GPT33P - Río Ibañez
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Section Statistics
Basic statistics
Traversable | Sep - May | |
Packraft | Required (27.8 km | 27.8 % on Water) | |
Hiking | Packrafting | |
Attraction | No Rating | 4 / 5 |
Difficulty | No Rating | 3 / 5 |
Distance | - | 34.3 km | 7 h |
Direction | None | Only ↓ |
Comment | Hiking: Packraft required | |
Status | Published and Verified | |
Zone | H: Zona Aysen Sector Sur | |
Region | Chile: Aysén (XI) | |
Start | Villa Cerro Castillo | |
Finish | Puerto Ingeniero Ibañez, Puerto | |
Previous Section | Next Section | Alternative Section |
GPT32 | GPT34 | GPT33H |
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Summarising route description to be issued.
Route description by Kara Davis after Season 2017/18:
Walk out of Villa Cerro Castillo along a dirt road to the put-in for Río Ibañez located at a rocky beach. At the time of our hike, there was construction going on in this area so don’t be surprised if the put-in changes. The river is wide, slow moving, and at lower flows there are many sandbars hidden just below the surface that will beach even packrafts. After about 20.5 km, packrafters must take out to portage around a Class V+ waterfall at a sandy beach surrounded by steep gravel slopes. The portage is a short cross-country route through farmland which ends at a gate. Just past the gate is Highway X-735. The put-in for the second part of the Río Ibañez float is at a sandy beach. This section of the river to Puerto Ingeniero Ibañez is also very slow moving. Strong winds may make packrafting impractical.
Town: Puerto Ingeniero Ibañez Puerto Ingeniero Ibañez is a small town with a few food options and a small grocery store. The docks for the ferry to Chile Chico across Lago General Carrera is located on the southeast edge of town.