==Season 2023/24==
From 2024-02-08 to 2024-02-10 // 3 days // Hiking // NOBO // RR + Variant D // Quentin Clavel
Nice and easy section, very much welcome after the quite demanding GPT27.
Most of the trail is on clear dirt, forestry road, or small trail, that are pretty enjoyable to follow.
Good section if you want to improve your jumping fence skills. I stopped counting after 15 jump over fence/gate.
I've seen two kind settlers on a pickup, they were a bit surprised to see me there, but very sympathic, nice talk, and no problem at all to continue on my way.
To see the into the wild bis, just follow the Variant D.
4 rivers Crossing on this section :
PK 40,87 arroyo huemul
PK 31,86 arroyo Greda
PK 21,79 arroyo baggilt
PK 8,72 Arroyo Baggilt again
The last river crossing PK 8,72 is easily skippable, following the ruta nacional then back on the RR with the gravel road. I advise to do that because this small part of the RR is flooded, and very swampy and muddy.
The crossings were not a problem for me at this time of the year. The deepest one was arroyo huemul, a bit above knees high.
The rest are small fords, or rivers with bridge/passerelle.
The variant D is the alternative route, a small detour from the RR to see the "Into the wild" bus. Not sure it worth the detour. Just an empty burnt bus.
==Season 2022/23==
* General info Recommendations:In Nov & Dec the start of the route is likely to be partially flooded & rivers may be too high. Best to wait until January.Hiking in either a northbound or southbound direction is feasible and recommended.The section is 90km long and takes 3-4 days to complete.The section is straightforward and fairly easy throughout. A large proportion of the section is on dirt, gravel or paved roads.The open nature of the section is very pleasant and offers many good views, Its relative easiness may also be welcome after the bush-bashing and more challenging terrain of other sections.
The route passes through a Welsh-Argentine community in which there are several thousand speakers of Patagonian Welsh.
* 15 Nov 2022 RR -Nov-15 / 4 days / Hikig / SOBO / RR /Frank
I walked the route in 2 separate sections (total 4 days walking) as follows:
==Season 2019/20==
* 2020-Jan-20 to 24 January 2020 / Linda / Regular Hiking Route Southbound -Jan-24 / 4,5 days / Hikig / SOBO / RR from Futaleufú to Palena/Frank
Very easy section. The only thing is that you have to cross many fences, some of them were cadenassed, which means that most of these lands should be private. I saw nobody so, I didn't have any problems.
Border crossing on the other side was also easy. Ending on the main road, with very few cars. I found it very nice to get back slowly i' the middle of the high mountains in Palena.
* 2020-Jan-18to 2020-Jan-20 / Shaun 3 days / Regular hiking route southbound Hikig / SOBO / RR /Shaun
I found this section straightforward and pleasant. Much of it was through woodland on clear dirt roads or trails, and there were many spectacular views. The river crossings were fine - there had been no rain for several days - and the highest only briefly reached lower thigh. The “Into-The-Wild”-like abandoned bus is around Km20 at -43.25877 S, - 71.60910 W on Oh-Mr-V@26-B-#001, which is close and parallel to the regular route. The Chilean customs officials were vigilant regarding what food I was bringing in. The last 16km are on road.
*Jacobsen have several buses a day Trevelin-Aldea Escolar Mon-Fri but only 2 a day on weekends. You can also get a taxi for 800 pesos (2023 price)
*There are buses Buses to Carrenleufu on Monday, Wednesday & Friday going Esquel-Trevelin-Cerro Centinela-Corcovado-Carrenleufu They Leave from Esquel bus station at 8:30 & Trevelin @ 9 passing along Avenida San Martin in Trevelin. Get on at any SOBO bus stop on Av. San Martin in Trevelin. The bus returns from Carrenleufu along the same route to Esquel on Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:30
*There is a bus from Palena to Vila Santa Lucia & Chaiten every day at 6 & 11. No bus to the border but you can arrange a transfer at El Porvenir shop one block from the plaza in Palena.
$*The post office in Palena has all bus schedules to & from Palena written on the wall.
=Permits, Entry Fees and Right-of-Way Issues=
*There is a border crossing from Argentina into Chile between Carrenleufú and Palena. The Chilean officials may examine thoroughly any food being imported.
=Links to other Resources=
=Images=
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{| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+'''GPT26: Carrenleufú'''
| colspan="4" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| GPT26: Carrenleufú
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Hiking
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Packrafting
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Group
| colspan="2" | E: Lagos Argentinos
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Total
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|'''90.3 km'''
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|'''25 h'''
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| '''90.5 km'''
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|'''25 h'''
|-
| style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Region
| colspan="2" | Argentina & Chile: Chubut & Los Lagos (X)
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Trails (TL)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|22.2 km
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|24.5%
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 22.1 km
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|24.5%
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Start
| colspan="2" | Aldea Escolar
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Minor Roads (MR)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|54.2 km
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|60.0%
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 45.3 km
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 50.1%
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Finish
| colspan="2" | Palena
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Primary Roads (PR)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|11.8 km
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|13.0%
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 14.4 km
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 16.0%
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Status
| colspan="2" | Published & Verified
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Cross-Country (CC)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|2.2 km
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|2.4%
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 2.3 km
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 2.5%
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Traversable
| colspan="2" | Nov - Apr (Maybe: Sep, Oct, May)
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Bush-Bashing (BB)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Packraft
| colspan="2" | Deployable
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Ferry (FY)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Connects to
| colspan="2" | GPT25H, GPT25P, GPT27H, GPT27P, GPT70
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Investigation (I)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|(1.2 km)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|(1.3%)
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| (1.2 km)
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| (1.3%)
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Options
| colspan="2" | 129 km (1 Options & Variants)
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Exploration (EXP)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
|-
|
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Hiking
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Packrafting
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Total on Water
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| '''6.3 km'''
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| '''7.0%'''
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Attraction
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|2 (of 5)
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 2 (of 5)
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| River (RI)
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 6.3 km
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 7.0%
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Difficulty
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|2 (of 5)
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 2 (of 5)
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Lake (LK)
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
|-
| style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Direction
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|Both ↓↑
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|Both ↓↑
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Fjord (FJ)
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Comment
| colspan="7" | -
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Character
| colspan="7" | Forest, Farmland, Settlers, River Packrafting
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Challenges
| colspan="7" | Demanding River Fords
|}
[[File:profile GPT26.PNG|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]
[[File:profile GPT26-p.PNG|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]
