How To Get To Cerro La Silla from El Valle
The La Silla entrance and trailhead start is situated a 20-minute drive or 1.5 hour walk from the centre of El Valle del Anton – you can find it here on Google Maps. Once you see a big electricity station and pylons, you’ll know you’re getting close!
Note for the purposes of distances and times, we’ve taken the centre of El Valle to be the Mercado Central, but times/distances will vary based on which part of town you’re staying.
Those heading up for sunrise will have to walk, pre-book a taxi, or carefully drive their rental car, whilst anyone visiting later in the day can opt for public transport.
No guide or tour is required.
Public Transport & Walking
For sunrise hikes, you need to be organised as you only have two options.
A Taxi | This will have to be booked + confirmed the night before, and it’s probably best to arrange someone reliable via your hostel/hotel. Availability isn’t guaranteed though, and note that the taxis won’t go all the way to the trailhead start because the La Silla road is truly dreadful. Depending on the driver, you’ll either get dropped off by the El Roble bus stop (maps) on the main road – right next to the turnoff for the La Silla road – or 5-10 minutes closer if they’re willing to take you further up the La Silla road.
From the El Roble bus stop, it’s about a 1.5km / 30 minute walk to the trailhead start.
Unfortunately, we have no idea how much a taxi would cost, so do let us know in the comments if you take one!
Walk From El Valle | From the centre of town, it’s around 4km / 60 minutes to the El Roble bus stop and sunrise missions will have to do this under cover of darkness. As mentioned, if you’re staying further out in the western part of town, this distance could increase quite significantly so don’t forget to factor it in when working out wake up + departure times.
Most travellers go along the busy main road (Ruta Las Uvas – El Valle de Anton), but a guy at our hostel told us there’s a cut-through near a petrol station to avoid the main road and take a smaller, much quieter road up from town. Unfortunately, we didn’t make a note of the details, so feel free to share in the comments below to help out other travellers!
From the El Roble bus stop, it’s then 1.5km / 30 minutes to the trailhead entrance.
That means, in total, you should factor in about 1.5 hours from El Valle to the summit for sunrise, and to be on the safe side, a departure no later…
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