Parking
Park at the Pudeto catamaran dock, cross Lago Pehoé to Paine Grande, then walk from the dock to the refuge and trail start.
Overview
About Mirador Grey Trail from Paine Grande
Why go
- The intermediate lookout gives a broad glacier view without the full Grey Sector hike.
Heads up
- The Pudeto catamaran crossing adds a schedule-dependent access leg to a long out-and-back.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation47–274 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
2 active Torres del Paine alerts
- ClosureInternal Y-150 road closedThe internal Y-150 road between Sarmiento and Laguna Los Cisnes is closed. - This is the internal road segment; CONAF lists the separate Y-150 access road to Sarmiento as open.Official details
- CautionOne-way and guide-only trail restrictionsPlan around CONAF’s current one-way and guide-only trail restrictions.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Torres del Paine Tour Guide
Your drive to Mirador Grey Trail from Paine Grande, narrated.
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.
See the Torres del Paine audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Pudeto: Across Pehoé to Paine Grande0:00 / 0:34
“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 this trailhead in the Parkwolf Torres del Paine Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Hotel Lago Grey: Before You Board
- Why Glacier Ice Looks Blue
- Playa Grey: Ice Across the Lake
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- 81 audio storiesacross Torres del Paine’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Puma, Andean Condor, Guanaco, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 35 trails, 56 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Mirador Grey Trail from Paine Grande
The shorter Grey lookoutMirador Grey Trail from Paine Grande is a rugged out-and-back on the western W arm to an…
Mirador Grey Trail from Paine Grande is a rugged out-and-back on the western W arm to an intermediate rocky lookout above Lago Grey. Plan about 7.4 miles (12 km) round trip and roughly 4 to 5 hours. The distance includes the short walk between Paine Grande Refuge and the mapped path, then the same route back. This trail turns around at the first Mirador Grey, before Refugio Grey; the farther Mirador Glaciar Grey is a separate, much longer hike.
The climb and lakeside stretchFrom Paine Grande, the path enters a narrow valley and climbs a rocky slope through scattered…
From Paine Grande, the path enters a narrow valley and climbs a rocky slope through scattered trunks left by the 2011–12 fire. At the first crest, Lago Grey opens into view, with the jagged Paine Grande massif across the water. The trail then broadens and levels out for long stretches above the shore, with a few smaller rises and dips.
Turnaround at Mirador GreyThe route ends at a small rocky outcrop roughly halfway toward Refugio Grey.
The route ends at a small rocky outcrop roughly halfway toward Refugio Grey. This is the first broad look toward Grey Glacier, distant across the lake; it is a wide landscape view rather than a close approach to the ice. Give yourself a little time here before retracing the route. Continuing to Refugio Grey or the farther glacier lookout changes this into a substantially longer hike.
Getting there and conditionsLeave a vehicle at Pudeto by the catamaran dock, cross Lago Pehoé to Paine Grande, then walk…
Leave a vehicle at Pudeto by the catamaran dock, cross Lago Pehoé to Paine Grande, then walk from the dock to the refuge and trail start. Check the current crossing schedule before setting out. Wind can rise and shift quickly on this exposed route, and rocky footing may be slippery when wet. Pets are not allowed in the park.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Torres del Paine
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.
