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Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre)

Schematic El Chaltén to Laguna Torre. Not a GPS track. DEM high 634 m. Cerro Torre 3,128 m is a landmark. No fee where the permit block says none. Return is not doubled.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs Administración de Parques Nacionales — Los Glaciares

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: No trail fee confirmed for Laguna Torre. This is not a blanket statement that El Chaltén is free.

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
No trail feeReported (secondary) — confirm before travelNot recordedNo trail fee confirmed for Laguna Torre. This is not a blanket statement that El Chaltén is free.Administración de Parques Nacionales — Los GlaciaresNot recordedVerified 2026-09-23 vs Administración de Parques Nacionales — Los Glaciares
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This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts-49.332, -72.886
Distance8.49 km*
resolved-pin haversine; not a published trek length; not walking distance · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascent+235 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Descent0 m*
one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional
High point634 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Low point399 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)
SAC T2
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.

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Pins from src/data/ar/AR_GEOMETRY_PINS.md.

typicalDays 1 is a placeholder.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

No permit required.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • El Chaltén car-free: unknown
  • Laguna Torre car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • DEM figures are samples at the resolved pins, not a walking profile.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre)?

No government walking permit is reported for Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre). That report is secondary — confirm before travel.

Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre) permit quota and booking

No trail fee confirmed for Laguna Torre. This is not a blanket statement that El Chaltén is free.

How difficult is Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre)?

Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre) is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: DEM figures are samples at the resolved pins, not a walking profile.

How long is Laguna Torre (Cerro Torre)?

The length on this record is 8.49 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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