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Five hours on the Cerro Cabras trails is the body of this Potrerillos day, with a bilingual guide, rest stops, and a packed lunch on the hill. Hotel pickup from Mendoza City is included, so you can spend a full walking day in the foothills without arranging your own transfer.
After the drive from Mendoza you meet the guide, sort water and the lunch box into a small backpack, and start up the Cerro Cabras paths. The walking is about five hours in total, with pauses to look at the valley and eat, rather than a continuous push. The guide sets a steady pace so the lunch stop feels like part of the day, not a scramble for a summit.
You climb and descend on native trails with views over Potrerillos, then walk back to the vehicle and return to the city the same day. Mineral water and a granola bar sit alongside the packed lunch so you are not relying on a single snack between rest stops.
Cerro Cabras rises from the Potrerillos foothills west of Mendoza, in dry Andean country rather than a vineyard walk. The paths feel properly mountainous while staying a same-day drive from the city: pale slopes, open views, and native scrub instead of a forested national-park trail. From the higher stretches you look over the valley and the reservoir country that sits below the hill.
Mendoza City remains the start and finish. The drive west is part of leaving the grid for a hill day, not an expedition approach, and it is long enough to watch the vineyards give way to the foothills before you start walking. You are dropped downtown after the descent.
No previous trekking is required, but you should be happy walking for about five hours on uneven ground. Everyday hill fitness is enough. The minimum age is 12.
Closed shoes with grip are required. Bring sun protection and a small backpack, because shade is limited once you leave the vehicle. Long trousers help against sun and scrub on the native paths.
Guided hill days out of Mendoza have been this team's work since 1966, and Cerro Cabras is a regular full walking day rather than a last-minute add-on. A bilingual guide stays with you on the ascent and descent.
Pickup, lunch, and water are built in, so you can focus on the trail. The outing is paced with rest stops, not as a summit race.
Hotel pickup covers the designated Mendoza City area and addresses within about 1.5 km of Plaza Independencia. Further out, you will be given a nearby meeting point.
Wear walking shoes from the start and keep a spare layer in a small bag. The drive west takes you into the Potrerillos hills. You return to Mendoza with the same vehicle.
You walk about five hours on the Cerro Cabras trails with a bilingual guide, with rest stops and a packed lunch on the hill. Hotel pickup from the designated Mendoza City area is included.
Mineral water, a granola bar, and personal accident insurance come with the outing. The full trip including transfers is around seven to eight hours from leaving Mendoza to being dropped back.
Time on the trail is about five hours, including rest stops and lunch. The full outing including hotel pickup is around seven to eight hours door to door.
You return to Mendoza the same day. Meeting at the trail side is typically around 11:00 after the drive from the city, so the walking block sits in the middle of the outing.
No previous trekking is required, but you should be happy walking for about five hours on uneven mountain paths. Everyday hill fitness is enough for this pace.
The minimum age is 12. Closed shoes with grip are essential. Come ready for a full hill day rather than a short viewpoint walk.
Wear walking shoes with a decent sole, layers, and a light wind shell. Pack sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses, because shade is limited once you leave the vehicle.
A small backpack is useful for the lunch box and water. Long trousers help against sun and scrub on the native paths.
You are collected from hotels in the designated Mendoza City area, or from a nearby meeting point if you stay further out. Stays within about 1.5 km of Plaza Independencia are usually covered.
The trail sits in the Potrerillos hills. You return to Mendoza with the same vehicle at the end of the outing and are dropped where you started.
Yes. A packed lunch is included: sandwich, snacks, nuts, seasonal fruit, vegetables, cereals, juice, and water, plus a granola bar and mineral water on the walk.
The lunch stop is part of the five hours on the hill, not a restaurant pause in town. Eat before pickup if you usually want more than the packed box on a long walking day.
These days run in typical dry-mountain weather. If the trail is not safe, the team may reschedule and will be in touch with the new plan.
Sun and wind are more common than rain. Layers and sun protection matter more than a heavy waterproof, though a light shell is still useful if the forecast looks changeable.
The minimum age is 12. Anyone under 18 should come with a responsible adult who stays with them on the ascent and descent.
Mention ages so the guide can pace the group. This is a longer walk than Devil's Throat, so it suits guests who want a full hill day rather than a two-hour outing.
Trekking kit that the operator provides is included. You still need your own walking shoes and a small backpack for lunch and water.
Poles are not listed as standard. Bring your own if you usually walk with them. Closed shoes with grip stay on for the whole climb and descent.
A bilingual guide stays with the group on the ascent and descent, with rest stops built in so the day does not become a summit race.
Shared departures are typically one to 23 people. The walk is paced as a mountain day, with time to eat and look at the valley rather than rush the turnaround.
About the centre
Mendoza
We run guided adventure days and multi-day expeditions from Mendoza into the Andes: rafting and kayaking on the Mendoza River, zip-lining over Potrerillos, treks to Devil's Throat and Cerro Cabras, horseback rides through Lunlunta and the foothills, and longer routes toward Aconcagua and the high passes into Chile. Pickup is arranged from hotels in Mendoza City, with a nearby meeting point if you are staying outside that area, and a bilingual guide stays with you through the day.
Days are built around safety briefings, the right kit for the river or the trail, and enough time to take in the landscape rather than rush from one stop to the next. Combo days mix river, zip-line, hot springs or rappelling; longer programmes include camping, full board, and support on the mountain. Whether you want a few hours on the water or a multi-day crossing, the same local team looks after the logistics so you can focus on the Andes.
Operated by Operadores Mendoza Viajes, a partner of adventuro.
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