Tolhuaca National Park, in the municipality of Curacautín, stands out for protecting wildlife such as the kodkod (güiña), the peregrine falcon, the green lizard and the four-eyed frog, and plants such as the araucaria, mountain cypress and guindo santo.
Its main hiking trails are:
- Chilpa trail: 1.5 km, 3 h round trip
- La Culebra – Lago Verde trail: 2.1 km, 2.6 h round trip
- Laguna Verde trail: 4.0 km, 4 h round trip
- Lagunillas trail: 8.6 km, 7 h round trip
- Mesacura trail: 15 km, 6 h round trip
- Tolhuaca / Niblinto trail: 12.0 km, 8 h round trip
- Salto Malleco trail: 2 km, 2 h round trip
Tickets:
To see ticket prices, go to ASP Ticket, select Tolhuaca National Park and the date of your visit to this beautiful destination in the Araucanía Andina, and pay for your ticket online.
Services:
Tolhuaca National Park has several trails, plus amazing plants and wildlife typical of the mountains.
Access:
The main access is from the Pan-American Highway (Route 5 South) via Inspector Fernández and San Gregorio to the park. Another route is from Curacautín via Termas de Tolhuaca to the park.
Contact: the park administrator is Álvaro Marín Mendoza, satellite phone (56) 2 28406830, email parque.tolhuaca@conaf.cl. More information at temuco.oirs@conaf.cl and phone (56) 45 2298100.