Cambios

==Season 2024/25==

See our log for 25P for reasons why we hiked this. The ranger actually told us the trail is closed, as it has not been cleared yet, despite the workers telling us they just finished the clearing. Additionally, one cannot register online for this trail and must do it in person on the other side, presumably because the trail with its 600m-over-2-km elevation at one stretch qualifies as life threatening or something (the crazy libertarian president's influence clearly does not reach as far as here). We were told to paddle back despite heavy wind being predicted to start before noon. We were exceptionally allowed to camp here: -42.88670, -71.72896, where there is an infrastructure for a camp (no toilets, of course), but the camp is closed it seems. On the other side, signs indicated you are supposed to do this hike over three days, camping both nights at the beach at camp 17.0 and visiting Lago Krugger as a daytrip. We were unsure how to proceed, but in the end gambled that nobody would catch us, so we started walking at 7:30. The trail is actually Huella Andina and is quite pretty with views and flowers. For hikers, arranging the ferry to Lago Krugger and walking it is something to consider, though with the in-person permission system, this feels hard (maybe hitch and flipflop?). It was freshly cleared all the way. When we reached camp 17.0, we saw some people. I put on a drysuit and a floatation vest and walked to them with the intention of pretending we had paddled in case they were park rangers. They turned out to be hikers who camped there and told us the trail is actually open to that point, which relaxed us. Going up from bridge 17.8, there is no water until water 21.3. At -42.86285, -71.63006, OSM and GPT are wrong. Just follow the road or Strava. You do not come by park rangers. The last two km, you can follow the trail that mostly goes under the ugly MR, only joining it briefly twice. In Villa Futalaufquen, it was very windy. We opted to forgo a bus (at 19:00?) to Trevelin that cost 8000 ARG, which we found outrageous. At -42.89369, -71.61742, there are free functioning toilets open 24/7, with soap and toilet paper. A miracle. Probably caused by a church here: -42.89183, -71.61886 that is open all the time and only has service every first and third Saturday in the month. It was almost dark and we decided to sleep in the church, taking care never to use lights and we got away with that. Excellent protection from wind. On the way to Trevelin, see our log for GPT26.