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| Hiking | 4.31 Miles |
1,379 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.31 Miles | 2 Hrs 9 Mns | | 2.07 mph |
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| no partners | | After our visit to Milodon Cave National Monument (separate triplog [ popup triplog ] ), we decided to cap off our first day in Puerto Natales with a hike to the top of Cerro Benitez, and mountain that stands behind Milodon Cave and offers panoramic views of the mountains and glacier fed lakes in the area.
The trail starts with a robust climb, mostly through the forest, until the trail breaks out for a couple of overlook points on sheer western side of the mountain.
The "summit" is a rounded, flatish area that offers nice, tree-free views of the area.
Looking at our app, it seemed we could descend the far side of the trail and loop back to our starting point along an intermediate line, which we opted to do for variety.
Saw a few rock climbers enjoying the steep cliff walls. Also saw a cave up higher, but didn't have the time/energy to check it out, but we observed a couple of hikers doing so.
A nice way to end our first day in P.N. and warm up the legs for a lot of Patagonia hiking/exploring to come over the next week +. |
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