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This superb A to B walk in the Precordillera hills from Puente Ñilhue to Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo (or ''vice versa'') can be done from Santiago by public transport at both ends and takes less than a day, say from 5 hours according to stopping time. It provides a rewarding hill-walking experience with excellent views of Santiago and the Andes. There is no shade or water and the vertical ascent is 850m or more. The path is easy to follow but the ascent will sort out those who aren't fit. The walk is closed on Mondays.  

Access to Puente Ñilhue is via Plaza San Enrique, just off the Camino a Farellones, reached by bus from the city centre (e.g. 411 from Los Leones). The bus calls at Plaza San Enrique soon after passing the turnoff for Farellones – move near the front of the bus so you can see the bus stop name.

==Descriptión of Access from the route==Puente Ñilhue Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo side is a few Km up described in the Camino a Farellones. A couple of hundred metres after the road crosses the bridge itself, turn down the dirt road on the right and drive downhill for another few hundred metres to reach the start English version of the Cerro Provincia walk at the pedestrian bridge over the Mapocho.: Cross the river, pay the modest fee at the office if it's open (probably only at weekends), then go through the entrance gate in the stone wall (which is presumably locked on Mondays) and start the walkhttp://www. The altitude here is about 1,000m. The route is pretty clear on the ground throughout and there is little chance of wandering off the route when the visibility is goodwikiexplora. There are periodic signs with maps showing times and distances for each stagecom/index.php/Cerro_Provincia_%28english%29

The ascent is continuous==Description of the route==Cross the river, and pay the views of Santiago to modest fee at the west and especially eastwards into the Andes get better as you climb. The spiny quisco cacti office if it's open (echinopsis chiloensisprobably only at weekends) become more plentiful and taller – keep well clear of them. This stretch with , then go through the entrance gate in the sun stone wall (which may be locked on your back Mondays when the route is where all closed) and start the ascent is encounteredwalk. After a good proportion of this has been scaled, a contouring irrigation canal The altitude here is seenabout 1, the Canaleto de Agua, but it seems to burrow under the path somehow without being met directly. I saw eagles and possibly a swift000m.

The trail levels out at route is pretty clear on the top ground throughout and continues southwards on the plateau (1,868m according to there is little chance of wandering off the route signs) on a fairly level gradient. You will eventually arrive at when the obvious place for a break, the only large shady tree, a quillay (Quillaja saponaria, the soap bark tree) which the route signs say visibility is over 100 years oldgood. On my visit, there was a loud There are periodic signs with maps showing times and ominous buzzing from the tree, as of many possibly very angry bees, so I gave that a miss and went on a bit further to the junction where the paths diverge distances for the summit (Cerro Provincia) and that turning west (right) down to San Carlos de Apoquindoeach stage.

It should be possible Almost immediately there is a short section which uses chains to continue southwards from Alto del Naranjo (via the summit?) clamber up some rocks. This is not exposed and then to leave the high ground by various routesoffers scope for misleadingly impressive photos. One The rest of these routes (with a total length of 36Km) descends to Parque Mahuida which is at the end of Av Larrainroute is walkable, which the trail being rocky but firm underfoot. Fairly soon there is a junction in the extension of Irarrazaval path, and should have buses. The Parque Mahuida website has you take the right hand route diagramstowards Cerro Provincia and Alto del Naranjo.

From the three-way junctionThe ascent is continuous, and the path towards Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo starts a rapid descent, following a rough fence on views of Santiago to the left hand sidewest and especially eastwards into the Andes get better as you climb. The path is largely loose material, sand or gravel, spiny quisco cacti (echinopsis chiloensis) become more plentiful and it taller – keep well clear of them. This stretch with the sun on your back is easy to loose your footing and sit down. At a point where all the descent levels out ascent is encountered. After a bit, look out for where the path crosses the line good proportion of the fence which you have this has been following on the leftscaled, at a gap which looks a bit like an English stile. It contouring irrigation canal is possible seen, the Canaleto de Agua, but it seems to miss this (burrow under the path somehow without being met directly. I did, saw eagles and was corrected by the shouts of two Chileans some way above me)possibly a swift.

Once The trail levels out at the fence top and continues southwards on the plateau (which is crossed1, 868m high according to the path descends into light woodland and there are no more views. The route is signs) on a fairly clear and there are occasional waymark postslevel gradient. The lower slopes showed You will eventually arrive at the tracks of many mountain bikesobvious place for a break, so it seems that the area could be very popular with cyclists at weekends. Following only large shady tree, a quillay (Quillaja saponaria, the route down through soap bark tree) which the woodland route signs say is pretty straightforward but struck me as disappointing after the inspiring views earlier in the dayover 100 years old. On my visit, but then this there was in a loud and ominous buzzing from the full heat tree, as of many possibly very angry bees, so I gave that a summer afternoonmiss and went on a bit further to the junction where the paths diverge for the summit (Cerro Provincia) and that turning west (right) down to San Carlos de Apoquindo.

Eventually you will see signs It should be possible to continue southwards from Alto del Naranjo (via the administración summit?) and will reach then to leave the officehigh ground by various routes. This was manned on One of these routes (with a weekday, and I was invited to sign out even though I hadn't signed in there. The Spanish version total length of this trip says you don't have 36Km) descends to pay to enter Parque Mahuida which is at this the end. Finally there of Av Larrain, which is a tedious trek of about a mile along a dusty road past various horse businesses to the entrance at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo. Here there are two sets continuation of gates at right angles to one another a hundred metres or so apart, Irarrazaval and the man in the outer gatehouse released the inner gates once he saw meshould have buses. A couple of hundred yards beyond them is the welcoming bus stop for the 421 or CO2 to metro Los DominicosThe Parque Mahuida website has route diagrams.

A fee of CHP1,500 is supposedly payable at the Puente Ñilhue entrance, but when I did the walk on a weekday in January 2013 the office was closed.

All the usual. In summer this route is hot, steep, has no shade and no water. Prepare accordingly.{{GaleriaInicio}}{{ImagenesGaleria}}{{GaleriaFin}}[[category:Routes in english]]