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Day 16 of 26 · Cabaña Pie Grande, 42 km from Puerto Varas · The Grand Chilean Contrast: From Atacama to Patagonia

Day 16 — Petrohué Falls

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A road day to your new base in Cabaña Pie Grande, 42 km from Puerto Varas, with most of the day on the road (4 h 57).

Petrohué Falls
Partial view of Petrohué Waterfall, Chile © photographed in 2018 by P. Hughes — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 12 · Puerto Varas · Chile

We sleep at Cabaña Pie Grande, 5.2 km away

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day 16 2 nights 4 h 57 on the road246 kmclimate favourable

programme
2 h 30
road
4 h 57
usable window
9 h 48

To add if time allows: Lunch with views of the emerald lake in Petrohué (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Lunch with views of the emerald lake in Petrohué

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • Iglesia de Dalcahue

    A historic wooden church and UNESCO World Heritage site located right along the route.

    30 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

  • Ferry Pargua - Chacao

    The essential ferry crossing connecting Chiloé Island to the mainland.

    45 min there · detour +8 km · View on Google Maps

  • Parque Nacional Alerce Andino

    Parque Nacional Alerce Andino

    A scenic stop featuring ancient Alerce trees near the road leading toward the mountains.

    60 min there · detour +7 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 13 April 2010 by Joshua Stone — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • Lago Llanquihue

    Lago Llanquihue

    A beautiful lakeside viewpoint offering panoramic views of the Osorno Volcano.

    20 min there · detour +17 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 17 February 1993 by Franz Xaver — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons