El Chaltén stands out for having a wide variety of outdoor activities of which the most practiced in trekking and climbing, be it alpine or sports!
And here are some suggestions, those places that we recommend not to miss on your way through Chaltén.
To take into account: walking is only about putting a coat and something to eat and a bottle of water in your backpack and going out to enjoy our surroundings for free, without prior reservations and without pre-established schedules. We also offer you some organized activities which do have a cost ...
To all those who are going to carry out activities in the National Park, we recommend visiting the visitor center at the National Parks office: There you will be provided with information on the trails, their duration and difficulty, information on flora, fauna and history of the alpinimo del place: Not to be missed!
Remember when walking: first of all: enjoy.
If at any time you feel any discomfort (rubbing of the boot, knee pain) from the return since you still have the return. Although the published times are indicative, use walking hours, and do not forget that the time of going will be the same as that of return!
EXCURSIONS
TREKKING
To walk out from inlandsis:

Fitz Roy
El Pilar/campamento Poincenot/mirador piedras blancas/laguna de los tres Laguna Capri/Chaltén
This path offers us the closest panoramic view of the Fitz Roy cordon.
You can start from El Chalten, simply walking to the north exit of the town, taking there on the trail.
Either from the El Pilar inn 15 kilometers away, El Chaltén can be done by car or transfer - every day with a pickup at the inn at 8:30
Our recommendation is to start from Pilar, since in this way we simply walk back to El Chaltén, and the route is shorter and with a greater view.
Leaving the Pilar after 2 hours of walking you will reach the viewpoint of the Piedras Blancas glacier and its homonymous lagoon.
Continuing along the path for another 40 minutes, you will arrive at the Poincenot camp (camp for hikers)
The path that follows is the lagoon of the three is steep and demanding.
Cross the Piedra Blanca river and then cross the Río Blanco camp (camp only for climbers)
Here the trail begins to get steep and after 1.45 you reach the lagoon of the three.
From here you get a beautiful and the closest view of the Fitz Roy cordon.
To return: from the Poincenot camp, take the path that El Chaltén indicates and it will take you through the Capri lagoon hotel town in 2:30 hours.
Or you just take the road to Pilar in case you have left your car there.
Total walking time 9/10 hours approximate.

Cerro Torre
Laguna Torre – Campamento de Agostini – Mirador Maestri
This trail starts from the town. The same transit through the Fitz Roy River Valley.
After an hour and a half of walking, you will reach the Torre viewpoint from where you can see the cordon of Cerro Torre and it is even visible in Cerro Fitz Roy.
After a further 1.40 hours of walking, you will arrive at Agostini's camp.
Continuing the walk for another 15 minutes, you will reach the Torre lagoon, with a beautiful view of the large glacier and the Torre cordon.
For those who want to walk a little more, we recommend continuing to the Maestri viewpoint, surrounded by the lagoon by its moraine to our right.
Total walking time 8/9 hours approximate.

Loma del pliegue tumbado
La Loma del pliegue tumbado is one of our favorites.
With a privileged 360 degree view (on a clear day! This trail starts from the parks visitor center.
You start with a steppe landscape, until you reach a lenga forest.
After a while you come to a clearing, a col with a view of the Tunnel River Valley and further away the passage of the wind.
To our right we can see an ante Cumbre belonging to the Pliegue Tumbado.
From this Summit we already have a unique view and from there you can see a ridge to the west.
The ground in the fold It is composed of slate and you can see marine fossils (remember that it is not allowed to remove anything from the park).
Estimated walking time 10/11 hours approximately.

Piedra del fraile-Rio Electrico
On the way to the Marconi pass (one of the steps to the ice field), this trail starts 16 kilometers from El Chaltén, along the route that leads to the Lake of the desert.
From the bridge over the electric river, the path begins that after two and a half will take us to the Piedra del Fraile camp (this is private property, so it is necessary to pay a pass, but it is totally worth it!).
Once surrounded by the Piedra (a hill protecting the campsite), a totally different landscape opens up. If you follow 1 and a half more, you will reach the Rio Pollones (we recommend not crossing).
Walking time 5 hours approximate (to Friar's Stone).
8 hours approximately (with trekking to the Pollones River).

Chorrillo del Salto
Simple walk of 6 kilometers, where you visit the Chorrillo del Salto a small but charming jump of approx. 20 meters high.
Leaving the route to the Lake of the Desert of transit 5 kilometers to the parking where a 15-minute path leaves to the chorrillo.
Site without visiting the laces but extremely pleasant and protected.
For those without a car, you take the same route and after 3 kilometers you can take a detour to the trail that runs alongside the route.

Mirador cóndores y águilas
Interpretive trails that start from the park visitor center.
Both with excellent eyesight and short on their way.
The viewpoint of the condors has a panoramic view of the town and both mountain ranges, while that of the Eagles looks out towards the side of Lake Viedma.
Recommended to visit in the sunsets and sunrises for the famous photos with the Fitz and Torre and flushed (only in good weather!).

Guidance options
Although due to its difficulty it is not necessary, it is worth noting that the fact of hiring a guide for these outings greatly enriches their content due to the recognition of flora, fauna and history of the guides.

OTHER OPTIONS
Some other options not to get lost (it is necessary to do them with a guide or have knowledge of mountaineering
spend the night at the bottom of the Cerro Torre Valley: one or two nights of camping at the bottom of the Torre Valley, the views from here are unique!
Return to the ice expedition of 6 to 8 days where you travel through the South ice field
Return to Cerro Huemul an excellent option of 4/5 days to have an excellent view of the ice field if the need to enter the
More info about these guided outings in our suggested links.