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==Season 2023/24==
2023-Nov-19 to 2023-Nov-23 / 4 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Jens
The owner of the land at km 9.2 was not very pleased to see me. There is a gate that says private property, you can easily walk around it, no fences. He doesn't want anyone to cross his land, but he made an exception for me. Maybe it would be wise to take the alternative route in.
Two more gates on the RR route that I jumped over. Nobody seemed to be there at the time.
Plenty of water on the route. Camp sites every few kilometres.
The first two river crossings were easy.
Around the first pass (km 40 or so) the trail basically stopped existing for a few kilometres until halfway to the next river. Especially after the pass I had to do a lot of bush bashing. There was no trail, at least as far as I could see. All my Garmin showed was a dotted line, which in my book meant "you're on your own". After what felt like an hour of scrambling, I found the trail again (black line on the Garmin).
I had to cross the river at least 5 times. I tried to keep my boots dry, but gave up after the second crossing and embraced them from then on.
The Rio Claro was very strong that afternoon. It wasn't a very warm day, but it carried a lot of water. I (190, 90 kilos) dared to cross it just before the other river joined it. It was hard work. Someone less heavy might want to take the detour to the bridge.
On the way to Aguas Buenas, at the settlement marked on the map, a dog bit me. Not sure if there is a way around it.
==Season 2022/23==