The Quiet Trails of El Chaltén

#cityplaybook After the main hikes are done and the trail chatter fades, El Chaltén offers something gentler—slow, soul-level walks that locals know best. Try the Chorrillo del Salto path in the late afternoon when the light slants gold through the lenga forest and the waterfall runs wild yet calm. Or walk the Río de las Vueltas riverbank at dusk, where wind shapes the silence and hares dart through the bushes. No destination, no summit—just you, the breeze, and that ever-present outline of Fitz Roy keeping watch. It’s where the town breathes deepest, and where you realize: not every path needs a peak to matter.