Hike Patagonia: Loma del Pliegue Tumbado
Balancing Rock near the beginning The beauty of hiking from the town of El Chalten is the wide array of hikes that you have to choose from. I wrote about two of them ( Chorrillo del Salto , and Laguna Torre) in previous post but on day three we wanted a real challenge, but also something a little different. We did a bit of research and felt like taking the path less traveled to a high 360 degree panorama was going to be the way to go. I am sure glad this was our choice. The hike to Pliegue Tumbado overlook was fun and challenging, and had a mind blowing view from the top. Glimpses of mountain pillars thru the trees The hike starts from the National Park visitor center on the same trail that leads to Laguna Toro. The National Park material says the length of the hike is 7 to 8 hours, although we did it in under 7. The way there is all uphill, all the time. This was a big change from the long flat portions from the two hikes before. Because you are constantly climbing you...