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Cerro Campanario

A short, steep climb through the forest beside the chairlift to the top of Cerro Campanario, with one of the finest views over the Bariloche lakes.

Distance
2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Ascent
214 m
Time
About 1 h 30 min
High point
1,036 m
Grade
Easy

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Cerro Campanario
Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The walk

From the car park at the foot of the Cerro Campanario chairlift, at km 17.5 of Avenida Bustillo, the path starts just to the right of the chairlift entrance. It climbs straight up the hillside through cypress and southern beech, steep and stony in places, to the summit at about 1,050 m. Viewpoints all round the top look over Lago Nahuel Huapi and Lago Moreno, the Llao Llao peninsula, Isla Victoria and the peaks of Cerro López and Cerro Catedral. Come down the same way, or take the chairlift.

It is 2 km there and back with 214 m of ascent; allow about 1½ hours. The grade is Easy: short, but steep and uneven, so wear proper shoes.

There is no fee for the path and no registration is needed. The summit has a café and toilets, and the chairlift runs alongside for those who want to ride one way. The steep path can be muddy after rain and icy in winter.

Bus line 20 from the centre of Bariloche stops at the foot of the hill; pay with a SUBE card.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.

Good to know

  • From the top, at about 1,050 m, the view takes in lakes Nahuel Huapi and Moreno, the Llao Llao peninsula and Isla Victoria
  • A chairlift runs up beside the path, and the summit has a café and several viewpoints
  • Bus line 20 from the centre of Bariloche stops at the foot, at km 17.5 of Avenida Bustillo
  • The hill stands on the Circuito Chico, the classic loop drive west of Bariloche

Summits on the way

  • Cerro Campanario 1,049 m · passed close by

Getting there

Start: Cerro Campanario chairlift car park. -41.07052, -71.47492

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