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==Season 2023/24==
*2023-Jan-20 / 4 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Tom Pieper
This section was a worthy final for my journey on the GPT! Even seeing at least 2-3 other hikers per day it felt really remote. I enjoyed the long walking on the beaches and the special atmosphere up at the cross at cabo froward, looking down the magellan strait and imagine the first sailors passing this strenous passage.Its possible to do this track in an enjoyale pace in 4 days in good weather, but I guess it to be much harder in bad weather. Especially in strong winds walking will be much slower at the coast. I found the short inland sections really nice - only a little muddy but nothing serious and an impressive landscape.I tooked a packraft which helped me crossing the second river, but if you have enough time I recomment to not carry it on the track. Going in the packraft close to the shore looked feasible in some moments but wind turns often and you do not want to be blown onto the sea here!I found the tide tables for cabor froward more accurate (I provided a link).The fox is present at the camp south of the 3rd river. He completely devastated the tents of two chilenos who made a day trip to the cabo. Hang ALL your food higher than 2 m. He can jump pretty high and even reached their food hanging at 1.5 m :DThere is also a tame fox living near Bahia del Aguila. You might see him relaxing on the beach. Saw also colibris. The seem to love the fuchsia bushes. There were many people and cars at the parking lot. Hitchhiking was no problem at this time of the year. *Frank RR 3 days 29-31/12/2023
1. I got the bus to San Juan. Last stop is @ Rio Santa Maria (the stop is marked on OSM) Not much traffic @ 9AM so I walked 8KM to the roadhead. On the road there is a house with some boats. A big dog came out & started attacking me but 4 people came along & when in a group he retreated. Easy walking to the hut. Saw a whale, some penguins & dolphins near the lighthouse. The first river is v. easy, I was able to jump it. 2nd & 3rd river crossings were both easy & knee deep within 90 minutes of low tide. There are sticks marking the crossings. Cross about half way between the sticks & the sea.