Cambios

In various several parts the trail branches into different routes giving you the choise to various choises. You may walk the entire trail or to paddle parts of it with you can take a packraft with you to paddle over pristine mountain lakes and floating to float down on calm meandering rivers. You can also opt to climb up to the summits of 7 several of the landmark volcanos and mountains next to on the trail. And if the regular route is not challanging enough for you than you can venture in some parts through even more remote backcountry.

Without any doubt substantially longer and more demanding hikes have been done on this continent. In the chapter [[#Other notable Long Distance Trails and Hikes|Other notable Long Distance Trails and Hikes]] some remarkable adventures and epic hikes in this region are briefly described. The objective of this trail is not to top any of these archievements but to provide a well-documented and well-walkable trail for experienced and self-reliant hikers. To the knowledge of the author the Greater Patagonian Trail is the first and currently only long distance hiking trail in South America that passes the 500 mile / 800 km mark, that is documented in detail, is continuous without any trail gaps and largely avoids roads with transit traffic.