Rudolf Abraham is an award-winning travel journalist, photographer and guidebook author. He writes on trekking and hiking for National Geographic, the BBC, Cicerone, DK Eyewitness, Bradt Guides, among many others.
Mirador Las Torres day hike

- Distance: 11 miles (17 km)
- Duration: Seven to ten hours
- Start/end point: Park entrance or Puerto Natales
- Difficulty: Moderate
If you don’t have time for the W or the Circuit but want a glimpse of that amazing view of the granite towers which give the area its name at dawn, this one might be for you. However it’s a long ascent, and frankly if you’re going to Torres del Paine National Park and hiking this which forms part of the W anyway, I think it would be an enormous shame not to do the whole thing!
At a glance
Destinations
Torres del Paine National Park
Activity
Adventure, Hiking & Trekking, Active, Walking, Nature & WildlifePhysical Level
Moderate
Duration
1 day
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