La Leona Petrified Forest has a large number of petrified logs that lie on the surface, some 70 million years old, some with a diameter of 1.20 m. This easy 7-mile (12-km) hike goes through the area’s unique geological features.
This is a whole day excursion very different from the rest in the area. The site is located in the middle steppe just halfway between El Calafate and El Chaltén.Throughout the walk you can see a large number of petrified logs that...
Walk through a lunar landscape strewn with petrified logs and dinosaur fossils on this El Calafate day trip to La Leona Petrified Forest. During an easygoing 7-mile (12-km) hike, learn about the area’s unique geological features...