All Trips > Chile > Patagonia W Trek Hut to Hut Patagonia W Trek Hut to Hut Choose Your Dates AT A GLANCE Chile 12 Explorer Chicks Hotel, Mountain Huts Bucket List, Hiking, Multiday Treks, New, Trekking 7 Days 5 - Highly Strenuous Physical demand level for this trip THE W-Trek Photos Itinerary Logistics Activity Level What's Included Choose Your Dates Share THE W-Trek Chilean Patagonia is a hiker’s Fantasia and we’re bringing you the most famous route to play on. Set those out-of-offices and pack your most reliable ugly bras – our 7-day Women’s W Trek Trek in Torres Del Paine National Park awaits! Blaze the most stunning trails in the MOTHER of all National Parks. Torres Del Paine is the terrain hiking boots dream about. You will hike 40 miles on the W Trek over the course of 5 glorious days in this crown jewel of public land. Here, you will watch the light play on the Towers Base, hike in the French Valley surrounded by hanging glaciers and wind-shaped trees, cross suspension bridges with unparalleled views of the forests and glaciers below, and take in panoramic views of the park from the Lago Toros Overlook. This isn’t a dream! It’s the wild and pristine natural wonderland of Chilean Patagonia. You’ll never think of a puffy jacket again when you hear the name Patagonia. This place is otherworldly, home to black granite peaks, ice-blue lagoons, lush pampas grassland and thick beech forests. We will use our full bodies and whole hearts to drink Patagonia up – clambering over boulders, hiking to remote alpine lakes, spying on glaciers from suspension bridges, and constantly asking one another, “Did you just hear a puma?!” It can’t always be legs day. We’ll put our arms to the test while paddling amongst floating giants. Get gorgeous, uninterrupted views of wind-sculpted icebergs, Grey Glacier and the magnificent Paine Massif. We’ll be staying in Refugios aka hiking hostels all along Torres del Paine’s trails. These Refugios give us the wildness of a tent with the comfort of a cabin. All the heavy essentials are provided, like bedding and meals (and Chilean wine). Have a remote backcountry experience but with a real beds at night and a much lighter backpack (we recommend 35-40L to carry personal belongings and essentials) Photos Itinerary Expand All Days Day 1 - Welcome to Patagonia You made it to the ends of the earth! After landing, you’ll be lovingly whisked away to our rendezvous hotel by private transfer. Arrive, rest up and prepare for the Welcome Dinner! Your Explorer Chick guide will greet you and probably compliment your leggings. Transfer from Puerto Natales Airport to Hotel: 10 minutes Accommodation: Hotel in Puerto Natales Meals: D Day 2 - Journey to the Three Towers Lookout After fueling up on breakfast, we’ll make tracks at 7am via our SHE-nanigan Shuttle. The wild and sprawling beauty of Torres del Paine National Park is calling and we are answering more eagerly than a lovesick teen. Along the way, we’ll pass traditional Patagonia Estancias (huge ranches) and flat pampas grassland. Have your camera ready – ñandu (Patagonian ostrich), Chilean flamingos and black-necked swans are likely to be preening in the grasses and lagoons! We’ll be staying in Refugio hiking hostels throughout the park, and you’ll have time to drop your pack and take a quick pee break before beginning the W Trek’s first highlight: the journey to the three Towers lookout. Sounds totally Middle-Earthy and we are HERE for it. The trek begins with an ascent, following the Ascencio River into the Ascencio Valley. After about an hour, we’ll stop to witness the valley’s obscene beauty unfolding into rich beech forests, glaciers and waterfalls. Past this lookout point, we continue uphill through lush forests before ascending a gigantic terminal moraine (the ridge formed at a glacier’s end point) where we’ll be rewarded by a frameable view of the three Towers. We’ll pause here, 2950 feet above sea level, resting, photo-snapping, giggling and downing our lunch. We descend along the same path to return to our Refugio where dinner, hot chocolate and ice-cold beer await. Transfer Time from Puerto Natales to TDP: 2 hours Hiking: 13 miles. 3,330’ gain. 8-9 hours Accommodation: Refugio Torre Central Meals: B-L-D Day 3 - Hike to Los Cuernos Lookout through Condor Territory If it pleases the weather gods, we’ll wake to the rich oranges and pinks of a Patagonian dawn. Today we’re hiking to Los Cuernos lookout, where black twin granite peaks curve into the sky like horns. Go Toros! We’ll make our way via Inge Lagoon, crunching earth below soaring condors and other birds of prey. Every moment we pump our legs and swing our arms is a reminder we are very much alive and very much guests of this wild, wild place. Our trail ascends 600′ from the base of Almirante Nieto Mountain (9000′) and crosses the Bader River to Refugio Los Cuernos. Home sweet home for the night. Time to reward our bellies and rest our muscles as we play Never Have I Ever. Hiking: 7 miles. 