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[[File:2015-04-04_14.21.40.jpg|thumb|1100px|Panoramic view of El Morado lagoon from the opposite angle of the classic lookout point. In the background, [[Cortaderas]] and [[Loma Larga]] peaks, and to the right, part of the north hillside of [[Cerro Unión]] ]]

|Actividad=Trekking

|País=Chile (english)

|CiudadesChile=Santiago

|BellezaEscenica=Atractiva

|Atractivos=Vistas panorámicas, Glaciar, Lago, Río

|Sendero=Tramos sin sendero

|Señalizacion=Inexistente

|Infraestructura=Inexistente

|ComparteIdayRetorno=Ida y Retorno por la misma ruta

|Latitud1=-33.779972

|Imágen Principal=Laguna_del_morado_mayo.jpg

|ComentariosImagen=Small lagoon where El Morado glacier is drained. May.

|KMLZ=Glaciar_Colgante_del_Morado.kmz

|ComentariosMapa=

*'''Ski Touring''': Between June and mid-October. Keep in mind that starting mid-August it might be necessary to carry your skis on first stretch. On the other hand, in mid-winter the car path is cut at Lo Valdés mining facilities, so you might have to start at Baños Morales.

[[File:Choriboulder a ppios de octubre.jpg|thumb|Choriboulder during the beginning of October]]

[[File:Fin Absoluto Camino.jpg|thumb|Absolute end of the car path]]

===Access by Public Transportation and Autostop===

If you take the bus to Banos Morales, there are good chances to make the autostop up to Cabrerio. Getting an autostop from Cabrerio to the parking space (red route) is harder but possible, especially during the summer weekends. If you decide to take the bus and you don't want to try autostop, walk the yellow route.

==Route Description==

Having parked the car, abandon the main route to take a car path in [[road condition|bad condition]], that will become progressively in [[road condition|very bad condition]]. On the first two kilometers, the path will go by the back of the valley on the west side of the river, where it will slowly gain altitude. At 2.805 AMSL you will pass next to a flag.

[[File:Perfil glaciar del morado desde Banos Morales.png|thumb|left|Profile of El Morado Glacier from Baños Morales (ski touring route). The first stretch (up to the first vertical line) corresponds to the yellow stretch. The second (up to the second red vertical line), to the blue, and the third to the red route. ]]

If upon reaching Lo Valdés gypsum mine the path is closed (which is likely to be the case between June and September) you will have to return and take the detour to Baños Morales, and advance on Volcán's river's north side. It is 5.6 kilometres along the yellow route, on an old car path - good for skying - up to the junction with the path that starts at Cabrerio, ascending from 1860 AMSL to 2275 AMSL. This should take a little less than two hours. From this junction, it's 5.4 kilometers more along the blue route to the beginning described on the previous section, and that can be reached by car when there's no snow. This stretch entails an ascent from 2275 meters to 2628 meters, which should take another 1.5 hour or so.

==Estimated Duration==