#35 of 79 · mountain
El Calafate to El Chaltén
El Calafate, Argentina → El Chaltén
213 km · Nov – Mar · Easy
Patagonian steppe, then the Fitz Roy massif standing up like a problem. A paved road across nothing, and a village at the end of it.
Viewpoints
La Leona
The river halt. Halfway, and still no mountain.
110 km
200 m
Fitz Roy viewpoint
The massif appears. El Chaltén is under it.
200 km
400 m
- Road
- Paved, exposed, wind that moves the car. Fuel in Calafate. Guanacos on the verge. Winter is a different calculation.
Tips
- 01
Wind, not distance
213 km is easy until the gusts. Two hands, early start.
- 02
Stay in Chaltén
The road is the approach. The trails are the reason.
From the road
2 notes
Field reports from people who have driven this route.
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Sofía R.
Jan 2026
Wind from La Leona on — the car moved. Fitz Roy appeared at kilometre 190 like a trick. Two hands. Fuel in Calafate; there is nothing after.
Mateo G.
Feb 2025
Steppe for hours, then the massif standing up like a problem. Stayed in Chaltén three nights. The road is the approach; the trails are the reason.
