Cerro Bellavista - Full Day Hike in Bariloche

Did you know that bella vista means "pretty view"? Bellavista mountain is located west of Bariloche, 6 km. away from Colonia Suiza, a highlight from a popular circular route known as Circuito Chico. On this tour, we'll hike uphill through the Andean Patagonian forest and reach a rocky ridge from where we'll already start enjoying the views! As we go along, if the mountains are not shy, we'll be able to see most of the peaks of the area, including Tronador mountain, as well as the Nahuel Huapi lake and the city in the distance. This is a medium difficulty, high intensity hike where we'll cover a distance of 9 km round trip and gain 940 meters of elevation. Please note that hiking shoes are required, since we'll go across a steep rocky trail. Also there are not refilling water sources on the trail so it's important to bring enough. Regarding the physical intensity from the trail, this is not suggested for people who don't usually hike.

·Our tour begins with a pick-up at our agreed meeting point. ·We'll then go on an hour long drive from the main town, going beside Moreno's lake. ·Next we'll reach the parking lot of the local Baez family, where we'll warm up before starting our hike through the forest. ·After 2 hours of hiking, we'll start to walk on the rocky ridge from Bellavista Mountain. ·One more hour of hiking will then lead us to the summit, where we'll have a box lunch and take the best panoramic photos. ·After the hike, we'll return hiking downhill by the same trail we came. ·Before ending our tour we will take part of the road from Circuito Chico, which offers us more beautiful landscapes (Including "Punto Panoramico" viewpoint. ·Finally, we'll drive back to our original meeting point.