GPT26 (Carrenleufu)

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Season 2022/23

• 15 Nov 2022 RR SOBO Frank

I walked the route in 2 separate sections (total 4 days walking) as follows: 15 Nov Aldea Escolar to the international road & hitched to Trevelin. 16 Nov I got the bus from Trevelin to Carrenleufu & walked to Palena on the road. In January I walked the central section: international road to Carrenleufu in 2 days

From Aldea Escolar you are on the Huella Andina (occasional blue & white marks) which follows a gravel road & then a 5KM trail to reach the international road. The trail was partly flooded (knee deep swampy water) & even the gravel road before the international road had some flooded parts so I decided to leave the central section until later in the season.

In January I walked from international road: you are on roads & on the Huella Andina for the first several KM, then went right onto another road to see the Into the Wild bus. Rejoined RR easily on road after the bus. After the second river crossing I went straight ahead on alternative route (there is a small trail) It led to a puesto with a horse corral. There was no one there & puesto was locked, I camped outside. The puesto is dry, bring water from the river. On the second day, going downhill & approaching a puesto, the RR leaves the road & goes through fences into the puesto. It's much better to stay on the road which goes around the puesto. RR leads back to the road after going through several fences. River crossings easy in January. Argenchile hospedaje was full but there are a few others in Carrenleufú. They are mostly unmarked so ask around. Walked to Chilean border post then hitched to Palena.

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GPT26: Carrenleufú

GPT26: Carrenleufú				Hiking		Packrafting
Group	E: Lagos Argentinos		Total	90.3 km	25 h	90.5 km	25 h
Region	Argentina & Chile: Chubut & Los Lagos (X)		Trails (TL)	22.2 km	24.5%	22.1 km	24.5%
Start	Aldea Escolar		Minor Roads (MR)	54.2 km	60.0%	45.3 km	50.1%
Finish	Palena		Primary Roads (PR)	11.8 km	13.0%	14.4 km	16.0%
Status	Published & Verified		Cross-Country (CC)	2.2 km	2.4%	2.3 km	2.5%
Traversable	Nov - Apr (Maybe: Sep, Oct, May)		Bush-Bashing (BB)	-	-	-	-
Packraft	Deployable		Ferry (FY)	-	-	-	-
Connects to	GPT25H, GPT25P, GPT27H, GPT27P, GPT70		Investigation (I)	(1.2 km)	(1.3%)	(1.2 km)	(1.3%)
Options	129 km (1 Options & Variants)		Exploration (EXP)	-	-	-	-
	Hiking	Packrafting		Total on Water		6.3 km	7.0%
Attraction	2 (of 5)	2 (of 5)		River (RI)		6.3 km	7.0%
Difficulty	2 (of 5)	2 (of 5)		Lake (LK)		-	-
Direction	Both ↓↑	Both ↓↑		Fjord (FJ)		-	-
Comment	-
Character	Forest, Farmland, Settlers, River Packrafting
Challenges	Demanding River Fords

Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)

Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)