Cambios

We were not stopped hosted by 2 friendly locals at Puerto Fuy who gave us a ride, cooked dinner and let us stay for a night. They showed us some nice mountain biking trails around the area. Where we launched the packraft, it‘s a quiet spot and we had no issues with authorities from about entering the lake. Lago Pirihueico was enjoyable scenic with strong backwind which allowed us to use our sail on a runand cross in half a day. Recommend to stop Lunch break at the beautiful remote beach at of Los Bañoswas splendid. We camped at Camp {18} [22.2/615]-but would not recommended recommend on hindsight as we wasted quite some time setting up the boat to get to the trail entry point and repacking. Suggest to camp right at If we had known the trail head (was a good campsite), we could have started hiking straight in the morning.

The way up to the pass you will spot tarantulas and has no mentionable difficulties until 1300mwhere snow starts. The last 150m were was still under a blanket of snow, however it was substantially less than what was reported by Tom 2 weeks ago, so walking was smooth but slow. Amazing views above the tree linegreet you at the top! We camped at Camp {18} [55.4/871].

Generally we We cleared a path with our macheteand gloves. We strongly advise to bring one given They will be your best friends in the overgrown conditionsand your hiking pants will be put to the test if they will survive without holes. Progress was slowed down as crawling is required near the end of this segmentas we crawled through bamboo tunnels. Helps if you are small like Lauren. We forded at Ford {18} [72.2/463], demanding and unnecessary because on the other side there was no trail visible, only an impenetrable fortress of bamboo. Even the trail after the wall as mentioned by Frank is now taken over. We forded back and followed OH-BB&TL which was a better choice. Horse tracks indicate frequent use by the settlers in this area. We camped at intersection of OH-BB&TL-V and OH-MR-I.

The reward for 2 days in the dense forest was a sweet camp site an amazing campsite with hot springs. We stayed an extra night therewith an Argentinian couple and chatted with an old man who shared bread with us and told us we can buy eggs from the house with the wooden gate you have to climb over. Last The remaining part to Lago Maihue we mostly hitchhiked as much of the road is now asphalt. There are several well-stocked shops along the way to resupply.Campsites and restaurants further down at Lago Maihue are amazing and there are buses to Futrono and Llifen if you have time to explore the area. An enjoyable end to this section!