The entire trail consists currently of 18 sections that require between 2 to 10 days each. The sections are between 40 km and 150 km long. Every section connects seamless with the following section and starts and ends near a road or village with public transportation. Therefore each section can be hiked as an individual trail or several sections can be combined to a longer trip.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align: left;" " rowspan="2" | Section Name
! style="text-align: left;" " rowspan="2" | Number
! style="text-align: left;" " rowspan="2" | Best<br>Season
! style="text-align: left;" | Hiking
! style="text-align: left;" " colspan="2" | Packraft Option
! style="text-align: left;" " rowspan="2" | Additional Hiking Options
! style="text-align: left;" " rowspan="2" | Villages and towns '''on the trail''' or ''near the finish'' for resupply
|-
! style="text-align: left;" | Direction
! style="text-align: left;" width="85" | Usage
! style="text-align: left;" | Direction
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| Volcán Descabezado
| GPT01
| Dec-Apr
| South ↓
| Side trips only
| South ↓
| Summit Descabezado, Hidden Lakes
| ''On the way to the start: Santiago de Chile, Curicó, Molina <br> After section finish: San Clemente, Talca''
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| Laguna Dial
| GPT02
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| May be used
| Any ↑↓
| Laguna del Maule, Laguna las Truchas
| ''San Fabian, San Carlos, Chillán''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Volcán Chillan
| GPT03
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Experts only
| Any ↑↓
| Summit Chillan Viejo, Laguna las Truchas, Rio Nuble and Las Aguilas
| ''Antuco, Los Angeles''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Volcán Antuco
| GPT04
| Nov-May
| Any ↑↓
| Experts only
| Any ↑↓
| Summit Antuco, Around Antuco
| ''Ralco, Santa Bárbara, Los Angeles''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Laguna El Barco
| GPT05
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Side trips only
| Any ↑↓
| -
| ''Ralco, Santa Bárbara, Los Angeles''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Guallali
| GPT06
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Not used
| Any ↑↓
| Summit Moncol
| ''Lonquimay''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Laguna Marinanqui
| GPT07
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Side trips only
| Any ↑↓
| Laguna Escondida and Laguna Verde
| '''Liucura on the trail''', ''Lonquimay''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Volcán Sollipulli
| GPT08
| Oct-May
| Any ↑↓
| May be used
| Any ↑↓
| Summit Sollipulli
| '''Icalma and Reigolil on the trail''', ''Curarrehue, Pucon''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Curarrehue
| GPT09
| Oct-May
| Any ↑↓
| Not used
| Any ↑↓
| Fundo Huililco
| '''Curarrehue on the trail''', ''Pucon''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Volcán Quetrupillan
| GPT10
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Side trips only
| Any ↑↓
| Summit Quetrupillan, Valle Termal
| ''Liquiñe, Coñaripe, Pucon''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Liquiñe (Hiking)
| " rowspan="2" | GPT11
| Oct-May
| Any ↑↓
| May be used
| Any ↑↓
| -
| '''Liquiñe and Puerto Fuy on the trail'''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Neltume (Packraft)
| Oct-May
| -
| Required
| South↓
| -
| '''Neltume and Puerto Fuy on the trail'''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Lago Pirihueico
| GPT12
| Nov-May
| South↓
| Beneficial
| South↓
| -
| '''Chabranco on the trail''', ''Llifén, Futrono''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Volcán Puyehue
| GPT13
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Beneficial
| South↓
| Summit Puyehue
| ''Entre Lagos, Osorno''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Volcán Antillanca
| GPT14
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Not used
| Any ↑↓
| "La Plaza"
| ''El Poncho, Puerto Rico, Osorno''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Lago Todos Los Santos
| GPT15
| Oct-May
| South↓
| Experts only
| South↓
| -
| '''Ralún and Cochamó on the trail''', ''Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| Cochamó
| GPT16
| Oct-May
| Any ↑↓
| Beneficial
| Any ↑↓
| -
| '''Llanada Grande on the trail''', ''Lago Puelo, El Bolson''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| PN Lago Puelo
| GPT17
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Beneficial
| South↓
| -
| '''Villa Rivadavia on the trail'''
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| PN Los Alerces
| GPT18
| Dec-Apr
| Any ↑↓
| Beneficial
| South↓
| -
| '''Villa Futalaufquen on the trail'''
|-
|}
See the [[#Section Information and KMZ Files|Section Information]] below with further detailed information to each section.
