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|Primer Autor=Sebastián Leyton
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|ComentariosImagen=Cerro Castillo, subiendo desde la lagunagoing up from the lagoon
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[[File:Hacia Campamento Rio Turbio.JPG|thumb|Camino hacia el Campamento Road to Camp Río Turbio]][[image:2009 02270400.JPG|thumb|Vista del Macizo durante la caminata del día View of the Massif during the walk on day 1]][[image:Saliendo de Rio Turbio.JPG|thumb|Saliendo de campamento Leaving Río Turbio hacia el paso camp towards El Peñónpass]][[File:El Paso1 2013.JPG|thumb|Paso El Peñón con with Mucha Nieve: Octubre October 2013]][[File:Camino a la laguna.JPG|thumb|Caminando hacia la lagunaWalking towards the lagoon. Octubre October 2013]][[File:Cerro-castillo-paisajes.jpg|thumb|Las dramáticas vistas al aproximarse al The dramatic views when approaching Cerro Castillo. 2015]]
[[image:2009 02270503.JPG|thumb|Laguna Cerro Castillo]]
[[File:Laguna_Cerro_Castillo.jpg|thumb|Laguna Cerro Castillo. AutorAuthor: Patagonia por Descubrirto discover]] [[Archivo:Morrena-Cerro-Castillo.jpg|thumb|Vista desde el punto más alto de la morrena del antiguo glaciar del View from the highest point of the moraine of the old Cerro Castilloglacier. Se aprecia en una sola toma, todo el recorrido necesario para llegar It shows in a ese puntosingle shot, all the necessary travel to get to that point.]]
[[Archivo:Punto-alto-cerro-castillo.jpg|thumb|También desde el punto más alto del recorrido se puede apreciar, en un buen día, el serpentear de la carretera Austral. 2015]]
[[Archivo:Arcoiris.jpg|thumb|Llegando al mirador de la laguna. Se observa la cuenca del río Ibañez. Enero 2017.]]
From here you can go down to Villa Cerro Castillo, by a path clearly marked by the left side facing the valley of the Ibáñez River and where there is much more traffic of people. The descent is not so long if a little steep, takes about 3 hours and a half, normal pace, to the town.
For the enthusiasts, one can go back and continue the ascent for about an hour in a west-northwest direction, to reach a new pass that in this case faces the valley of the Estero Parada. Supposedly, from this point there is a path that goes through the upper margin of the forest to reach the New Zealand Camp that saves the long descent to the Porters' Camp, however it is not an official path the marks have been lost over the years. That is why it is recommended to go down following the red marks that correspond to the official trail. The descent is long, steep, loose and very exhausting. Once arrived at a small plot of land on the edge of the forest, the path becomes more easily recognized again, continuing now not through the edge of the hill but directly towards the valley of the standing estuary. After about 45 minutes from the beginning of the forest, you will reach the path that goes up to the [[New Zealand Neozelandes Camp, RN Cerro Castillo | New Zealand Camp]]. To access the Porteadores camp you must turn right and after about 50 meters, on the other side of the stream, you will find the small shelter and a table of the Porters' Camp. Until this place they are around 4 hours of walk.
It is recommended to continue the trail up the valley stop to visit the [[Neozelandes Camp, RN Cerro Castillo | New Zealand CampCampamento Neozelandés]], from where fantastic views of the valley of great mountains are obtained. They are about 1.5 additional hours until this camp walking through a beautiful Lengas forest. The detour is well worth it.
=== Day Four: Camp Porters - Villa Cerro Castillo ===
== Recommendations ==
{{Checklist | Type 4 equipment checklist: low altitude route, without snow or cold, with camping}} In summer, of course. In winter or spring, consider [[Checklists_for_trekking_and_montañismo # Checklist_of_equipo_tipo_4: _route_con_nieve_y_acampe | Checklist of equipment type 4: route with snow and camping]]
* Bring good sunblock, sunglasses with UV filter and hat to cover the sun. UV radiation is high and it is easy to get sunburned.
* Bring a good pair of sandals to cross the estuaries
