GPT31H (Valle Simpson)
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- 03-Apr-2023 / Hiking / NOBO / Martin & Helena
Easy section that connects Coyhaique and Villa Frei. Minor road will take you around few lakes and local settlements, which makes some nice sceneries with surrounding mountains. They were partly covered with fresh snow in our case. Taking a bus from Coyhaique terminal to Villa Frei in the morning, we started quite early for our standards, and therefore we made it easily in 1 day, coming back to Coyhaique in the late afternoon. Because of a light rain, the road was not that dusty, but it might be annoying in dry weather, especially the last part around airport, that was also quite busy.
Contact: @martin_hanzelka @helenneka
- 2022 Nov 22 Frank 1 day RR NOBO
Got the bus to Villa Frei & walked back to Coyhaique. One small shop in Villa Frei & lots of dogs, a stick may be useful. Didn't see any place to stay there. I agree with all the comments below. This must be the least interesting section on RR GPT1-40. No facilities along the route & didn't see anywhere good to camp. As you approach Coyhaique it gets dustier & going past the airport is nasty with lots of traffic throwing up blinding clouds of dust. The last 2KM is quiet.
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| GPT31H: Valle Simpson | Hiking | Packrafting | |||||
| Group | G: Aysen Norte | Total | 36.6 km | 9 h | - | - | |
| Region | Chile: Aysén (XI) | Trails (TL) | - | - | - | - | |
| Start | Coyhaique | Minor Roads (MR) | 20.7 km | 56.6% | - | - | |
| Finish | Villa Frei | Primary Roads (PR) | 15.9 km | 43.4% | - | - | |
| Status | Published & Verified | Cross-Country (CC) | - | - | - | - | |
| Traversable | Sep - May | Bush-Bashing (BB) | - | - | - | - | |
| Packraft | Only Burden | Ferry (FY) | - | - | - | - | |
| Connects to | GPT30H, GPT32 | Investigation (I) | - | - | - | - | |
| Options | 8 km (Variants Only) | Exploration (EXP) | - | - | - | - | |
| Hiking | Packrafting | Total on Water | - | - | |||
| Attraction | 1 (of 5) | - | River (RI) | - | - | ||
| Difficulty | 1 (of 5) | - | Lake (LK) | - | - | ||
| Direction | Both ↓↑ | - | Fjord (FJ) | - | - | ||
| Comment | - | ||||||
| Character | Farmland, Settlers, Road Walking | ||||||
| Challenges | - | ||||||
