Sight · Torres del Paine National Park
Roadside hub for the Pehoé ferry and Paine Grande hiking access.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Torres del Paine Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Torres del Paine National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Pudeto: Across Pehoé to Paine Grande“You're coming up on Pudeto, the dock for the catamaran across Lago Pehoé. The roughly half-hour crossing reaches Paine Grande, a roadless refuge and hiking base, with mountain views along the way.”
Plays as you drive up to Pudeto in the Parkwolf Torres del Paine Tour Guide.
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Pudeto is the road-side service hub on Lago Pehoé, where the park road meets the catamaran dock and a cafeteria. The boat links Pudeto with Paine Grande, a starting point for hikes on the park’s western side. The crossing takes about half an hour, with Almirante Nieto, Los Cuernos and Paine Grande rising around the lake.
If you’re connecting to a hike, check the operator’s current departure and boarding requirements before setting your day around the crossing. Sailing and ticketing details can change, and this is an important link to Paine Grande.
Pudeto has parking, a cafeteria, toilets and treated potable water in the road-service area. A short access walk from the parking area leads toward Salto Grande, so it can be a useful stop even if you’re not taking the boat. Check locally if you need a particular meal or service from the café.
Wildlife
113 sightingsPumaMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
146 sightingsAndean CondorMost seen around noonSighting map
381 sightingsGuanacoMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
53 sightingsHuemulMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
36 sightingsLesser RheaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
11 sightingsWild HorseMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Torres del Paine. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasySalto Grande Waterfall Trail1.4 km · 30 min · 0.7 km awayA short, easy walk ends beside a roaring turquoise waterfall.
ModerateSalto Grande to Mirador Cuernos Trail6.2 km · 2.5 hr · 0.7 km awayA waterfall, black-sand shore, and the Cuernos across the lake.
EasyLago Sarmiento – Sendero de los Trombolitos4.9 km · 2.5 hr · 5 km awayWhite thrombolites make this quiet Sarmiento shore unusual.
EasyMirador Cardán Trail0.5 km · 10 min · 5.1 km awayA short walk to a beach below Los Cuernos.
ModerateMirador Cóndor Trail2.4 km · 1.5 hr · 5.2 km awayA short, steep climb to a sweeping Pehoé and Paine panorama.
ChallengingMirador Británico Trail10.8 km · 6 hr · 5.2 km awayA steep climb into a granite amphitheater above the glacier.
EasyRibera Paine Trail1.6 km · 1.3 hr · 6.1 km awayAn easy loop over low hills to the Paine River
ChallengingValle del Francés20 km · 8.5 hr · 7.3 km awayLago Skottsberg gives way to a steep climb beneath the French Glacier.
Sight · 1.1 km awayMirador Salto GrandeA roadside panorama of turquoise water, distant falls and mountain peaks.
Sight · 1.4 km awaySalto Grande WaterfallTake the easy walk to see where two Patagonian lakes meet.
Sight · 2.1 km awayMirador CuernosA two-hour lakeside walk ending face-to-face with the Cuernos.
Lodging · 3.6 km awayHostería PehoéA small island stay with the Paine horns across the water.
Sight · 3.8 km awayMirador Lago PehoéWorth a quick pullout for Pehoé’s lake and Paine skyline.
Campground · 4.2 km awayRefugio y Camping Los CuernosA tent or cabin stop beneath the Cuernos, beside Lake Nordenskjöld.
Sight · 4.6 km awayMirador CóndorA short, windy climb to a huge Paine panorama.
Campground · 4.7 km awayFrancés CampFoehn winds can spin little whirlwinds over Lake Nordenskjöld.Parkwolf’s Torres del Paine ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
