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Because this is only a relative comparison an attractiveness of 1 or 2 does not mean "ugly" and "not worth to walk", it simply means that the majority of the other sections are more attractive. And since several sections are mind-blowing beautiful "competition " is tough and a number of sections simply must end up in these lower this category categories even if they are worthwhile hiking.

Equally a challenge difficulty grade of 1 or 2 does not mean "a piece of cake". Depending on the weather even such a section can become threatening.

Such an evaluation of the attractiveness and challenge is obviously subjective. Rather random factors like the weather when hiking or particular memorable encounters with the local population influence the judgement. Anyway, we four found little discrepancies in our evaluation where we hike the same route at different times.

The evaluation of the attractiveness considers not only the landscape and the trail itself but also the social experience with the local population as this trail comes only with the people living that live on it and you can't have just the trail for yourself.

The evaluation of the difficulty and challenge considers the terrain, the trail condition, exposure to weather, remoteness, section length and resupply possibilities along the trail. This evaluation is based on the regular route. The individual experience will greatly vary with the actual weather that someone is exposed to when while hiking or packrafting. Also some optional routes might be much more demanding then compared to the regular route. Keep this in mind when making you choices.

[[File:GPT Evaluation H.png|thumb|1000px1050px|left|Greater Patagonian Trail: Section Evaluation (Hiking Options)]]

[[File:GPT Evaluation P.png|thumb|1000px1050px|left|Greater Patagonian Trail: Section Evaluation (Packrafting Options)]]