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📍 Santiago Easy
5 km
Distance
+100 m
Elevation gain
3 h
Time
Easy
Difficulty
✓
Family friendly
A 5 km return trail up the Las Hualtatas stream, through a valley of sclerophyll forest and thorny scrub, to the Cascada Uchuy, where the Maqui and Las Hualtatas streams meet. Along the way you cross the shallow stream twice. Low to moderate intensity, about 100 m of elevation gain; it takes about 3 hours.
Parque Natural Las Hualtatas is a new park of the Asociación Parque Cordillera, in the Los Trapenses area. It opens daily from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; last trail entry at 4:00 pm. Park entry (online payment): CLP 3,450 adults; CLP 2,300 seniors over 60 and children 2 to 14. No camping, smoking or fires; no pets, drones or inadequate footwear.
From the Padre José Kentenich roundabout, go up Av. Camino Pie Andino to Camino Las Hualtatas; turn left and continue to the end of the road, where the park entrance is.
📍 Parque Natural Las Hualtatas, Camino Las Hualtatas, Lo Barnechea
Before you go, check the park status (at the top of this page): the Asociación Parque Cordillera publishes it on its website.
The valley is home to black-chested buzzard-eagles, culpeo foxes and long-tailed meadowlarks, among quillay, peumo and maqui trees. Stay on the trail and leave no trash.
User experiences, not official information. Always check the official status before you go.
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