Cerro Blanco | Tourist Attraction

April 14th, 2024 by beatie.nelson

NOT the tallest dune in the world.
Cerro Blanco is the 2nd tallest dune in the world @ 1176m
The tallest is Duna Federico Kirbus @ 1230m in Argentina - near Fiambalá in Catamarca Province.

June 15th, 2023 by vanbulancia22

If you want to hike from the east, I would not recommend going on the mentioned dirt road. It’s badly washed away and even if you wanna walk it there‘s no clear trail anymore at some point.

Better try the trail that‘s on MapsMe, it starts next to the paved road at (-14.861298,
-74.792656) and leads over the summit…we chose that one for the way down

August 25th, 2022 by latitude127

2 option to go to cerro Blanco:
- Go by the eastside (Beginning of the dirt road : S 14.86661, W 74.76935)
- Go by the westside. We followed the trail who goes left after the end of the road. It's the trail taken by the sandboardtours after they go down by sandboards. The beginning looks easy but after one kilometer there's no more trail. You have to climb a never ending slope of 38° of smooth sand. Never reached the top 😅😂 If you take the westside option, I really recommend to go right at the end of the dirtroad and create your own path to aim the lowest part of the dune and then follow the crest to have a chance to reach the top.

June 1st, 2019 by sunflower_hanna

We hiked up to the dune from the east side. The first 30-40 min are quite steep and there is no visible trail. You just have to climb a steep hill with lots of stones, many cactus 🌵 and some spiders 😉 once you reach the first plateau there is a trail that you can follow until the top of the dune - georgous views!!! ☺️ took us 2,5 hours up and 1,5 down.

April 12th, 2019 by flowersofsin

If you plan on sandboarding down the Cerro Blanco, I would recommend coming from the west, as you will be sliding down the west side. Going up the west side will also give you a bit more shade in the morning before the sun makes it up the mountain. It is not an easy hike, though, and can be compared to going up the wrong in an escalator where you'll keep going down unless you make large steps to compensate. Going down on a sandboard was a lot of fun, although not for the faint of heart, it goes crazy fast!

April 10th, 2018 by Calderescapes

Tallest dune in the world! Tough hike-pumping sand for hours. Found out later that approach from East side is supposed to be easier. From West side, you'll need to walk 7 kms from the highway, unless you can 4x4 through the sandy arroyos and the few steep sharp rock inclines, to the start of the dune. Maps.me route up the dune should be taken as a guideline only-it goes straight up the steepest section of sand. Take more carbs and water than normal as you'll be working hard for hours. Took me 5 1/2 hours to get up and 1 1/2 hours down, including much time wasted trying to stay on the route. Go early. My tip: loose sand is easier than sand that appears firm but punches through and sand that overlies slippery rock. Also, I think I made better progress going straight up rather than at angles. Good luck- the views are spectacular.