$160.000
"La Picada", on the north side of the Osorno volcano in the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, is one of the historical sectors of the development of mountain sports and outdoor life during the time of German colonization in southern Chile. It was its slopes where skiing began during the first half of the 20th century and where the first mountain refuges were built.
Nowadays it is an area that allows us to hike little-visited trails with Patagonian air. In winter the terrain will be snowy and in summer it allows us to enjoy the best views of the Osorno volcano in low demanding trail.
The route allows us to enter the oldest national park in Chile. With a landscape of Patagonian airs, the trekking will give us wonderful views of the Northeast and East faces of the Osorno volcano, the West face of the La Picada hill, in addition to allowing us to explore the "Desolación Pass" and its incredible views of the lakes Todos Los Santos, Rupanco, and Llanquihue.
The route is a semi-circuit that will take us to travel around 14 kilometers and about 800 meters in positive slope (and 710 meters in descent). Without a doubt, the best months to enjoy this route are between November and April, when there are more sunny days and less snow on the route, but in winter the snow makes it a real adventure!
8 am
We begin our tour in the direction of Ensenada, following the road through Lake Llanquihue to the town of "Las Cascadas".
10:30 a.m.
We will start our trekking at 800m altitude.
11:30 am
After overcoming the first slope of the route we will reach the highest point of the "Paso de La Desolación" (1,096m altitude).
12 pm
We will leave the "pass" to head east, and contemplate the west face of "Cerro La Picada".
3:30 pm
The descent will take us south, following another edge overlooking Lake Todos Los Santos and the Osorno volcano.
4:30 pm
The descent will take us south, following another edge overlooking Lake Todos Los Santos and the Osorno volcano.
6 pm
End of service.
| Includes: |
Excursions and services detailed in the itinerary; Trekking guide service in a non-private program with bilingual trekkin... Read more |
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| Does not include: |
Tips; Additional services and private services; Equipment required by the client; Life or travel insurance; Porter service (if available); Extra e... Read more |
| Equipment responsibility of the client: |
Appropriate clothing for the activity (first layer set, fleece jacket, windproof and rainproof jacket, trekking pants. De... Read more |
| Experience and technical capacity required: |
Suitable for people with no previous climbing experience, but who are fit enough to participate in 4-8 hours of physical activity per day in wilde... Read more |
| Limitations and/or restrictions of the activity: |
Not suitable for people with heart problems or disabilities that may prevent them from participating in long-term strenuous physical activity, chi... Read more |
| Description of actions that the participant must follow for the proper development of the activity: |
It will be required of those who participate in the program to respect and protect the historical, natural, and cultural heritage in which the act... Read more |
| Criteria used to suspend the activity: |
The participant puts activity or participants safety at risk; the participant does not follow actions for the good development of the activity; cl... Read more |
| Insurance: |
Throughout the program whenever adventure tourism activities take place: hiking, trekking, climbing volcanoes participants will be covered by comp... Read more |
| Price: |
The prices of each program are presented in Chilean pesos (CLP, CH$) and correspond to the price per 1 person taxes included. All our programs hav... Read more |
| Reservation: |
It is done through the website or by email (info@huellandina.com). We will confirm availability within 24 hours of receiving the information from ... Read more |
| Payment Methods: |
Payment in Cash (only Dollars, Euros, or CLP), Credit Card, Online bank transfer (Chilean - CLP or Austrian - EUR Bank). If payment is made in for... Read more |
| Cancellation Policy: |
- Cancellation requested by the client with more than 2 days before the program start date: refund available with a penal... Read more |
“ChECKLIST FOR Trekking to "La Picada"”
| Per group: |
For those who book the same program together, there is a discount of $20.000 CLP per person, which is applied automatically when making the reservation. |
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The weather conditions are essential for a safe and enjoyable trip. However, an accurate and somewhat reliable weather forecast can only be had about five (5) days before the planned date for the trip, so we try to be as flexible as possible with reservations made in advance:
To be able to book a date we only require the payment of the reservation fee, and once we have a reliable forecast we re-confirm the date and coordinate the payment of the difference. But if it is not possible to start the ascent because we foresee that there will be poor visibility in the glacial area (precipitation or clouds that reduce visibility to only a few meters) we will look for an alternative date or the refund of the booking fee.
However, if by mutual agreement we decide to start the program (that is, to go out to pick you up or to meet at the lodge), either because the forecast looks good, acceptable, or unclear, and the conditions do not allow us to reach the summit or meet the proposed objectives, there is no refund of the payment!
Yes!
The minimum to perform the program is one (1) person, so there is no problem in doing the program just for you. But keep in mind that it is a shared service, so if there is another person interested in the program and the date they could share the service. But don't worry we'll let you know if that happens!
Yes, we have available trekking poles, mountain boots, gloves, backpacks, sunglasses for rent. So if you need something do not forget to let us know in the booking process.
While most of our programs are small groups and it's almost always just the group you've booked together, our regular programs are shared services. So if you would like to book a private program in advance, it will be priced accordingly to the capacity of the clients that the guide or guides could have on that trip. Write to us to see it in detail!
The program includes the transportation from/to Puerto Varas, Ensenada, Petrohue, Puerto Octay or Cascadas. Picking or dropping from Osorno, Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt/Osorno airport, Llanquihue or Frutillar have an extra cost of $15.000 CLP per way. Other places are available upon request.
If you want to arrive on your own at the meeting point we will deduct the cost of transportation ($10,000CLP per person). For this you can use the coupon "transport-1p" when making the reservation (you must change the number according to the number of people who are booking, if there are 3, the coupon to use would be transport-3p).
There are some programs that include transportation from other cities, if indicated in the description, so it will be!
The program includes the technical equipment: crampons, helmet, harness, ice axe. So they basically only require their mountain boots, clothes, and accessories (glasses, backpack, gloves). Anyway you can see the checklist to verify that you have what you need and / or let us know if you need something!
Some programs may also include other items (such as sleeping bags or trekking poles), so if it is indicated in the program it will be available in the program.
Because most of our trips are small groups, it will be just you or a couple of other people, we rent the car from the guide (or our family) to develop the program: A normal car, clean, in good condition and of course with all the required permits. For bigger groups, we hire a driver with a Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van or similar.
