Parking
The walk starts at Paine Grande after the catamaran crossing; parking details at the ferry departure point were not verified.
Overview
About Mirador Lago Skottsberg
Why go
- A short, easy walk to Lago Skottsberg and the Los Cuernos view.
- A smaller option from Paine Grande before the longer W route continues.
Heads up
- The outing depends on the catamaran crossing to Paine Grande.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation39–121 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
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 Lago Skottsberg, 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
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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
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- 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 Lago Skottsberg
The short lake walkMirador Lago Skottsberg is a short out-and-back from Paine Grande to the marked lookout on Lago…
Mirador Lago Skottsberg is a short out-and-back from Paine Grande to the marked lookout on Lago Skottsberg. Plan for about 5 km (3.1 mi) round trip and roughly 1.5 hours. The approach is described as easy and mostly flat. Start at Paine Grande after the catamaran crossing, follow the W approach to the signed lookout, and turn back there. The through-route continues toward Campamento Italiano, which is a much longer hike.
The lake and the towersAt the lookout, Lago Skottsberg fills the foreground and the pale granite towers of Los Cuernos…
At the lookout, Lago Skottsberg fills the foreground and the pale granite towers of Los Cuernos rise beyond it. For a phone photo, keep the water low in the frame and include the towers across the lake so the two features read together.
Plan the accessThe walk starts at Paine Grande, reached by catamaran, so check the current crossing timetable…
The walk starts at Paine Grande, reached by catamaran, so check the current crossing timetable before planning your day. No food or water stop along the short route was verified; carry what you need from the refuge area. Parking details at the ferry departure point were not established.
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.
