GPT03 - Ríos Claros
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Recent Alerts and Suggestions
- 2019-Nov-26 / Tyler & America/ RR SOBO (mostly)* - the optional track around the last big climb of the route is pretty dang difficult to navigate in a couple places. Be prepared for some bush bashing and the route to not be the most accurate. I had downloaded satellite AND topo maps of the section on Gaia GPS and this was very valuable in finding the best ways through this. Bush Bashing: OH-BB-A@03-03-#006. Trail down to Rio Antivero (last half SOBO): OH-TL-V@03-03-#009
Season Section Log
- 2019-Nov-24 / Martina and Ivo / Regular route southbound (mainly)
It took us five days to walk this section. Water levels are very low, so river crossings never caused any problems. One short part of the trail (1 km) after the second pass is quite overgrown and we were really glad doing it downhill and not uphill (northbound). Instead of climbing the third pass we took the alternative route to the East and from there the exploration route, again to the East. The "yellow" part of it was a 700 m hell of a suicidal bush bashing, but mainly because there was thick fog and we couldn't get an overview at the top. The rest of the route (orange) was a trail in good condition. Back on the alternative route we couldn't find a safe way to start the bush bashing part, so we turned around and again took the exploration route, which was a great decision, as we found a trail in excellent condition. In Aguas Buenas are some small tiendas but for accommodation you'd have to go to San Fernando. There is a Microbus twice a day (morning at ??? and evening at 17:00).
- 2019-Nov-26 / Tyler & America/ RR SOBO (mostly)
It took us six days to hike this section. We took a great nearo day down by Rio Claro. Agreed with everything said by Martina. This section was pretty challenging navigation wise for us too. We decided to take the shortest optional route around the second pass. The bush bashing section was THICK. I would say nearly impassable. Luckily I had satellite version of the route downloaded on Gaia and found an easy route around it. After this the trial was very overgrown. Past the puesto and descending back down to Rio Antivero, the route was VERY difficult to find on steep terrain. We had to emergency camp and found our way out the next day after finding a well worn trail near the bottom that led us down safely. If I were to do it again I would just stick to the recommended route the whole second half. In San Fernando we found a horse right next to Hostel O Higgins with private room/both for 20,000. Definitely the best prices in town by far.
- 2019-Dec-7 / Matus & Anna
It took us 4 days, including one nero day. Regular trail is in good condition. I agree with what was written, I just want to clarify that overgrown part of trail (cca 1km) is after the pass (2030m), which is first marked pass in gps files. After the last posts we were not sure. Last good water source is in the climb to the pass (1780m), but filtration needed. There is one more further in the junction with optional trail, but it was quite slow and it would be challenging to take enough water from it. River crossings were not a problem. In the morning after a second cross of Rio Claro river was suddenly at least twice as stronger, but looked still crossable.
Summary Table
| GPT03: Ríos Claros | Hiking | Packrafting | |||||
| Group | A: Precordillera | Total | 83.8 km | 31 h | - | - | |
| Region | Chile: O'Higgins (VI) | Trails (TL) | 70.5 km | 84.1% | - | - | |
| Start | Coya | Minor Roads (MR) | 8.9 km | 10.6% | - | - | |
| Finish | Aguas Buenas | Primary Roads (PR) | 1.0 km | 1.2% | - | - | |
| Status | Published & Verified | Cross-Country (CC) | 2.7 km | 3.2% | - | - | |
| Traversable | Nov - Mar (Maybe: Oct, Apr, May) | Bush-Bashing (BB) | 0.8 km | 0.9% | - | - | |
| Packraft | Only Burden | Ferry (FY) | - | - | - | - | |
| Connects to | GPT02, GPT04 | Investigation (I) | - | - | - | - | |
| Options | 140 km (5 Options & Variants) | Exploration (EXP) | - | - | - | - | |
| Hiking | Packrafting | Total on Water | - | - | |||
| Attraction | 2 (of 5) | - | River (RI) | - | - | ||
| Difficulty | 3 (of 5) | - | Lake (LK) | - | - | ||
| Direction | Both ↓↑ | - | Fjord (FJ) | - | - | ||
| Comment | - | ||||||
| Character | Semi-Desert, Forest, Alpine Terrain, Mountain Pastures, Arrieros | ||||||
| Challenges | Demanding River Fords, Exposure to Elements, Bush Bashing | ||||||
Satellite Image Map
Elevation Profile
[[File:|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]