- Petrohué Falls: Turquoise glacial water squeezes through black volcanic basalt channels just off the road to Todos los Santos. Short boardwalks and viewing platforms lead to the best angles, with Osorno Volcano framed behind the spray. Entry is paid, and a visit takes 30 to 60 minutes.
- Osorno Volcano: The near-perfect, snow-capped cone dominates the park skyline from almost every viewpoint. Most people drive up to the ski area on the slopes for a chairlift ride and views over Llanquihue Lake. Climbing to the summit needs ice gear and a guide.
- Lake Todos los Santos: Chile’s emerald-green lake sits in a glacial valley ringed by forested peaks. From Petrohué you can take a boat across or just walk the black-sand shore for views of Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador.
- Sendero Los Alerces: A long forest
- Petrohué Falls: Turquoise glacial water squeezes through black volcanic basalt channels just off the road to Todos los Santos. Short boardwalks and viewing platforms lead to the best angles, with Osorno Volcano framed behind the spray. Entry is paid, and a visit takes 30 to 60 minutes.
- Osorno Volcano: The near-perfect, snow-capped cone dominates the park skyline from almost every viewpoint. Most people drive up to the ski area on the slopes for a chairlift ride and views over Llanquihue Lake. Climbing to the summit needs ice gear and a guide.
- Lake Todos los Santos: Chile’s emerald-green lake sits in a glacial valley ringed by forested peaks. From Petrohué you can take a boat across or just walk the black-sand shore for views of Osorno, Puntiagudo and Tronador.
- Sendero Los Alerces: A long forest route of about 17 km along the slopes of Osorno and Cerro La Picada and the shore of Lago Todos los Santos passes under old alerce, coigüe and tepa trees draped in moss and ferns. It is a good place to hear Chilean pygmy owls and woodpeckers.
- Sendero La Picada: This longer route climbs through native forest to a high viewpoint west of Osorno. Expect volcanic sand and rocky stretches, and a real sense of being far from the roadside crowds.
- Peulla and the Cruce de Lagos route: The eastern end of Todos los Santos holds a small village at the foot of rainforest-covered slopes. The boat journey from Petrohué is a classic way to reach the Argentine border and Lake Nahuel Huapi.
- Saltos del Río Petrohué lava fields: Short trails around the falls cross black lava flows from Osorno’s past eruptions. Scrubby plants cling to the rock, and the contrast with the bright water is striking.
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