# Sendero de Chile: Tramo Río Cipreses, Chile: what it is and when to go

> Sendero de Chile: Tramo Río Cipreses is a hiking trail in Chile. Interests: Hiking. The best time to visit is October to April. In December there are 14 h 17 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 43. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/sendero-de-chile-tramo-rio-cipreses/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **What it is:** Hiking trail · Hiking
- **Where:** Chile
- **Best time:** October to April.
- **Nearest airport:** SCL Santiago, 116 km as the crow flies
- **Trail network:** National
- **Coordinates:** -34.39451, -70.43378

## What it is and where

Sendero de Chile: Tramo Río Cipreses is a hiking trail in Chile.

Its coordinates are -34.39451, -70.43378; the nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL, Santiago), 116 km as the crow flies. How to get around Chile (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-34.394507%2C-70.433781)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-34.394507%2C-70.433781)

- **Trail network:** National

It is one of the [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/senderismo/) places in Chile. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

## When to go

The best time to visit Sendero de Chile: Tramo Río Cipreses is **October to April**.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 14 h 04 |
| February | Best time | 13 h 14 |
| March | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| April | Best time | 11 h 08 |
| May | Possible | 10 h 12 |
| June | Possible | 9 h 43 |
| July | Possible | 9 h 55 |
| August | Possible | 10 h 43 |
| September | Possible | 11 h 48 |
| October | Best time | 12 h 53 |
| November | Best time | 13 h 50 |
| December | Best time | 14 h 17 |

In December there are 14 h 17 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 43. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Chile in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#cuando-ir).

## Before you go to Chile

To enter Chile there are 8 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Book domestic flights and Torres del Paine places”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Chile checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Chilean peso (CLP); plugs: Type C and L · 220 V · 50 Hz (the Spanish two-pin plug usually works); emergencies: 133 police · 131 ambulance · 132 fire brigade.

In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

## What is nearby

- [Refugio Urriola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/refugio-urriola/): Mountains · Hiking · 7.1 km
- [Río Los Cipreses National Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/rio-los-cipreses-national-reserve/): Nature reserve in Chile · 7.1 km
- [Cerro Los Helados](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-los-helados/): Mountain in Chile · 14 km
- [Casa 100](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/casa-100/): Presidential house of Chile · 23 km
- [Museo Comunitario Casa Uno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-comunitario-casa-uno/): Museum · 23 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/).

## More in Chile: Hiking

- [Cerro Provincia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-provincia/): mountain in Chile
- [Atacama Refuge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/atacama-refuge/)
- [Cabañas Viki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cabanas-viki/)
- [Cabin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cabin/)
- [Centro Turístico Esteban Yevilao](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/centro-turistico-esteban-yevilao/)
- [Etapa 10: Aila – Termas de Epulafquen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/etapa-10-aila-termas-de-epulafquen/)

Every Chile place under Hiking, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/senderismo/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Sendero de Chile: Tramo Río Cipreses?

It is a hiking trail in Chile.

### When is the best time to visit Sendero de Chile: Tramo Río Cipreses?

October to April. In December there are 14 h 17 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 43.

### How do you get to Sendero de Chile: Tramo Río Cipreses?

The nearest main airport is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), 116 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-34.394507%2C-70.433781) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Chile is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse).

### How do I add it to my trip?

With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Chile map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby.

### What else is around here?

Nearby you have [Refugio Urriola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/refugio-urriola/), [Río Los Cipreses National Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/rio-los-cipreses-national-reserve/), [Cerro Los Helados](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/cerro-los-helados/). The rest is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/).

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16998682), licensed under the ODbL. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).