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==Season 2025/26==
'''2026-01-08 to 2026-01-10 / 3 days / Hiking / SOBO / 2 + RR + F / Chris & Lotte'''
Pretty route, a bit touristic. Hoards of mice. Currently visibly dryer than usual.
Day 1: followed the official Las Horquetas trail. Campsites look nice, full of mice. We camped at shortly before Laguna Glaciar Penon. No mice presence visible in this rocky terrain. Water is plenty.
Day 2: Continued back to and along RR. Water plenty. Shortly before Camp 50.5 we drank some water. Lotte seemingly got food poisoning... shortly after she vomited and was dizzy. We set up camp in 50.5, next day all good.
The stream we took from didnt look bad, in hindsight we'd still choose to drink from it, there were no obvious no-no's we ignored. My stomach was fine. Use this info for your personal decision.
Very pretty view and nicely sheltered from the wind.
Day3: chose easier Variant F to not have to hitchhike to cerro castillo. Not as mice-y day, but quite touristy. This seems to partially be flooded by day tourists. Although the variant leaves that into a deserted trail, leading through private property and skipping the toll.
ATM in cerro castillo is out if order.
ATM in Balmaceda (suprisingly good rate) works. No gas in Balmaceda though!
Mice: they are frequently present. Last week was a confirmed case of hunter virus in the region Cerro Castillo, five in the "bigger region".
We saw at least five dead mice on the trail. Precautions should be taken seriously.
'''2026-01-05 to 2026-01-07/ 3 days/ Hiking/ SOBO/ Option 2, Variant E/ RR/ Option 3/ RR/ Greg Carter'''