Cambios

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| Border

| Point where the trail crosses the actual border between Chile and Argentina. The border control is typically in a different location.

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| Border Control

| Location where the police performs the exit and entry control. If you plan to cross the border you need to actively seek the police at the border control. You will not be given an entry step without getting the exit stamp first.

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| Bridge

| Pedestrian or vehicle bridge. May be in poor state.

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| Bus Stop

| Marked or unmarked bus stop. In most places buses will stop at any location if you clearly signal the driver that want to take a ride. Ask locals for the bus frequency and times.

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| Cable Car River Crossing

| At larger rivers that cannot be crossed by food cable cars are ocasionally installed. Ask the locals how to operate them to cross the river. [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15784577?source=wapi&referrer=kh.google.com Click here to see an image.]

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| Camp

| Location suitable for camping. If not stated otherwise water and fire wood is available nearby.

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| Carabineros

| Chilean local police. To control the border small partly improvised police posts are setup and manned during the summer in remote areas. Whenever you reach such a police post report to them and explain your plans. We were always treated very nicely.

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| CONAF

| Corporación Nacional Forestal. Conaf is the governing body of all National parks of Chile, including those without forest or major vegetation.

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| Diversion

| Location where the trails splits or where attention is needed to no miss the correct trail.

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| Ferry

| Public ferry.

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| Food

| Location where you may get food or a meal.

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| Gate

| Gate that may be locked. We several times climbed over such gates.

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| Hot Spring

| Natural geothermal hot spring.

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| Hotel

| There are not many hotels along the trail so if you get there it's rare opportunity to pamper yourself.

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| Lake

| Fresh water lake.

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| Lodging

| Accommodation of any type that is not a hotel. May be a simple room in a private house with a family (hospedaje familiar) or a bungalow (cabaña).

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| Mini Shop

| Small shop or kiosk with a limited product range. If closed ask at the houses nearby for attention.

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| Pass

| Mountain pass. The pass elevation is normally added.

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| Puesto

| Improvised shelter or house in a remote area that is temporary used during the summer. If locked do not enter except in emergencies. If open you may use the shelter if needed with the appropriate respect.

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| Refuge

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| Restaurant

| Restaurant but not expect a sophisticated cuisine but a meal that fills.

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| River Crossing

| River crossing without a bridge or a cable car. Water levels may change significant with snow melt, rain and daytime. If the river is feed by snowmelt water levels are normally lowest in the morning. Since rivers can change their bed look for the optimal spot where to cross and do not rely on the waypoint but your own judgment. River crossings are also location where you can get drinking water.

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| Sea

| Access to the sea.

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| Settlement

| Group of permanently inhabited houses.

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| Settler

| Single permanently inhabited house.

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| Shop

| Shop with a wider product range. If closed ask at the houses nearby for attention.

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| Start

| Starting point of a section.

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| Summit

| Summit of a volcano along the trial that can be climbed on an optional side trip.

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| Trail Head

| Location where a trail starts on a road. Attention is needed to no miss this trail.

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| w/o Water

| Camp or Puesto without drinking water nearby. If you plan to camp at such a location you should carry sufficient water for one night.

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| w/o Wood

| Camp or Puesto without fire wood nearby. If you plan to camp at such a location you should either carry a camping stove or sufficient fire wood for one night.

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| Water

| Location where you can get drinking water. The water may need to be filtered, boiled or chemically treated to be fit for drinking.

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| $

| Camp or Hot Spring where you need to pay.

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|?

| Not verified waypoint. The unconfirmed waypoints are based on satellite images, maps or tales from locals. Whenever you can confirm or correct such a waypoint, you are welcome to send the waypoint with a comment to the author of this trail for update of the GPS File.

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