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Day 6: Simple walk down from the camp site to the dirt road to town. We were charged $35k CLP per person on exit from the park at the rangers station (-46.11819, -72.21799). We hitched a lift on the dirt road back to Villa Cerro Castillo.
*'''2025-12-18 to 2025-12-20/ 3 days/ Hiking/ SOBO/ Opt 2+RR + Opt 3 + RR/Tomas Martinec'''
I did the option starting in Las Horquetas. Officially, the trek is recommended to be done in 4 days, but I don't think it is a big problem to complete it in 3 days if the weather cooperates.
Generally: There are a lot of mice everywhere. I always hunged my food and luckily hadn't any issue.
Day 1
I started in Las Horquetas and finished at the camp El Bosque, combining the first two recommended sections into one day.
First section until Rio Turbio is a comfortable walk overall. There are many river crossings, but all were below knee level.
Second section from Rio Turbio to El Bosque, this includes a climb to the pass. The second part of this ascent is open, rocky terrain. I ocasionally lost the trail, but it is generally quite well marked. At the top of the pass, there was still snow, so I had to cross the snowy terrain for about 15 mins.
Day 2
I slept at El Bosque and hiked directly to the lagoon and Cerro Castillo. As before, the climb and pass are mostly open rocky terrain.
For my second night, I continued to Camp Neozelandes, which has fewer people than Los Porteadores and it is closer to Laguna Duff.
Day 3
I hiked to Laguna Duff - another beautiful spot - and then descended back to Caseta Estero Patada.I paid 35 000 CLP for 3 days (the same price as for 4 days). From Caseta Estero Patada, there is about a 5km walk to Villa Cerro Castillo or you can hitchhike as there are enough cars passing by.
Generally, it is a nice trek with beautiful highlight spots. At the same time, it feels quite regulated compared to more remote hikes, which may or may not suit everyone.
'''2025-Dec-8 to 2025-Dec-11 / 4 days / Hiking / SOBO / Opt2, D, RR, E, 3 / Emily & Kole'''