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I want to thank everyone who contributed to this article. All the information provided here was very useful to plan and prepare for the trip. As a packrafting beginner I absolutely loved this route. Here's a list of comments that might be useful to use as reference:
- We had 5 sunny and hot days with many moments of strong headwinds. Never underestimate how taxing is to paddle against the wind on a packraft, optimize your itinerary to paddle in the calmest moments of the day.
- It took us about 32 paddling hours for Palena to Port RMB.
- Checking the tide charts was very useful to paddle with less effort on the last 25km to the sea.
- There are several landing options when arriving to Port RMB. There are two winding canals ([https://osm.org/go/MKFMCaSd?m= Abbé] firstAt the end, and then the normal route takes you through the [https://osm.org/go/MKFG_oRv?m= GarraoCanal]) that let you get to into the Pitipalena estuary and then to the town dock. Both are good options under strong winds because the canals are narrow and protected from the windEstuary. We had a calm morning so we decided to continue on the Palena River, access a small canal east of the Isla de Boca and end up landing near [https://osm.org/go/MKFH5LAVg--?layers=N&m= "Mirador 2"]. From there we walked a trail that took us to the town in a little bit less than an hour.
* January 16-21/ Zach / Palena to Puerto Raúl Marín Balmaceda (27P & 28P) + Rio Frío (75P) / 6 Days easy