Eco Domes sits at the head of the trails on the north side of Fitz Roy. You walk out of your dome, no car, no shuttle, and come back to the wood stove and the hot tub. These are the trails, with their true distance and elevation gain.
The shortest, and the one most often walked. Through the forest to the viewpoint over the hanging glacier, which falls into its own lake with the north face of Fitz Roy behind. Right for the day you arrive, or the day you leave.
The classic Fitz Roy hike, without the walk out of town. Forest and the Río Blanco valley to Campamento Poincenot; then the last climb: about 3 km and more than 400 m of ascent to the lake, at the foot of the wall.
The Río Eléctrico valley, almost level, between lenga beech forest and the river. It ends at the Piedra del Fraile refuge, at the foot of the range: you can have lunch there and walk back.
A walk from one end to the other: by way of Poincenot and Laguna Capri, with Fitz Roy straight ahead across the water, then down into El Chaltén on foot. A good way to say goodbye.
Past Piedra del Fraile, the valley runs on to Lago Eléctrico, with the Marconi ice at its head. Beyond the refuge, the trails require registration with National Parks and a licensed guide.
And for the slower days, a little farther afield.
A 20-meter waterfall, a ten-minute walk from the parking area.
A private reserve with short, gentle trails.
An easy private trail, about two hours long, to the Huemul Glacier. Open from September to May.
Sources: Argentine National Parks Administration, Piedra del Fraile refuge, OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus elevation model. Conditions change with the weather: ask us before you set out.
