The project known as Fundación Sendero de Chile (Chilean path Foundation) focuses on the following objectives:

a) Developing a distinctive product for ecotourism, which is both high ranking and varied, which can be carried out on a large scale and which is suitable for different groups of the Chilean public; 

b) Generating citizen accessibility to a knowledge and enjoyment of the cultural and geographical heritage of the country by means of the path, and,

c) Effectively protecting national landscapes.

Presently the path covers some 1 800 km which are distributed over 41 segments and the idea is that in the future it will connect the national continent lengthwise from, the three point Chilean-Peruvian-Bolivian border area as far as Bahía Windhond, on Navarino island, in the Region of Magallanes, opposite Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn). This backbone passes through 10 large territorial units, well-defined in terms of their biographical, historical and cultural characteristics.

High plateau: From the 3 point border area to Llullaillaco 

Inland Desert: From Llullaillaco to Tal Tal 

Coastal Desert: From Tal Tal to Punta Choros 

Transversal Valleys: From Punta Choros to Aconcagua 

Central Andes: From Aconcagua to Laguna del Laja 

Araucanía: From Laguna del laja to the Pacific Ocean

Lakes, Forests and Volcanoes: From Coñaripe to Hornopirén

Northern Patagonia: From Pumalín to Tortel

Southern Patagonia: From Torres del Paine to Cabo Froward 

Tierra del Fuego: From Porvenir to Bahía Windhond

Long distance routes:

Colla-Diaguita: From Ojos del Salado to Punta Choros 

The border: From Lonquimay to Lebu 

Chiloé: From Ancud to Quellón along the Pacific coast

Satellite Units:

-Easter Island 

-Robinson Crusoe Island 

-Campo de Hielos Sur

The Initiative will operate according to destinations, which fall under 33 urban headings and all of which cover a longitude of approximately 250 km.

The entrance ways and exits of the Path will be located in a type of centre/station, which will consist of areas where visitors can record their names as they start off on the path. They will also provide parking facilities, information, food and drink and rental equipment like bikes, horses, kayaks, amongst other possibilities.