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I got to the minor road from Levican (waypoint at 130.4) at 7:40 a.m. on a Thursday. There is a little bus shelter there to protect from the wind. It was very cold and windy when I got there, and I waited until almost noon, hoping to hitch a ride. Not a single car passed by that whole time. So I resigned myself to the road walk, walked for about an hour in extremely windy conditions, and then a car finally came by and picked me up and drove me into Puerto Ibáñez :) Very grateful!!!
* 2023 Jan / Yannic & Mirjam / Northbound
From Puerto Ibanez we made the first kilometres to junction 130.4 by car stop. Then we hiked on to Camp 113.4. We didn't stay at the location, but a little further ahead where the river flows into the lake.
Along the lake was nice with a lot of ups and downs and then we camped somewhere on the side of the Minor Road.
Along the Rio Avellano we stayed on the northern side so that we only had to cross the river once (at 81.2). The water came up to my waist (I am 180 cm).
Surprisingly, there was another Ford at 69.8. Again, very strong current and loose ground, so it was difficult to find a good footing.
Right after this Ford we spent the night in the forest.
On the climb at the start of the cross country section (at trailhead 68.5) be sure to get the right entry point as there are several small streams coming down the valley. We thought we saw a trail further into the forest that we could follow. Unfortunately, this was a mistake and led to us having to bush bash back onto the trail for a few hundred metres.
In general, the trail was mostly better close to the river than deeper in the forest.
The camping spot at the Torres was incredible and worth getting up for sunrise.
The climb up the pass was very doable with the GPS tracks and not too difficult.
On the other side of the pass, the trail got surprisingly good. We met a group of horses that were probably trekking to the lakes.
Because the weather got worse, we took option 03 on the Carretera Austral and stopped at Ceroo Castillo.