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[[Imagen:Trek_Glaciar_Juncal_ruta.jpg|left|thumb|Juncal Glacier Trek, Google Earth Image]]

After parking in Los Hornitos, and registering and paying your entrance fee with the Park Ranger, start walking along the trail towards the southeast, after about 5 minutes you will reach a bridge that crosses the river. The trail slowly ascends for about 25 minutes reaching a lookout that reveals the the entire valley and the beauty of the Nevados de Juncal and the Alto de Los Leones. The path descends genttly until reaching the Vegas de Nacimiento wetlands, starting here, the walk is relatively flat with a few occasional ascents and descents. Immediately after passing the Vegas de Nacimiento (very delicate, please refrain from walking on them, particularly as a result of the drought and illegal cattle grazing), you will reach an area of morains that can be used, prior permission, as a campsite. Here the trail will fork out into different paths, you should keep going south until reaching the Estero Monos de Agua, this stream is approx. 7 mts wide but during the late summer months when the glacier thaws it can be the greatest obstacle of the entire trek. To cross the Estero, it is recommended to take sandals and a small towel (the water is freezing cold), and a rope. [[Imagen:Ruta Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|thumb|Route to Juncal Glacier]]. It is also recommended crossing the Estero Monos de Agua as early as possible to avoid the increase in the volume of water (but if visiting for the day, bear in mind that water volume will increase towards the evening). Once having crossed, continue along the valley of the Juncal river (the same valley you have been walking up the trail), and not the Monos de Agua Valley, the later would take you to the [[Glaciar Francisco Moreno]] described under the trek with the same name. Fifteen minutes from the river the trail begins to ascend and after going around a hill the trail turns [[Imagen:Vista Cerro Alto de los Leones.jpg|left|thumb|View of the Alto de Los Leones Peak]] left gradually revealing the Glaciar Juncal. The moraines of the glacier will begin to appear as the trail disappears. Here a decision must be taken as to how far to continue. You should bear in mind that when you reach the moraine you will be standing on the glacier, and these tend to have large [[Imagen:Paisaje trek Glaciar del Juncal.jpg|thumb|Landscape Juncal Glacier Trek]]potentially dangerous crevasses that could be hidden from sight under the snow.

===Estimated Time===

*'''Trekking''': 4 hours to the the glacier and 3 hours back.