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==Season 2025/26==
'''2026-01-26 to 2026-01-29/ 4 days/ Hiking/ WEBO/ Options 3, 2, 2A/ Greg Carter
Not much to add to Stiina’s and Bailey’s notes, which I agree with.
I did this route due to limited time and at the end changed my plan due to bad weather. However, apart from some sections of poor trail mentioned by Stiina and others, it was a relatively easy way to experience some wonderful mountain terrain in the Bariloche area.
Following Bailey’s experience I didn’t pay for a park pass and no-one checked me either.
Attraction: 5/5
Difficulty: 3-4/5
Day 1
I caught a local public bus (MiBus) from Bariloche to Colonia Suiza. Very easy and you can pay with card on the bus (approx ARS 5,000 depending on where you get on).
I hiked to and camped at Laguna Lluvu (aka CAB). Very nice camping by the lake.
Day 2
I hiked to and camped at Laguna Ilón. To avoid the crowds at the huge campground I camped north of the lake in a nice flat grassy area off the OSM trail connecting Option 3 to 3A (at -41.18572, -71.73849). This is a dry camp so collect water beforehand.
Day 3
I intended to hike Options 3A and 2 but the weather became rainy and cloudy so I hiked on the autobahn (love that description by Stiina!) trail to Pampa Linda for rest, beer and wifi, whilst awaiting expected good weather the next day.
Note the public WiFi is weak/ poor at the information centre, and best/strong at Albergue Pampa Linda. There you pay for camping at Rio Manso (ARS 14,000/ noche) which is located 100m to the south on the other side of the main car park.
Day 4
This day the weather was perfect. I hiked Options 2 and 2A to Refugio Otto Meiling, return. Spectacular views of the waterfalls, glaciers and surrounding mountains. However, until the last section going up the open rocky ridge, the trail is relatively boring, being mostly road and autobahn trail.
Late that day I hitched most of the way from Pampa Linda to Bariloche, then caught an Uber. Note that due to the narrow dirt road from Pampa Linda, outbound vehicles are not allowed to leave until 4pm. So you have a captive audience for hitching. If you can’t get a hitch, buses leave at 5pm, and cost around ARS45,000'''
*''' 2025.07.01 / 4.5 days / Hiking / NO/EABO / RR + Op. 2 (Tronador) + Op. 3 (Lago Nahuel Huapi/ 5 Lagunas) / Kris and Stiina'''
