Obstruction Sound

Última Esperanza, Seno Obstrucción

About 70 km south of Puerto Natales, along a gravel road, you will discover the different scenarios that Obstruction Sound offers: fjords, beaches of dark stones and humid forests of lenga and lichens, always accompanied by a calm sea and with optimal light to appreciate the small towns, as well as trails to reach the natural viewpoints of Obstruction Sound.

Featured in Obstruction Sound

Area of lenga forests overlooking the sea. Coastal route with mountain backdrops. Very green environment with wild nature. Feeling of inhospitable landscapes, a greener Patagonia look.

Location

Location type

Village, landscape, forests, coastal roads, local settlement, rivers.
Road type

Good condition gravel without much signage, curvy stretches and paths between forests.

Filming Feasibility

Doable with challenges

Ideal for a day of filming that seeks to find scenery with beautiful coastal environments surrounded by forests and mountains with lots of vegetation. There are no services, only a community to use as a base camp.

Parking: Yes

Distance from Santiago

Option 1

3 hrs flight ,3 hrs drive from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales and then 1 hr 20 dirt road to the Seno Obstrucción settlement

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Seno Obstrucción, Magallanes

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Climate

Months of more light

Between November and April between 12 and 17 hrs of daylight.
Months of less light

Between June and August 7hrs
Month of highest elevation of the sun

December +60.02º
Month of lowest elevation of the sun

June +14.45º
Windy months

December to March
Rainy month

Between March and May
Less windy month

Between April and October