GPT25P (Lago Amutui Quimey)

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Overview

• Comment by Jan Dudeck

GPT25P was traversed twice in recent years and is a difficult packrafting route. DON’T attempt to paddle to the south-eastern end of the lake but only cross the lake in one of the rare calm moments.

Section Log, Alerts and Suggestions

Season 2024/25

• 2025-02-04/ denied entry / Packrafting/ SOBO/ RP / Tomáš&Natalie&Thijmen

We arrived at the start of 25P around 15:00. There is a guesthouse (it has Starlink, password: Krugger2425), which was closed, and an empty park rangers station. We heard engines from tools cleaning a path and when we were about to finish packing, a group of workers appeared with some park rangers. Initially it seemed we could go on, but eventually they called their chief, who was apologetic but denied access to the hiking trail that starts 25P. We explained we did not have the intention to run the rapids, but he said the crossing is impossible without authorization. He said we could go to the trail but without our packrafts. He suspected we wanted to try to sneak in early in the morning, so we did not do that, half expecting him to wait for us. He also took pictures of our passports, though technically we were probably not required by law to show them to him. Apparently, nothing that is not explicitly authorized is allowed in this national park. Beside going NOBO, 25P can probably only be done by evading the rangers. That should normally not be too hard. Ideally wildcamp a few km from the park ranger station by the coast but not visible from water. Then rise early and set off at dawn and paddle past the ranger station to roughly here: -42.89518,l -71.72883 before the rapids of Rio Frey start (you most likely do not want to run it, this is class III to class IV river, it is unknown whether the rapids could be portaged). Get on the trail and continue on your way. You could possibly also try this by camping off-trail at a distance from the park rangers and sneaking-in walking, they had no dogs when we were there and dogs are generally not allowed in national parks, but then you for sure pass much closer to them.

Season 2022/23

• 2023 January/ 1 day? / Packrafting/ SOBO/ RP / Jan Pritchard

We chose the route to lago Kruger and lago embalse amutui via rio frey. No problems with winds on the lakes. We decided to paddle the first marked rapid on rio frey, then bushwack to the trail and follow it to where it leads down to the 4th marked rapid. The visible trail comes to an end here so we put in just below the rapid and paddled the final marked rapid before the lake section. Here water levels were high so we kept paddling to lago embalse amutui. We continued to paddle the length of the lake, only getting out at the southeastern small dam to hike down and connect with the start of rio futaleufu.

Taken from https://web.facebook.com/groups/222224388283455/posts/1526511384521409/

Season 2021/22

• 2022 January / Denied entry / Packrafting/ SOBO/ RP / Mikhail Bogdanov and Masha Ovchinnikova

WARNING! Camp Punta Matos 42°49′03.29S 71°42′56.30′′ W DIDN'T WORK AT NIGHT! We arrived at evening, stayed at 1st line of camp and didn't up to gates of camp. Fast made dinner and slept. Next day we weighted weather and checked wind window on Embalse Amutui Quimei by inReach. Our friends send us forecast from another site for this lake. It's confirmed good wind window. We planned to start packrafting early in the morning of next day. West sleeve of Lago Futalaufquen, Lago Kruger, Rio Frey (scout rapids/portage), Embalse Amutui Quimei (fast cross and tracking/bush-bashing). Before 10 hours to start the rangers come to us. It was 8pm. They said that we can't stay at night here and need to moving right now to another camp in 10km. And show info board near gate of camping.

I said about our plans. They banned our route. I said, that we will move on trail along the Rio Frey. They said that it's trail is close. They made photo of our passports and banned packrafting East sleeve of Lago Futalaufquen tomorrow, because strong wind. In forecast it will start after 2pm. 

But they accept sleep one more night at this camp, if we change place for tent. We agreed to their demands and in next day walked to Villa Futalaufquen. I feel unfinished the route.

Taken from: https://web.facebook.com/groups/222224388283455/posts/1272287349943815

Season 2017/18

• Route description by Kara Davis after Season 2017/18

GPT25P begins just after the Lago Krügger take-out and follows alongside Río Frey, a Class III/IV river, which flows into Embalse (Reservoir) Amutui Quimei. It is not recommended to packraft on the reservoir, except for the crossing because of frequent strong winds. As stated in the website below, it is illegal to camp on the shore of Embalse Amutui Quimei so plan accordingly. The Futaleufú Hydroelectric Complex, a dam at the mouth of the famous Río Futaleufú, is located on the southern end of Embalse Amutui Quimei.

Find more information here: https://www.revolvy.com/page/Amutui-Quimey-Reservoir

Links to other Resources

Retired Section Article GPT25P - Lago Amutui Quimei

Find more information here: https://www.revolvy.com/page/Amutui-Quimey-Reservoir