hike it twice. The o circuit also referred to as the paine circuit forms a full loop around the park while the w trek makes a w shape to the south of the park.

Itinerary for the o circuit trek the trek route and times will be based on how fast you are how many kilometers you want to walk in a day and how much money you want to spend on campsites.