=Section Log, Alerts and Suggestions=
*'''2025-08-09: Track file update 2025 and investigation suggestions of Jan Dudeck'''
- GPT10 Option 1 (Termas Pucon Mahuida) and Option 2 (Cumbre Copahue): I added in 2025 additional routes east of the regular route. In good weather and with the vulcano being calm, these more remote routes are more adventurous but might require some exploration.
- GPT10 Option 3 (Ruta Fronterra): This completely new route was suggested and investigated by Manon and Robin and connects GPT10 Option 1 with GPT11 on a more eastern route by traversing the mountain ridges along the border to Argentina. This route bypasses the more populated valleys along the regular route where in rare cases some tension with the local Pehuenche population was reported. This route also bypasses Guallali. Thererfore, more provisions are required.
==Season 2025/26==
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''' Dec 16th 2025 – Dec 19th 2025 / 3 days (0.5 days on Dec 16th and 19th each) / NOBO / RR, Variant D, RR / Matt&Linda '''
We combined GPT 12 - 09 going NOBO with resupplying in Guallalí and Trapa Trapa, 15 days total on the trail.
*'''2025-08-09Day 1: Track file update 2025 we left late from Romira’s after a large dinner with the idea to make it to Laguna Del Barco on Var D for the night. But our stomachs were just too full and investigation suggestions of Jan Dudeck'''we camped here
- GPT10 Option 1 Day 2: continued on Variant D to Laguna del Barco and had a long siesta there. We were asked to pay 3000cp per person for entrance but when we said that we had heard in Guallalí that it would be 1000cp per person they didn’t argue with us. We arrived on an early Wednesday morning and the laguna didn’t seem touristy to us. Hardly any people around. No food vendors, no wifi. The bath houses have outlets – and the coldest shower I ever had in my life! Colder than the lake! We spent about 5 hours at the laguna to let the heat of the day pass before hiking up to the plateau. You have to pass through the property on the road to the laguna to get to the ascent. There was no one around when we walked through, signs indicate that they sell tortillas and mote con huesillo there. The hike on the plateau was beautiful with great views! We had decided to sleep on the plateau, we made it to the creek mentioned in the logs before (Termas Pucon MahuidaS 37° 54.077, W 71° 18.470) which carried no water. We didn’t need it. We camped here: S 37° 53.711 W 71° 18.333 Day 3: crossed the rest of the plateau and Option 2 stopped to fill up our water bottles at the Puesto 10 [14.5/1297]. Shortly after we passed the first open puesto with lots of goats and cows. We got spooked by the dogs and decided not to go up to the man who came out to look at us from a distance. We regretted it a little bit since that really was the only puesto we passed from GPT 12 – 09 that was open. We wanted to get close to Trapa Trapa and camped here: S 37° 45.301, W 71° 17.029 which really wasn’t a great spot. Day 4: hiked the last couple km to Trapa Trapa, passed a place that looks like a nice spot to camp closer to the village here: S 37°43.522, W 71° 16.403 (Cumbre Copahueit is off the MR by the river after having passed already a couple of houses, I’m not sure if the land belongs to someone): I added . We asked a woman working in 2025 additional routes east her garden (S37° 42.741, W71° 16.062) where we could find food and she offered us lunch if we came back in an hour (rice, chicken, sausage, salad, bread, mote con huesillo for 15000cp per person and she also sold us pasta, rice, flour, harina tostada out of her own stock). The wifi is not open anymore at the regular routehealth center, we asked for the password and the young man working there gave it to us. In good weather He didn’t want us to stay inside the house but let us charge our phones in one of the offices. Most importantly, he gave us the valuable information that there was a new “negocio”/store close to the cemetery. The shop and with food/lodging indicated in the vulcano being calmGPS files were closed and no people around. The minimarket is here: S37° 43.100, these more remote routes W71° 14.760. José is the owner and he and his family are very kind. He had opened his little shop in Sept. 2025. They had a pretty good selection and had all and more adventurous but might require we needed for the trail except for maybe nuts/dried fruits/fresh veggies (rice, lentils, pasta, flavor packages, harina tostada, flour, oats, cornflakes, cookies, batteries, chocolate powder etc.). We talked a little while, he new the trails in and out of Trapa Trapa well and when he heard about our love for sopaipillas he offered to have some explorationmade for us by his wife. He loved hearing about the GPT and offered to help out as best he can. His number: +56 94220 6627. Well supplied we made our way NOBO on GPT 09.
- GPT10 Option 3 (Ruta Fronterra): This completely new route was suggested and investigated by Manon and Robin and connects GPT10 Option 1 with GPT11 on a more eastern route by traversing the mountain ridges along the border to Argentina. This route bypasses the more populated valleys along the regular route where in rare cases some tension with the local Pehuenche population was reported. This route also bypasses Guallali. Thererfore, more provisions are required.
==Season 2024/25==
*Trapa Trapa
- Dec 2025: new store near cemetery here: S37° 43.100, W71° 14.760 called "Molino Ralco", a well stocked supermarket. Owner's name is José, also offers meals/sopaipillas. If store is closed he offered that you could go up to the house behind the store and knock on his door. His number: +56 94220 6627
- Accommodation: The house marked "lodging, food" charge 20,000 per person for a room, dinner and breakfast. There's also the option to take a bath in their inflatable swimming pool with shampoo, and they sell some honey. We were served cazuela and loads of sopaipillas for dinner.
