Lago Lacar 2-day trek from San Martin de los Andes

We’ll transfer by car (one hour) from San Martin de los Andes to the starting point of our trekking, a place known as Casanova. From here, we’ll start walking along the road and at 800 meters, we’ll cross along Arroyo Grande.

About 3km, we’ll find the beautiful Escondido Lake where we’ll find a signal that indicates how to reach Ruca Ñire. Once we cross a small stream we’ll start ascending a challenging track that will take us 20 minutes. Then, we’ll find El Toro Lagoon and continue walking through a forest of Cohiues, Oaks and Raulies. Finally, we’ll descend all the way down to the beautiful Lacar Lake and rest for a while at the beach.

Then, we’ll continue our journey along the lake where we’ll go through two streams and we’ll have access to several beaches on the lake until we reach Pampa de Ruca Ñire where we will rest for the night. This place has a charming beach and has a shelter, so it’s not necessary to load tents.

From Ruca Ñire, we will start a gentle ascent and then continue with lower climbs and descents. During this part of the program, we’ll enjoy spectacular views the Lacar Lake and we’ll start to observe typical plants of the Valdivian jungle (Palo Santo, Arrayanes and Lianas)

Then, we’ll descend to the Paraje Pucará and continue towards Cachín. Once we cross the Chachín Bridge, we’ll start walking again along the road and we’ll arrive to the beautiful beach called Puerto Elvira. Then, we’ll ascend through a forest to reach the Hua Hum River Bridge.

When we cross the bridge, we’ll find the Van Dorser information center. From there and up to Hua Hum Inn, we have the last 500mts where a vehicle will be waiting for us to take us back to San Martin de los Andes (1 hour and a half).