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| This route is recommended for '''hikers that wish to explore and contribute ''' an alternative route to the Greater Patagonian Trail. The advantage of this route is the proximity to the lake and the lower elevation making it a potentially saver route in instable weather compared to the regular route high up along the ridge. A good part of the shore of the Laguna de Las Lajas seams flat enough to be hiked before the terrain becomes steep, cliffy and impassable. When searching the trail high up along the ridge we found a hiking and horse trail that appeared to decent to the shore of Laguna de Las Lajas connecting the hikeable part of the shore line with the ridge but we did not had the time to descent this route all the way and record it by GPS. The investigation of this route may be done southbound with sufficent reserve food to backtrack along the shore if the trail up to the ridge can not be found. But an investigation is better done in northbound direction since the start of this route is already recorded and backtracking is shorter and less demanding in case the trail does not continue to the shore of the Laguna de Las Lajas. An investigation may also done when carrying a packraft to circumnavigate the steep and cliffy part of the shore line.

| This investigation project is '''only recommended for explorers ''' for which a trail can't be remote enough. Satellite images show horse trails leading up the valley along the Río Ñuble. One trail branches off southbound leading up towards a pass to the valley Las Aguilas. In this remove valley pasture farming was banned some years ago to protect the habitate of the huemules. Only a forward police post remains in this valley. When meeting these police man in the hot springs "Los Peucos" they reported that the old pasture trails fainted away but that the terrain was still passable. The trail file for GPS proposes several potentially hiking options either in the valley Las Aguilas passing the police post or up on the ridge leading to a hidden mountain lake. This exploration project is only recommended for a well experienced small group of self-reliant hikers with sufficent time and food to spend some time searching for a passable trail.

| This investigation project is '''only recommended for explorers ''' for which the best trail is the most remote trail. A possible cross-country route may lead along the shore and ridge east of the Laguna de Las Lajas avoiding the dirt road on the western side of the lake. It remains still unclear how much vegetation may slow down the researcher of this route. In some parts smaller patches of forest are visible but large areas of this cross-country route seems to be covers by volcanic ash from the nearby volcano Antuco. Depending on the actual water level of the Laguna de Las Lajas the possible hiking route may alter; as lower the water level as more and as shorter hiking options will be available. This exploration project is also only recommended for a well experienced small group of self-reliant hikers with sufficent time and food to spend some time searching for a passable trail. Carrying a packraft may be a significant benefit to be able to aborted the route research and to return to the road on the western side of the Laguna de Las Lajas.

| This investigation project provides an '''alternative option for packrafters'''. It replaces the longer dirt road on the western side of the Laguna de Las Lajas by a shorter hiking and cross-country trail on the eastern side of the lake. Depending on the actual water level of the Laguna de Las Lajas the possible hiking route may alter; as lower the water level as more and as shorter hiking options will be available. If the water level is exceptionally low if might even be possible for hikers without a packraft to leave the regular route on the dirt road, cross the river to the eastern side of the lake and continue on the suspected shorter hiking and cross-country trail east of the Laguna de Las Lajas.

| This uncomplicated trail search is recommended for hikers that dislike hiking on roads and prefer searching a one kilometer short trail section through a patch of forrest. This route avoids the dirt road with moderate transit traffic from the Laguna del Barco to Guallali. On satellite images a smaler smaller part of this route in the covered by forest is and therefore not visible but a suitable hiking and horse trail probably exists. This trail seams '''more attractive for hiking ''' and once this track is verfied verified and recorded by GPS it will probably be incorporated in the regular route and replace the dirt road.

| Hikers that do not optimize for speed but enjoyment will probably prefer this trail. This route avoids the 25 km of dirt road and 4 km of paved from the Río Pehuenco to Liucura. On satellite images some shorter parts of this route are not visible but a suitable hiking and horse trail probably exists. This route seams '''more attractive for hiking ''' and once this track is verfied verified and recorded by GPS it will probably be incorporated in the regular route and replace the dirt road and the paved road.

| This short cut is only of interest for hikers that did not search the alternative trail to Liucura on the ridge mentioned above(GPT07-TR3A-IV, GPT07-TR3B-IV and GPT07-TR3C-IV). This route avoids 4 km of paved road. It remains unclear if locked gates or fances may limit access but it seams rather likely that this route can be hiked making the last few kilometers into Liucura more enjoyable.

| A recently uploaded wikiloc track shows a hiking and horse trail that short cuts the longer and less atractive dirt roadand seams '''more attractive for hiking'''. Once this track is verfied and recorded it will probably be incorporated in the regular route and replace the dirt road.