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==Recent Alerts and Suggestions==
==Season Section Logs==
*2023 21 Feb 4 days RR NOBO Frank
19KM on small road from Lago Verde, then you reach a settler's house. Go round the houseto right, handrailing a wooden fence. RR goes in on a small trail, a bit overgrown with lots of fallen trees & muddy most of the way to Lago Palena so it. About 40KM from the settler's slow goinghouse to Lago Palena, average speed 2KMPH. The crux crossing is the first one on Rio Claro/Quinto NOBO. If you can cross it all crossings should be OK. It was a little under waist deep when I crossed, late in season & weather had been dry. There is a small hut just after the crossing. Continued to second crossing of Rio Claro & camped there (a long day) On day 2 I went round the lake & reached the CONAF huts. They Going round the lake was OK, I was able to throw a few rocks for stepping stones & get by with dry feet. The CONAF huts are partly built & look abandoned. Continued to Lago Palena & camped on the shore. There is a campsite/refuge marked on the track file above the lake Lago Palena on a rock outcrop, couldn't find it & no trail to it. Best to camp at the lake.
Continuing around Lago Palena in about 2 hours you start to climb to a pass Pass 1390M on RR & the trail improves& is mostly good all the way out to the road in Valle Tigre. I did not see any sign of a trail continuing round the lake on the optional route towards Valle California, it looks like very slow & rough going.
Towards the pass you are above treeline. The double crossing of Rio Azul was easy. I tried staying on the near bank but there are thorn bushes blocking the route so you do need to cross the river twice. Camped just before the road & walked out easily on dirt road to Palena on day 4.
====Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route====
[[File:profile GPT27.PNG|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]
====Elevation Profile of Regular Packrafting Route====
[[File:|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]
==Benefits of Hiking and Packrafting==
==Recommended Travel Direction==
As the crux ford is the first one NOBO on Rio Claro/Quinto it is highly recommended to go NOBO. If you are SOBO & can't cross Rio Claro you face a long & rough walk back.
==Section Length and Travel Duration==
==Suitable Section Combinations==
==Resupply==
===Resupply Town===
There is a good supermarket in Lago Verde. Several shops in Palena including a ferreteria & a shop that have camping gas.
====Shopping: Food====
====Shopping: Fuel====
====Services: Laundry====
====Services: ATM and Money Exchange====
No exchange facilities in Lago Verde. There is a Banco Estado ATM in Palena.
====Accommodation: Hostals and Hotels====
Hostal next to the central square in Lago Verde, near the supermarket. It does a good evening meal. Palena has a few hostals but they tend to be fully booked in high season.
====Accommodation: Cabañas====
====Accommodation: Camping====
====Transport: Ferries====
====Transport: Shipping Services====
===Resupply on the Trail===
====Location, Names, Available Items and Services====