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(If you turn right, you will cross the route [[Caleu - Ocoa]]). It is at this point that the "wild" stretch of the route begins, along the Cordon de los Penitentes, because there is no clear path along a long stretch. You must continue along the edge, ascending through the bushes and rocks. There are some faint traces of animals, but in general there is no well-defined trail, so the slogan is "always on the edge", along an old pirca that crowns most of the route. After 15 minutes you reach a summit (marked as "summit 1") from where you can see the route ahead.
The next section is somewhat more confusing, because the edge becomes less clear. It is recommended to follow the pirca, which turns a few meters towards the south. Then we must move again towards the west, with the aim of retaking the edge, which becomes visible again. To do this, you must go down a quite hostile slope, between bushes, some of them thorny. Shortly before reaching the lowest part, a path that comes from the south, from Olmué (marked as "trail start") is reached which must be followed. The walk acquires a more friendly character again. 35 meters further on, a plain surrounded by trees is reached. Shortly after, the ascent to the rocky Penitentes hill starts, the last stumbling block of the route. The path will be clear for a long time, ascending gradually. The final stretch before the Penitentes, the footprint and the pirca disappear (after all, the Penitentes is a natural stone) and access must be sought between the bushes. The last section before the summit requires helping with the hands to climb the rocks, but it is not a serious difficulty nor does it justify the use of ropes, although the vegetation makes the ascent somewhat difficult. The summit of the Penitentes is a beautiful viewpoint of the route that we have been following, as well as of the two valleys that the cord separates. The section immediately following is the most complicated part of the route, since one should look for a passage between the dense thorny vegetation of the northern slope (the southern slope is a small precipice) and the large rocks. But finding the way is possible, and then there is a tenuous path that continues with some clarity along the [[Glossary # A | arista]] same until the Ocoa Pass, the lowest point of the edge, and point at which this route connects with the [[Travesía del Parque Nacional La Campana National Park Crossing]].
Here there are three options: you can choose to go down to the south, and go by Granizo or Cajón Grande (as described in this review) which takes about 1h 45 ', or you can go down to the north, towards Ocoa, which takes about 2h 30 ', and for which you should read the respective section in [[Traverse of La Campana National Park]]. If it is low towards the south (by either of the two routes) you can go through a leafy forest of languages, peumos, liters and quillayes and there is an Olmué, closer to Santiago and with buses every hour to Santiago. If it is low towards the north, you can go through a singular Palmar, and you have found a CONAF, where there is no mobilization, and then an Ocoa and the Pan-American Highway (with many buses but that do not necessarily stop on the way).
'' Descent to the south '' '
* A Hail: Described in [[Travesía del Parque Nacional La Campana National Park Crossing]]. This point is closer to the town of Olmué.
* A Cajon Grande: The sign at the beginning indicates 5.5 kilometers of walk from Paso Ocoa. The route is always very clear, although narrow, in the shade of the dense vegetation of the ravine (from which it receives its name). At the beginning, it goes down abruptly, zigzagging. Then the slope decreases, and the estuary of the stream must be crossed several times. After 1h30 'of march a branch is reached. Take the left, and continue on a very wide path (if you take the right, you will follow the path '' Plateu ''). Only 15 minutes later, CONAF is reached, where there is parking. If you walk 15 more minutes on the vehicular road, you will reach a bus stop where it is possible to take buses to Olmué.
