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==Season 2023/24==
*2023-Dec-28 to 2024-Jan-01 / 4.5 days / Hiking / SOBO / {08-03} - {08-C} - RR - {08-06} - {08-06B} / Lilian
Avoid of crossing Rio Ñuble, i go for {08-03}.
There is a bus from Chillán to Los Lleuques at 18:00, take about 1.5 hour. A small shop and some tiny shops there, friendly and good resupply. Look like have some restaurants too, but i'm too late so they're already closed.
{08-03} km3.3 : tiny shop selling drinks.
Km4.3 : camping spots or camping possibilities start from here to south.
Km11.3 : ranger station for guard of Reserva National, look like need booking in advance or some permits. Otherwise you can't go in by this gate. (It is impossible for sneak in, two dogs here.)
Luckily after i took 10min to explain what I'm doing, where does my routes go, why i'm here, I'll pack out all my trash, no fire, no pick plants, dig a hole for poop, etc. He let me go in, 1000% thank you to him!
Km19 : bridge for crossing Río Diguillín.
Km19.45 : El Trumao, Camping Relbún. Ranger station and Conaf campground, didn't see anyone when i passed here.
Km19.7 : closed gate, you can open it on left side. Old, steep and rocky dirt road behind this gate, look like no cars on it for some years. (Some place landslide, cars impossible to pass by)
Km21.3 : Rio Relbún, good water flowing nice, rock hopping for dry feet.
Km22.8 : view point of valley, also some flat spots with trees can fit 2-4 tents.
Km23.7 : pass, Paso Atacalco, descent to a beautiful valley.
Km25.3-km26.2 : some tiny streams flowing with good water, but maybe dry up soon.
Km28.4 : Valle Hermoso, Ranger station and Conaf campground, didn't see anyone when i passed here. Río Blanquillo flowing at here too.
Some more tiny streams flowing across the road at south, but i think they will all dry up soon.
Km35.6 : a side trail to see a waterfall, I think it is just soso.
Then connect with {08-C}, then back to RR.
{08-C} km2.4 : a very beautiful demon rock hill on your left side, worth take a look!
RR Ford[71.3/1089] : crossing of Río Polcura, it's a wide river crossing about 80m, luckily it is already made for vehicles crossing so have a rock bar underwater, easy to cross. Mostly just half of calf, in the middle about 10m, up to knee and flowing very fast.
Camp[72.9/1104] : it's a really nice camping spot with tree shade and beside a river.
Camp[78.6/1203] : this spot is not beside RR. When you finish valley trail walk, if you don't join dirt road and keep going walk in the valley then you'll arrive here.
Water[79.1/1214] : log bridge crossing.
Trailhead[80.5/1248] : not easy to notice the trailhead, although it have a fallen board on the ground.
North of the pass is overgrown, south of the pass lot of fallen trees block the trail.
Didn't see any camping spots until almost to valley.
Water[81.8/1475] : when you get close, be careful dont walk too fast. Just before the stream dont follow the trail to left side and go down, it is already landslide and you'll fall off 2m vertically.
Pass[84.2/1744] : tons of huge dead trees and ready to fall down in next second. Don't camp here, it is dangerous.
Km85.8 : flat spot can fit 2-3 tents.
Km86: flat spots can fit 1 tent before and after a stream crossing.
Km95.2 : excellent view point of Volcán Antuco, look like some flat spots at downhill side close to the beach.
Camp[97.8/1456] : beside a tree, can fit 1-2 tents with fire ring. Last reliable water when you climbing up.
Km102 : snow start here, but all you can go around.
Camp without water[102.3/2063] : no camping spot as now, wet, muddy and lot of stream are flowing by snow melt, a fire ring is in the stream too!
I camped at km103.45, just before the pass, there is some brushes provide wind protection from west. Can fit 1-2 small tents.
Km104.1 : a large flat area, but no wind protection.
X[105.4/1934] : no more trail junction at "X", you need to go down a little, then CC to connect the trail at south.
Camp[106.6/1938] : wet, grassy and steep spot. A large flat area after you climb up the stream at km106.95, it is in a valley and no wind protection.
Km109.45 : a small pass, excellent view point of Volcán Antuco and Sierra Velluda!
Snow start at km109.9, unfortunately when i almost climbed up to ridge, i found that km111.8 to km113.5(at least) , all covered by snow on a very steep slope. It is not a good idea to go through this high risk area, also Cerro El Toro is a very sharp rocky peak, not possible walk on the ridge to go around the slope, so i turn back to "X"[105.4/1934], and join {08-06} continues to south.
{08-06} is a nice trail to go down, and look like somone have maintained it, nearly no fallen trees and just very little overgrown, easy to follow and walk.
{08-06} km4.5 : junction of {08-06} and {08-06A}, look like {08-06} in a better condition, also {08-06} from here to km5.6, it is an old dirt road and no more using.
Km5.6 : junction to join a good dirt road. Camping spot just before the junction, and there are also lot of camping possibilities along the good dirt road.
Gate[8.6/808] : locked, climb over it.
Km9.3 : another gate, you can open it on left side, if you want to camping, better before this gate.
Km22.4 : i join {08-06B} for shorter distance to main road for hitching to Antuco.
* 2023-Dec-19 to 2023-Dec-20/ 2 days / Hiking / NOBO / Antuco RR and Option 6/ Jens