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Attractiveness: 5/5, Difficulty: 2/5
*'''2026-1-29 to 2024-2-1/ 4 days/ Hiking/ SOBO/opt 4, 2, RR, A, 1/Tomas Martinec'''
A beautiful section that is not too difficult and well marked. I really enjoyed the changing volcanic and forest landscapes.
Day 1
I tried to pre-arrange an Uber the night before, but the price was quite high (14,000 CLP). So I left it for the morning, and the price dropped to 9,500 CLP.
The Uber took me to the ski resort parking lot (39.3816607S, 71.9710225W). We couldn’t go any further because there was a barrier down. However, some cafeteria workers were driving by and kindly took me directly to the beginning of the Villarrica trail.
Be careful — after this water point (39.4358367S, 71.9954842W), the next reliable clean water source is about 15 km later at Estero Aihue.
Campspot: Pichillancahue (39.4685929S, 71.8576455W) – one spot on both sides of the bridge.
Day 2
I met a friendly CONAF worker in Chinay. He warned me that storms were expected from midday. About 100 m after Chinay, there is a nice campsite.
Next water point: 39.4716573S, 71.8263066W
The storm started at 11:00 and finished at 19:00. I stopped walking at 13:00 and waited at the edge of the forest. As I was wet and cold, I decided to set up my tent and stay there for the night.
Campspot: 39.4772464S, 71.8250824W (forest, no water — chosen because of the storm).
Day 3
Nice possible campsite: 39.5030120S, 71.7647070W
Other possible campspots without water:
39.4842887S, 71.8155280W (sheltered by stones)
39.4898674S, 71.7983452W
I had planned to climb Quetrupillán, but when I was passing by, the summit was covered in clouds. So I continued to Laguna Azul.
I had a beautiful night at Laguna Blanca — a really nice place to stay. The only downside was that the water was very still and didn’t look very clean.
Campspot: 39.5393546S, 71.6964447W
Day 4
A very nice walk. It was easy to see all the volcanoes. The trail ends in the forest. I think it’s big advantage to walk this final section with a lighter backpack.
Hitchhiking from Puesco to Currarehue.