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* 2023-03-30 Because I could not reserve the Campsites from Las Torres online, I decided to 2023-04-06 / 8 days / Hiking / Westbound / RR & Option 8 / Jakub & Veronikanot pay for anything in advance and just go to the Torres del Paine park. I went there by bus and at the park entrance a rangerin entered the bus and "controlled" our tickets. She just took a foto from each ticket without looking at it. I had clicked myself a ticket for children below 12 years which is free and she didn't notice. At the Camping Central Sur I just passed by the reception and went to the back end of the campsite. No one checked and therefore I camped for free.

We hiked some parts of GPT45 in Torres del Paine NPDay 2: RR [121. Because we were quite late in the season, we couldn't do the "O" trek so we ended up doing "W" with some extensions. There are two things to mention, one is the reservation system (for that see the "GPT Hiker's Guide below), the other are the optional hikes and some warnings on them. Basically we took the bus to Camping Central, hiked to Base Torres and back, overslept, hiked all the way to Paine Grande Camping (due to lack of places in other camps), next day we went to Mirador Británico by the Rio Frances which was hard to finish (see below), so we tried the other day by the official path (there is a nice circle loop leading threw peatbog so you don't need to walk the same way twice). The next day we continued to Camping Grey, overslept and in the morning continued to Mirador Grey and back for a boat over Lago Grey (with great views of the glacier). From visitor's centre at Glacier bay we hiked Option 8 to Valle Zapata where we spent 3 beautiful days before we came back to Glacier bay and took a bus back to Puerto Natales1-150.6]

Here it's important I went up to note that the Torres for sunrise. It took me 2 hours and 45 minutes from camping Central Sur with my full weight pack and including a few water breaks. At km 150.6 the official park trail to legally visit Valle Zapata (Option 8) you need either licenced guide or an expedition permit issued Camping Paine Grande leaves the RR. I followed it until Rio del Frances. I crossed the bridge and than left the official park trail by CONAFgoing south directly after the bridge on another trail. The trail vanished after 20 meters and I continued on the riverside a little further. I found a good tentspot at -51.032528, -73.045562 and camped there. Its wind and view protected.

SuggestionsDay 3:RR [150.6-169.0] + OH03 [65.5-55.0]

1RR between 161. 7 and 162.8 is closed. The official Park trail to Mirador Torres closes branches off the RR at 15:00km 150.6 and rejoines RR at km 162.8. I camped at Camp Grey. I also just passed the reception and set up my tent at the back end in the forest. I saw some mice, checked by CONAFso hang your food (you should probably hang your food at every campsite in this park).

2. official trail to Mirador Británico closes at 14Day 4:00, checked by CONAFOH03 [55.0-65.5] + RR [169.0-191.6]

3. RR now leads from after km 160 on old unmaintained 169.0 (yet walkableCamp Paine Grande) is a nice, easy trail, that follows the right side of the river from the glaciar down . I only meet two other hikers which was a nice change to RR, the bridge crowded W-Treck. The ranger station at the same place finish of Section 45 has Wifi. The password is unusable, printed inside the river must be crossed higher on the stream. Oficial road from mirador leads back to campamento Italiano on km 151 and then continues Weststation.

4. All Additional Infos: Camping Chileno, Frances and Paine Grande all have wood platforms for the way from CONAF station through Pingo and Zapata campsites is regular trail which we've walked there and back and which we've recorded on GPStents. Next So if you have a tent thats not free standing you might struggle to the road there are several miradors and at the end, in the middle of the valley, lies third possible camping spot and a meteorological stationset it up.

I won't expand on the parc. If you're a GPT Hikerlover you will suffer from the crowd and the luxury campsites, even on the O circuit. Everything is forbidden (cooking in the nature, bathing in lakes, going off the trail...), for obvious massive crowd reasons that I don's Guide to Torre del Paine NP:t question. I think that they kinda keep the parc in good condition with there rules.

1. If you know exactly what you want to do I did it with a group of friends so we got all reserved and when programmed before, with very expensive cost, but you want can easily do it especially legally and cheaper with a bit of preparation and talk to people in the peak season, buy entrance puerto natales. The internet sites of vertice and reserve all las torres, the camp sites in advance to be sure you have your "freedom" 2 campsites companies, don't work well (or do they ?...), they say that cheap tent spots are full even if thereare plenty free when you arrive... better call directly, advise given by a camp worker with whom i spoke about it).

2. If you don'tThere is no difficulties on the way, then don't bother I did most of the parc with booking, they lie about open summer shoes. Of course bad climate conditions can change the experience. The only thing is the availability (at least out massive presence of mosquitos the peak season2 first days (camp seron and dickson, ruin your cooking time). Buy the entrance (which will be checked by CONAF) and ask at the receptions when you arrive I was so happy to the campsites. They have placesa net on my head, they just don't say honestly to on the web.but my friends didnt and suffered from it ! Take your net or your repellant with you !

3. If you need freedom or feel stressed when being highly regulatedApart from this, consider other place. This park has some side affects of tourism overusethe mountain, the glaciar, the valleys, the torres, are all wonderful things to see.

See Links Oh2 to other Resources below to make reservations connect with rio serrano and see GPT46 seems amazing but i hitchhiked this part (See my post on GPT46). The road to rio serrano from the official web pages of Parque Torres del Paineeast park entrance is really beautiful also, with miradores and cascadas.

==Season 2021* '''Frank 03/22==01 to 06/01 2024 / 4 days / RR & optional route SOBO'''

==Season 2016* '''From 01/17==12/2023 to 05/12/2023 // 5 days // hiking // NOBO // RR // Quentin Clavel'''

=Transport to and Frank January 2024. There is a good campsite at Laguna Azul 1KM from Route=the park office. The location is marked Laguna Azul Viewpoint on OSM. Camping 12,000 pesos. Wifi, electricity, food & hot water available from 7PM. They have pizza & sandwiches, not expensive. Also sell bread & biscuits. You don't need to have a park entry ticket to stay there.