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===Public transport===
==Route description==
===PUERTO WILLIAMS - LAGUNA DEL SALTO===
Puerto Williams. Leave town by the
road heading west. After about 1
kilometer, you will find "Plaza de la
Virgen." Follow the road on the left
and walk south for 45 minutes,
zigzagging through the hills among
forests and peat bogs. You will find
the beginning of the trail at the end of
the road, next to a waterfall and the
dam.
Take the path that goes toward the
woods indicated by GUIDEPOST N°
1; it runs parallel to the river course,
above the bank. Don't take the path
that follows the river, nor the one that
goes east. Hike through the forest for
10 minutes, then the path abruptly turns
east (GUIDEPOST N° 2), and goes
toward the side of the hill. Follow it,
always heading towards the steep
slope. After leaving the forest
(GUIDEPOST N° 3), stay on the path,
keeping the stakes in sight, until
reaching the low peak of Cerro
Bandera (stone landmark and
GUIDEPOST N° 4). Be careful not
to step on the low, dense, and hard
green plant formations.
Head 230° and follow the stakes. After
a 10-minute walk from the low peak,
on the right (west) you will find the
high peak of Cerro Bandera
(GUIDEPOST N° 5). Without
climbing towards GUIDEPOST N°5,
go 180° and follow the stone
landmarks, passing the next hill on the
left. In the event of reduced visibility,
be careful to guide yourself by the
arrows drawn on the landmarks.
Farther ahead you will find
GUIDEPOST N° 6, that marks a small
river crossing, from where you should
bear 230° following the stone
landmarks. Walk for an hour and a half
by the foothill or hillside, making sure to
project an imaginary route that is closer
to the tree line than to the ridgeline
(GUIDEPOST N° 7 and 8).
The foothills route will take you above
Laguna del Salto (GUIDEPOST N° 9).
There you should turn right, and climb
down a steep slope toward the lagoon.
Be careful to study the pictures ahead of
time as they indicate with asterisks the
direction to take in going downslope.
Carefully descend in the direction of a
large dark rock, on top of which you will
find GUIDEPOST N° 10, located about
40 meters away from the Laguna del
Salto shore. End of first segment.
===LAGUNA DEL SALTO - LAGUNA ESCONDIDA===
==Recommendations==
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