GPT13 - Laguna Icalma

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Summary (editar) Activity Trekking Location Chile, Temuco Atractions Vistas panorámicas Duration días "Días" no está en la lista de valores posibles (3 horas o menos, 1/2 día, 3/4 día, 1 día, 1 día y medio, 2 días, 3 días, 4 días, 5 días, 3 - 5 días, 6 - 7 días, 8 - 10 días, 11 - 14 días, 15 - 20 días, 20 - 25 días, 26 - 35 días, 36 - 60 días, 61 - 89 días, más de 90 días) para esta propiedad. Trail Siempre Claro Signage Inexistente Infraestructure Inexistente Topology Cruce Gain/Loss (meters) +444, -323 Distance (k) 31.1 Skills No requiere Original creator Jan Dudeck Download KMZ/GPX Debes registrarte para descargar. Formulario es BREVISIMO Para ver estos botones debes registrarte. Toma 30 segundos: es un formulario minusculo, de solo 3 campos obligatorios.

Season Section Log

• 2020-Jan-25 / Martina & Ivo / Regular route southbound until the lake, then optional route

1 day. Nothing to add to Matus' remarks :-) From Icalma we walked to Villa Pehuenia, Argentina, to renew our visas. We were able to avoid almost the hole road and walk on nice trails.

• 13-Jan-2020 / Matus & Anna

Regular trail until the lake, then optional #002, 6 and 7 to the village. It took us 1 day. Trail/road are in good condition. River crossing without problem. Optionals were busy with traffic. Icalma village is pretty busy during weekend. Accomodation, tienda and resturant available. Tienda has pretty decent supplies. If you are traveling from Lonquimay don't ask in tourist info center about buses. Aparently they don't have a clue. We spent hours hitching after they advices.

17-Jan-2020 Tom & Maddie Regular route SOBO, 1 day. Easy section, all roads in good condition and we didn’t run into any issues. Though the first bit after the bridge appears to be designed to avoid crossing paths with the private property owner. Nice enough to walk through but would recommend hitching if you have limited time. Good resupply in Icalma.

• 28 Jan 2020 Frank 1 day

RR to Div 85 then I crossed the Bio Bio. Easy as water levels are low now but pick your spot as parts are deep. Continued on alternative routes South of Bio Bio & on South shore of lake. At least 3 shops in Icalma. Continued to Lake In/Out Camp $. Paid 10000 CLP to stay in a shed there as weather was poor. Camping will normally be a better option. No shops after Icalma.

Summary Table

GPT13: Laguna Icalma

GPT13: Laguna Icalma				Hiking		Packrafting
Group	C: Zona Pehuenche		Total	38.7 km	10 h	31.0 km	8 h
Region	Chile: Araucanía (IX)		Trails (TL)	4.0 km	10.2%	4.0 km	12.8%
Start	Liucura		Minor Roads (MR)	29.8 km	77.0%	20.2 km	65.1%
Finish	Icalma		Primary Roads (PR)	3.8 km	9.9%	0.7 km	2.2%
Status	Published & Verified		Cross-Country (CC)	1.1 km	2.8%	1.3 km	4.2%
Traversable	Dec - Apr (Maybe: Sep, Oct, Nov, May)		Bush-Bashing (BB)	-	-	-	-
Packraft	Useful		Ferry (FY)	-	-	-	-
Connects to	GPT12, GPT14		Investigation (I)	-	-	-	-
Options	47 km (Variants Only)		Exploration (EXP)	-	-	-	-
	Hiking	Packrafting		Total on Water		4.9 km	15.8%
Attraction	2 (of 5)	3 (of 5)		River (RI)		-	-
Difficulty	1 (of 5)	2 (of 5)		Lake (LK)		4.9 km	15.8%
Direction	Both ↓↑	Both ↓↑		Fjord (FJ)		-	-
Comment	-
Character	Araucaria Forest, Farmland, Pehuenche
Challenges	Demanding River Fords

Elevation Profile

Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route

Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)

Elevation Profile of Regular Packrafting Route

Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)

Access to Route and Return

Access to Start

(2020-Jan)

Bus Lonquimay - Liucura 12:00 and 15:30 from Terminal (Mondays to Saturdays)