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I spent about 2 hours in the museum (highly recommended), then started hiking around midday.
Despite the official closure, the trail was easy to follow. The missing bridge wasn't problem - the river was low and easy to ford. Still, there are very few hikers using this trail. After about 10 km, I met CONAF worker who took photo of me, saying very unusual seeing tourist here.
Around km 20, I encountered a group of guanacos. A few kilometres later, I unexpectedly passed three pumas sitting next to the trail in the bushes. Two of them run away immediately (probably bigger cubs, I only saw them for a split second). The third one (probably the mama) stayed sitted and looked directly to me. I followed basic safety rules: not showing my back, keeping the eye contact, and slowly walked out of the bushes. The whole encounter lasted only a few seconds and everything was thankfully fine.
Day 3
The pass is in the forrest. On the descent, I lost the trail briefly and had to do some bush bashing. Later came the ford section (km 69-72). The deepest crossing reached mid-tigh height (I'm 184 cm tall). After that, there is another pass above Lago Verde, a beautiful lake.
3rd night camp: Refuge {35} [61.7/856] (Camp Raleigh - very nice place)
Day 4
An easy walk brought me to lago Jenimeni and camp El Silencio (there is WiFi), with quite a lot tourists around. I hitched 8 km and started the final section, which is a pure pampa. The beginning is easy to follow,. Later, I simply kept a fence on my left side as a navigation aid.
I stopped before reaching the plateau and camped here X. It was still quite windy. A spot about 30 m lower might serve better. Water was not problem.
Day 5
No wind in the morning, but the navigation on the plateu was difficult. It is better to keep your general direction and follow it, rather than trying to stay exactly on the track. Progres was slow - 2.5 km/h. Wind picked up again on the plateu. There were many guanacos, and even flamingos in the central part of the plateau. From Puesto {35} [15.8/1075], navigation becomes easy again. I passed the puesto and greeted Don Claudio and three young men. I wanted to finish the long day as quickly as possible, so I didnt stop for a long.
From Puesto {35} [15.8/1075], navigation becomes easy again. I passed the puesto and greeted Don Claudio and three young men. Luckily, later the three guys gave me a lift for the last 10 km. That helped me a lot, it had already been a very long and slow dayIt turned out they are cousins from the family that owns the land around the puesto. I arrived with them in Chile ChicoDon Claudio might be the caretaker.
* ''' 2025-Dec-22 to 2025-Dec-31 / 10(9) Days / Hiking / SOBO RR / Massa and Jacicek '''
