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The section was really beautiful, except the part with the thorns. There are lots of streams along the whole trail, so one does not need to carry much water.
*2023-Jan-29 RR mostly NOBO 5 days Frank
I got the bus-ferry-bus from Puerto Montt to Segundo Corral. To avoid the landslide at Laguna Las Rocas & delays with the river ferries I walked on the road from Segundo Corral to El Manso, about 50KM. Easy but not very interesting walking. It takes a full day to get from Puerto Montt on the bus to Segundo Corral so I believe it would be better to go SOBO with an early start to get through La Junta, otherwise you need 2 additional days for travel. There is a good place to stay NOBO 500 metres before the junction where the road turns towards Laguna Las Rocas. Farmhouse on RHS of road has rooms & meals. Cheap, friendly & good. Small shop in El Manso & another one 2KM up the road. There is a supermarket in Llanada Grande, good selection of food, you can do a full resupply there. In Segundo Corral there are two campsites. The first one is just before the school, it just says Kuchen but you can camp there. Cheap, nice family & they do meals. There is a campsite after the school but the owner was drunk & looking for an argument.
You can walk on the road or get the bus to Segundo Corral & get the ferry to Paso Bolson near the carabineros border control. The government subsidised ferry runs Monday-Friday only from 8-12 & 2PM-6PM & is only 2000 pesos. You need to radio the ferryman to arrange pickup, easily done in Segundo Corral. The trail across the border is generally in good condition. There is some easy bushbashing on the Chilean side for about 1KM before the border & some fallen trees but they are straightforward to go over. Rio Azul was easily fordable in early February.
*10 to 14 of January 2023 / Véronica / GPT22 RR SOBO / also GPT22-01 / 5 days