Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve

Radal Siete Tazas Park is a national park in the central region of Chile in the Andes mountains and covers a area of 4,138 ha of a mountain landscape. The mainly characteristic is a geological formation of seven basins and seven cascades that ends in a 25-m waterfall called "Salto de la Leona". Following the river, you can see the "Velo de la novia" a 40-m waterfall. The entire park is a mountain forest.
The altitude is between 650 and 2,600 m over the sea.
The park is beside the volcano Descabezado Grande 3,830 m.

History

In 2007 the area was reclassified from a national reserve to a national park.

By bus
From the city of Molina it's posible to take a bus to the National Park. The price is US$3 by person and the trip takes about 1 hour for the 55 km distance between Molina and the National Park.
The buses are old but the service is reliable.

The fees for Siete Tazas Park are:
Chilean adult: CLP$2,000; foreign adult: CLP$4,000; Chilean child: CLP$600; foreign child: CLP$600.
The hours for visiting are: Summer 08:30 to 20:00; Winter 08:30 to 17:30.

• Siete tazas
• Salto de la leona
• Velo de la novia
• Volcano Descabezado Grande

Trekking

The park has many different areas for trekking, those depend for the time and ability of the tourist.

• Sendero "Salto La Leona” (1.2 km): 2 hours walking. This path shows the seven basins and ends in the Salto de la Leona waterfall.

This route is a must.

• Sendero Valle del Indio (15 km): this path takes the entire day mostly under the forest and finish in the high planice of the mountain.
• Sendero Los Chiquillanes (7 km): this path takes 5 hours under the forest.
• Sendero “La Montañita” (1 km): 2 hours walking under the forest.
• Sendero “El Coigue” (1 km): This path takes 1 hour walking under forest of Coigües and Oaks.

There is a special path for people with disabilities. It is a 300-m a path of wood, ending in a beautiful place to see the seven basins.