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Ruta Patrimonial Nº43: Altos del Bio Bio, Araucarias de Pemehue
On Cerro Peñascos, Northern Patagonian Andes
Next nearby hike: Sendero Laguna Pirquinco 8 mi · 12 kmExplore Cerro Peñascos →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Sep–Apr · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)
- J24°11°66
- F25°11°52
- M22°10°85
- A18°7°181
- M14°5°429
- J11°3°490
- J10°1°389
- A11°2°323
- S14°3°186
- O17°5°157
- N20°8°96
- D22°10°72
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 28 km (17 mi) long, Ruta Patrimonial Nº43: Altos del Bio Bio, Araucarias de Pemehue is a local hiking route in Biobío, Chile. It is on Cerro Peñascos in the Northern Patagonian Andes. It lies about 41 km southeast of Quilaco.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 28 km · 17 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 24 km · 15 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Cerro Peñascos (mountain; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Northern Patagonian Andes (Patagonian Andes › Southern Andes; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 41 km SE of Quilaco (Provincia de Biobío, Biobio) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Sep–Apr
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- Biobío
- Continent
- South America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- -37.9815, -71.6267
- Route start
- -37.9074, -71.6321
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 7198772
- Official info
- rutas.bienes.cl/?p=1174
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.