During the summer of 2025, in a first stage, progress was made in the survey and demarcation of the route, which consists of landscape and heritage trails connecting the area of Mount Aconcagua to the north and the Barrancas River to the south.
In this sense, the route traverses territories of great beauty and difficult accessibility, representing nearly 30% of the provincial surface area. It also includes sectors of lesser difficulty and easy access, such as the Mountain Park, in the City of Mendoza.
In this way, the offer is expanded for those seeking experiences related to trekking, hiking, nature, and adventure.
This is Argentina's first long-distance high mountain trail, connecting Aconcagua with the Pehuenche Pass, articulating trails and link routes of high historical, archaeological, sporting, and tourist value.
All municipalities in Mendoza are involved in its design and development.
The trail crosses six protected natural areas of enormous environmental value: Provincial Park Aconcagua, Provincial Park Cordón del Plata, Provincial Park Tupungato, Natural Reserve Manzano-Portillo de Piuquenes, Natural Reserve Laguna del Diamante, and Natural Water Reserve Laguna del Atuel.
Furthermore, visitors have the opportunity to walk through emblematic valleys such as the Tupungato Valley, the Upper Tunuyán Valley, the Santa Clara Valley, the Argentine Portillo Valley, and the Matancilla Valley, and to cross all the river basins of the Mendoza, Tupungato, Tunuyán, Diamante, Atuel, and Grande rivers.
According to the Argentine News Agency, following an initiative by the Mendoza Tourism Entity, the province signed Decree 2714, through which the Andes Long-Distance Trail became state policy.
This path invites one to follow "the natural backbone" of Mendoza: the Andes mountain range, the same one that General San Martín crossed to liberate half a continent and upon which the original peoples traced the Qhapaq Ñan or Andean Road System, today recognized as a cultural heritage of universal value.
As reported by the Argentine News Agency, the Andes Long-Distance Trail consists of a corridor of more than 600 kilometers along the mountain range.