820′ gain. 4-5 hours Accommodation: Refugio Los Cuernos Meals: B-L-D Day 4 - Hike Pehoe Lake via the Dramatic French Valley It’s mega legs day, Explorer Chick! We’ll depart our Refugio to ascend for an hour through a dreamlike Japanese garden landscape before arriving at the French Valley viewpoint aka the “Plateau”. Our reward is a heart-stirring Condor’s view of MORE granite peaks and hanging glaciers. To one side, the French Glacier and Paine Grande (3050 m). To the other, La Espada, La Hoja, La Máscara and the main and north “horns” of Los Cuernos arching into the sky. There are so many summits to spy here, it feels like attendance day in homeroom. Cerro Catedral? Here! Cerro Fortaleza? Here! These peaks loom like turrets above the landscape, and you’ll start to wonder if all the GOOD tectonic plates decided to migrate here. We’ll scarf our lunches at the viewpoint, surrounded by imposing peaks and open sky. Depending on the weather conditions and group vibe, we can continue to the Britanico Lookout which offers impressive 360 degree views. We return the same way we came to tuck into a well-deserved dinner at our cozy Refugio. Hiking: 10 miles. 1,900’ gain. 8-9 hours Accommodation: Refugio Paine Grande Meals: B-L-D Day 5 - Hike to Glacier Grey We’re early-birding it today to crush an ascent over the winding path that takes us to Laguna Negra. Here, we’ll see sections of the massive Southern Patagonian Ice Field, a geological phenomenon that is home to many unexplored peaks. YOU’RE GOING WHERE FEW HAVE GONE BEFORE! The first hour of our hike starts easy and intensifies as we continue to scramble up and down constant elevation changes. We continue on to Grey Glacier’s lookout point, passing lush forests and rivers that are home to curious foxes and spectacled steamer ducks. We’ll have lunch at the lookout with the mammoth Grey Glacier at our feet. Keep your phones handy – glacial ice could calve at any moment and drop into the freezing waters. After arriving at the Refugio, we’ll do a leg assessment. Tired but willing? Your endurance will be rewarded with a spectacular hike to 2 suspension bridges that hang over a rocky gorge. If we time it right, we could catch the sun setting behind Grey Glacier as we stand suspended above the world, surrounded by forest. Not even Virgin River has views like these, Amiga. We’ll head back the way we came to our last Refugio stay and enjoy a Pisco sour and a hot shower before crashing for the night. Hiking: 9 miles. 900’ gain. 6-7 hours Accommodation: Refugio Grey Meals: B-L-D Day 6 - Grey Lake Kayaking and Boat Adventure Today starts easy with a free morning to stretch, relax and listen to our fave true crime podcasts. After blessing our bellies with delicious breakfast, we will head out for kayaking on Grey Lake. Awaken new strength in your arms as you paddle through floes of ice that have descended from Glacier Grey, the namesake of these waters. These icebergs are scattered throughout the lake and have been sculpted into incredible shapes by the wind and sun, before being pushed to the shores of the lake. After our paddle session, we’ll set off by boat across Grey Lake to the massive facade of Grey Glacier. We’ll stay here for a while to observe the wall’s textures, lines and colors while watching for ice calving. We will also feast on our lunches – no hangry glacier viewing allowed. On our return journey we’ll see the wind-sculpted “ice mushrooms” atop the massive peaks of Paine Grande as we sail past blue-hued icebergs. Once we step onto dry land, we’ll hike 20 minutes along Grey Beach to meet our private transfer which takes us back to Puerto Natales where our Farewell Dinner is waiting. We’re not crying, someone is just chopping onions. Kayaking: 3 hours Boat Ride: 2 hours Private Transfer from Grey Lake to Puerto Natales: 2 hours Accommodation: Hotel in Puerto Natales Meals: B-L-D Day 7 - Goodbyes and Ugly Cries Enjoy one last breakfast together before parting ways. We will provide a final chauffeur in the SHE-nanigan Shuttle to the Puerto Natales airport because we just can’t let go. You can schedule your departure anytime today. Transfer Time from Hotel to Puerto Natales Airport: 10 mins Meals: B Explorer Chick reserves the option to modify trip itineraries at the discretion of your adventure leader as necessary due to weather, conditions, illness, injury, group dynamics, safety, or other unforeseen incidents. Logistics Arrival Airport City: Puerto