page_title: Hiking in Chile
section_title: Parque Nacional Laguna del Laja
hierarchical_section_title: Hiking in Chile / Alto Bío Bío / Parque Nacional Laguna del Laja
caption_attribution_description: Español: Vista desde el mirador
context_page_description: Hiking in Chile is characterized by a wide range of environments and climates for hikers, which largely results from Chile's unusual, ribbon-like shape, which is 4,300 kilometres long and on average 175 kilometres wide. These range from the world's driest desert, the Atacama, in the north, through a Mediterranean climate in the center, to the glaciers, fjords and lakes of Patagonia in the south.
  The longest hiking trail in Chile is the informal 3,000 km Greater Patagonian Trail that was created by a non-governmental initiative.
context_section_description: The trail comprises four sections, with three shorter hikes (Los Pangues – Los Tatas, 5 km; Circuito Las Chilcas – El Torbellino, 2 km; and El Toro – Laguna del Laja, 4 km) and one longer hike (Laguna del Laja – Los Barros, 24 km). It starts from the Control Hut in the Los Pangues section of the park and runs round the north-east base of the Antuco Volcano and the south-west shore of the Laguna del Laja lake down to the lake's southernmost point. Highlights include panoramic views of the lake, the volcano and Sierra Velluda, the highest peak in Chile's Bío Bío Region. The trail can be traversed either on foot or on horseback.
caption: Laguna La Mula
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