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This is by far the most popular section walk of the [[Torres del Paine] National Park], and most likely in . It can be crowded from late december to the summer period is that they have many other hikers along the way; end of february. The route trail is, therefore, very clear. From the Hosteria Las Torres, is a the path penetrates into the valley. After 10 minutes of walking, an old suspension bridge that crosses the Ascensio river crossing. About 150 meters further, you will find a bifurcation occurs: on to the left it leads to the base of the towers our destination, and on the right the path leads to it heads towards Los Cuernosand Valle del Francés. Then , it follows a zig zag in a slope sparsely vegetated slope and very well marked. This zig zag product The lack of the few trees vegetation and high foot traffic, is has badly eroded the area and formed several parallel tracks, so take care must be taken not to keep in the main track and avoid further erode the grounderosion. It will go along with a new bifurcation The there is another trail at left that leads to Los Cuernos, towards izuierda. This section allows you to earn You gain near about 375 meters of altitude, in this section (from 135 meters. to about 500 m. before entering the valley itself and stabilize the slope, but not before ). Then there is a drop of 50 feet to meters, after which the first sidepath becomes far less steep. About Consider about an hour out hereto this spot. Then rises again and walks past other sideYou will then cross a spring. After 45 minutes from the end of the zig zag Chilean camping , Chileno Camp is reached , on the opposite bank of the Ascensio river, in the shade of a beech ''lenga'' forest. There is a bridge to get there. The camping costs $ 4,000 per person and there is a cafe, but no store.

No need to cross the river by the bridge and stop, because the trail always continues along the southwest always bank. In the following section, the trail gets into the forest of ''lenga '', with a fairly moderate slope, crossing . It crosses several aspects small streams that fall from drain the north face of Almirante Nieto. After about an hour ten since the Chilean site70 minutes from Chileno, at 700 m., The the foot of the moraine that gives access to the lookout is reached. There is a sign indicating the trail to the lookout and fork to camping Las Torres camp (at this point one can replenish water and use the bathroomwith toilet). From this point The last leg of the trail goes hike is far steeper. First is Continue next to a shed and stream, under the shade of small trees located on the edge of the moraine. Further up, but above the trail is lost as such dissapears and must continue climbing you will have to walk over the bare rocks, some of which are marked to show the route. After 45 minutes, from the sign "700 meters", you will be at the east end of the lake, where you have a lagoon. The landscape is wonderful view of , with the three towers (Central, Monzino, DagostiniDe Agostini) hills in full view, and is reached the mountains Peineta y and Nido de Cóndores.