Natales, Chile (PNT) Pick Up Location: Airport with transfer to Hotel. Arrive before 4pm Meeting Time: 6pm at the Rendezvous Hotel on Day 1 Departure Airport City: Puerto Natales, Chile (PNT) Drop Off Location: Day 6 Rendezvous Hotel Return Time: Fly out any time on Day 7. Transfer to Airport provided. Optional Add-ons: Pre and Post tour rooms at our Rendezvous Hotel in Puerto Natales are available at booking You will receive a Travel Guide with all the rendezvous hotel, packing, and additional information you’ll need to prepare for your epic trip. We require a minimum of 5 Explorer Chicks for this trip. Please confirm your trip is guaranteed before booking airfare. Activity Level 5 – HIGHLY STRENUOUS This trip is rated as highly strenuous because of the daily mileage on rugged trail with windy and variable weather while carrying all of your personal belongings. We will be starting our most of our hikes around sea level, so although the hiking is rugged, we won’t have to contend with acclimatization in Patagonia. Trekking & Backpack: You will need to carry all of your personal belongings on the Trek. (Clothing, toiletries, etc). We recommend bringing a 35-40L backpack for these items. This is not a portered trek. Daily Hiking: Day 2: Base of Towers Hike. 13 miles. 3,330′ elevation gain. 8-9 hours. Challenging. Day 3: French Valley Hike. 10 miles. 1,950′ elevation gain. Moderate-Challenging. Day 4: Los Cuernos. 8 miles. 820′ elevation gain. Moderate. Day 5: Grey Lake. 7 miles + 2-3 miles to overlooks and suspension bridges. Moderate. Day 6: Kayaking 2-3 hours in morning. Easy/Moderate. Please consider your ability to meet the physical demands very seriously. It is for the safety of both you and our group. All Explorer Chicks will be required to sign an Acknowledgement of Physical Demands as part of their waiver upon booking. Read more about our Activity Levels. What's Included Lodging 4 Nights in Refugios. There are several dorm-style bunk rooms with 6 bunks each in each Refugio. You will have your own bed. Bunk Rooms are mixed gender. Rooms are modest with bed linens provided. Bathrooms and showers are shared. Communal socializing and dining areas, along with cash bar and limited Wi-Fi for purchase. 2 Nights in a boutique Puerto Natales Hotel. Shared 2 per room. Newly remodeled hotel with on-site plant-based restaurant. Rooms equipped with private bathrooms and Wi-Fi. Activities All activities and entrance fees as outlined in the itinerary Gratuities for all excursions Meals All meals as indicated in itinerary: B-6, L- 5, D-6 Gratuities for included meals Practical Professional leadership team with a local guide and Explorer Chick Guide Gratuities for local guides Airport transfers A detailed Travel Guide with everything you need to know for your trip The freedom to enjoy your vacation and mindlessly wander! Not Included Airfare Alcoholic beverages Travel Insurance Meals exclusive of itineraries Costs for additional activities Gratuity for your Explorer Chick Guide Explorer Chick reserves the option to modify trip itineraries at the discretion of your tour director as necessary due to weather, conditions, illness, injury, group dynamics, or other unforeseen incidents. More from Patagonia ? 🤠 The Argentinian Gaucho: a badass cultural icon embodying the cowboy (AND GIRL) of the Pampas (or grasslands). 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Soak up never-ending epic views of the bluest glacier lakes and jagged mountain peaks in Torres Del Paine National Park.🧊Enjoy kayaking on Gray Lake with uninterrupted views of wind-sculpted icebergs, Grey Glacier and the magnificent Paine Massif.⛺️Experience a remote backcountry experience but with comfy and rustic Refugio lodging (aka hiking hostels) all along Torres del Paine’s trails, complete with real beds and hot showers.👀Spy Patagonian fauna like guanaco, Andean condors, grey foxes, armadillos, pumas, rheas, and the very rare Huemul deer.😍Sit back and take in the breathtaking scenery of Chilean Patagonia from the window of our private SHE-nanigan Shuttle.💰And it`s an extra $600 off now through Sunday!SAVE $600 with code PARTY2023📆2023 Dates:👉 Oct 28th - Nov 3rd👉 Dec 7th - Dec 13th🔗 in bio to book!Who is joining us on the W Trek in 2023?? 💁♀️#explorerchick #ExplorerChickAdventureCo #womenwhotravel #womentravelingtogether #easydoesntchangeyou #weareexplorerchick #adventuretravel #SheIsNotLost #WomenSupportingWomen #newtripalert #hikingpatagonia #chileanpatagonia #torresdelpaine #southamerica #fitzroy #bucketlist #huttohut #trekkingtrip #explorerchickpatwtrek Open Load More Let's Do This Starting from $4699 Book Now Save $300 with Early Bird Pricing! 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