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==Section Logs, Recent Alerts and Suggestions==2023 February Frank. There was a fire in Valle Tigre but it was up on the mountain & had no effect on the RR which is in the valley on a road. The crux ford is the first one on Rio Claro/Quinto which you can reach in one long day NOBO. 4 more fords on Rio Claro & 4 on Rio Azul, all knee deep & easy when I went through in late February. ==Season Section Logs==
* 2023-Mar-10 to 2023-Mar-14 / 4 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Martin & Helena
Contact: @martin_hanzelka @helenneka
*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 house to 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. About 40KM from the settler's house 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. 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 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 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====