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Pampa Alta Track
Difficulty level: Medium
Length: a.9 km (dropping to the Del Toro Canyon )
Time: 1 hour up to vantage point.
It can be reached from the Ensenada Bay campsite by upstream navigation along the Arroyo Piloto (long option: 4,9 km) or from National Route Nº 3 (short option: 3,7 km), descending by the track linking with the road to Pipo River. On either of the paths, the panoramic views of the Beagle Channel and the Pipo River valley are quite stsriking.

Coastal Track
Difficulty level: Medium
Length: 6.5 km (one way)
Time: 3 ½ hours.
This track borders the seacoast and crosses sour cherry and cinnamon orchards. It may be reached from Ensenada Bay or from the Lake Roca crossing, on National Route Nº 3. Tourists will be be in awe at the splendid sea and forest scenery, an ideal setting to observe marine and coastal wildlife.

XXIV Border Marker Post Track
Difficulty level: Medium
Length: 4.5 km (one way)
Time:3 hours (both ways)
It runs along the north shore of Lake Roca and leads to the XXIV Border Marker Post, which marks the Argentine/Chilean border. Spectacular views of the Pirámide range and Lake Roca are afforded.

Guanaco Peak Track
Difficulty level: High
Length: 4.0 km
Time: 4 hours one way to summit.
Access is taken from the XXIV Border Marker Post track, after the Arroyo Guanaco crossing, following a signal on the right fork. This is a climbing excursion. Steep slopes must be negotiated, especially after going through the first stream. This peak has 970 m altitude above sea level and enables a splendid view of the Beagle Channel, Navarino and Hoste islands (both of them Chilean) and the Del Toro Canyon.

End-of-the-World Train Trip
The "End-of-the-World Station", where the traveler may board the Southern Fueguian Railway, is on the outskirts of Ushuaia, 8 km to the west of the city, in the valley between Monte Susana and the Le Martial Mountain Range. This railway is also called the "End-of-the-World Train", and attracts visitors not only with its elegance and period style, but also with its historic background. Using this means of transportation, the inmates of the erstwhile "Ushuaia Prison" were taken to their forced labor camps. The narrow-gauge elegantly decorated rolling stock is drawn by powerful steam engines.

"End-of-the-World" Post Office
This is the only one of its kind on a Beagle Channel island, and has the distinctiveness of being the southernmost post office in the whole country. Postcards and letters stamped with its unique sea lion seal are real collectors' items. It was opened in December 12, 1997, after a contract was signed between the Argentine Post Office and the Isla Verde S.R.L Company.

Interpretation Tours
The tour track that starts at the "End-of-the-World" Post Office takes visitors to go through one of the world's forests with the highest concentration of "Knots". Emerging from the wood, the traveler plunges into a natural garden formed by cinnamon trees and "Notros". Some meters ahead, balcony vantage points display the splendid beauty of Ensenada Bay and Lapataia Bay.
The track runs among the typical "bandera" trees leaning away from the predominant southwestern winds, which afford a majestic view of the Beagle Channel with its Argentine and Chilean shores. Another pathway leads visitors through the woods surrounding Caleta "Vito Dumas" where the sea looks crystal clear and strongly hued. Then it moves away from the shore and crosses a plantation of "Notros" that displays all their beauty in December.

Perdida Lagoon and Ojo del Albino Glacier
A reasonably easy walk from Tierra Mayor valley will take the visitor to these brilliant sites. The vividly emerald lake is enclosed by a breathtaking scenery. We can continue our way up to the 900 m altitude Ojo del Albino Glacier, a marvelous and challenging experience that involves walking over ice and rocks.

Tierra Mayor River Valley
Tierra Mayor is a winter sports center located in the mountain chains of Sorondo and Alvear which is used as a base for different trips. To the west is found the Carbajal Valley, nestling between high mountains and offering a westward view of the Chilean limit. To the north is the Bebán Pass, which was formerly used as an excursion pathway. Near the Tierra Mayor River Valley, National Route Nº 3 will take the passenger to a picturesque area crowning the Olivia River.

Beagle Channel
Following in the footsteps of its explorers, tourists may sail and enjoy the Beagle Channel with all its coves, islands and rich birdlife. For channel navigation the visitor can elect from a wide variety of vessels: modern catamarans, comfortable motor vessels or sailing ships equipped with outboard motors, as well as inflatable dinghies and sailboats.

De Los Lobos Island (Sea Lion Island) and De los Pájaros Island (Bird Island)
This excursion takes from 2 ½ to 3 hours. One route goes through Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, visiting the small De los Lobos Island and De los Pájaros Island with its cormorant colony -near Bridge Islands- before going back to Ushuaia. An alternative is to navigate Lapataia Bay westward up to Puerto Arias, and then visit the aforementioned islands.