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[[File:Main IMG Greater Patagonian Trail.JPG|thumb|500px|Section 1: View to Laguna Caracol.]]
[[File:Laguna_Los_Hornitos.jpg|thumb|500px|Greater Patagonian Trail Section 1: Pass 2540 m viewing to Laguna Los Hornitos. File: Jan Dudeck]]
The Greater Patagonian Trail (GPT) is a long distance trail network in the southern Andes that spans from the outskirts of Santiago all the way to southern Patagonia.
The trail currently spans approximately 3'000 km and the entire network with all options contains more than 12'000 km of tracks.
If this introduction quickened your appetite to walk on this trail don't stop reading here and don't pack your backpack yet. This trail network is probably quite different to what you expect. Especially if you have thru-hiked the famous long distance trails in the US i.e. the Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) or the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) don't assume that you are prepared for this trail as this region and this network of routes is quite different in nature. Some best practices and habits that are key for thru-hiking one of these trails in the US would be foolish in Patagonia and on the GPT.
In the last three years (season 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17) since I started to publish the trail I have seen around 40 people attempting to walk major parts of the trail. The majority was absolutely amazed by the land and the people and their experience on the trail. But some quickly aborted or changed their plans and missed the best parts of the trail as a consequence. Interestingly, these were partly highly experiences hikers.
In the following section I try to correct potentially incorrect assumptions and outline the essentials for an
==The art of walking on the Greater Patagonian Trail==
==Images==
