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==Season 2025/26==
'''2025-12-17 to 2025-12-21 / 4.5 Days / Hiking / SOBO / Option 10 + Option 1D,
1B, 1E, 1H + Option 1 + RR + Variant L / Martin Ankel '''
Day 01
Started with hitchhiking from Los Alamos towards Laguna de Maul. A pick-up truck with water company workers drove me most of the way, I walked the last 6
kilometers on the main road, i.e., Option 10.
Passed the border control and hiked Option 1D + Option 1B + Option 1E + Option 1H + Option 1 to connect to the regular route. A good route, many views.
I recommend it.
They were in the process of moving cattle up the valley so I had many encounters where I had to step aside to let the animals pass.
I camped here [36.057258, 70.820546]. Good flat piece of grass, easy to pitch the tent. No immediate nearby water, but many opportunities to fill up before the campsite.
Day 02
Continued walking to Carrizales, where I registered with the Cabinerros. They were extremely friendly, asked me if I needed anything. Overall they seemed happy to see a hiker.
I bought some bread, cheese and eggs at the resupply location — very limited resupply — before continuing hiking. Took the variant 7 detour to look at the hot spring. Good temperature, but overgrown with algae.
Found a good campsite here [36.272752, 70.925621], dry, flat, grass and nearby water.
New Puesto here [36.170581, 70.904965].
Day 03
Continued walking and passed the other police station. Also very friendly.
Camped at {07} [105.4/1607]. Nice place.
Day 04
In the last valley leading down to Los Sauce they were full swing herding cattle. Unfortunately this bit also includes several choke points where you simply have to sit and wait for all cattle to pass. At one time I had to sit down and wait for 1 hour, yes I timed it, while a thousand cows or so crossed one of the choke points.
I found a flat piece of grass/gravel to pitch my tent in here [36.567565,
71.210629], with water only about 200 meters away (Water {07} [141.9/970]).
Puesto {07} [129.0/1341] is destroyed. Can remove marker.
Bridge {07} [138.7/1041] is destroyed. New bridge built 50 meters upstream, but lies within the settlement barbed wire fence. Easy to fjord the river though.
Day 05
Low clouds cover the slopes of the regular route so decided to take Variant L into Los Sauce. To limited resupply opportunities to continue on GPT 08. Hitchhiked to San Fabian, ate like a starving dog, and booked two nights at Casa Domo San Fabian for 70 000 CLP. Nice accommodation, I recommend it. I will rest one day and embark on GPT 08 on Tuesday by hitchhiking back to Los Sauce.
All fjords are easy and all water are reliable.
'''GPT07/2025-12-5 to 2025-12-10/5 days/SOBO/RR/variant L Denis and Robert'''