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[[Archivo:Climograma_vilches.png|thumb|Climate in Vilches -- Andean foothill area just to the south of this route]]
[[Archivo:Mapa_acceso_7_tazas.jpg|thumb|Road map to the "Parque Inglés" area of Radal Siete Tazas National Park.... its precise location is represented by a red star in the bottom right hand corner of the map]]
[[Archivo:Mapa_radal_7_tazas.jpg|thumb|Map of "Parque Nacional Radal Siete Tazas". Includes the Refugio El Bolsón trail, and further south, the walking route from there to Vilches/Los Altos de Lircay. Created by "Sendero de Chile". Published with permission]]
[[File:bosque Siete Tazas radal.JPG|thumb|In the southern beech forest sector between Parque Inglés and Refugio El Bolsón. December 2016]]
[[File:Valle El Bolson.JPG|thumb|Looking eastwards towards Refugio El Bolsón. The refuge shelter can be seen in the distance as a small structure with a green roof. December 2016]]
[[File:Colmillo_del_Diablo_Parque_Ingles.jpg|thumb|Colmillo del Diablo as seen from Refugio El Bolsón]]
[[File:Refugio_el_bolson.jpg|thumb|View looking eastwards towards Refugio El Bolsón. The refuge shelter can be seen in the distance as a small structure with a green roof. December 2016]]
== Best time of year to go ==
All year round, really. However, the place is especially beautiful in May when the leaves of the southern beech trees have turned dark orange and red. However, it could can be a little bit rainier rainy around then == Getting there == '''By car''' Exit the Panamerican Highway (Ruta 5 Sur) to the East via the town of Molina, then follow the K-175, followed by the unpaved K-275 until you reach the small village of Radal, which is situated 72 km to the southeast of Molina, and serves as the gateway to the national park. You then have to keep following the same road uphill for around another 10 km in order to get the CONAF park rangers' office in Parque Inglés In order to get to the village of Radal and the national park from Talca, you have to leave the city to the East, passing through the settlements of Lo Beño and La Placeta on the way. The first 30 km of this route are paved. The remaining 40 km consist of travelling along a decent-quality gravel road. The road does get narrow in certain spots but it has passing places, which you might have to pull into, from time to time, in order to allow oncoming traffic to go past == By public transport and hitchhiking ==From Santiago the only bus company that goes directly to Molina is PULLMAN DEL SUR. These buses can be taken from Terminal Alameda, which is located next to the "Universidad de Santiago" Metro station. It isn't possible to buy a return ticket from a Santiago but the price of a one-way ticket should be CLP $4,000-$5,000 During the peak season -- largely defined in this case as from Christmas time to the end of February -- buses go all the way to Parque Inglés from Molina. These local buses leave from the bus terminal, which is located about half a block away from Molina's main square (Plaza de Armas). If you have any enquiries about the buses then e-mail "Buses Hernandez" buseshernandez@gmail.com. Address: Calle Maipú 1735, Molina. Bear in mind that, for about nine and a half months of the year, these buses only go up as far as the village of Radal. A second option is "Buses Radal Siete Tazas", whose buses GENERALLY only run during the months of January and February, and on long public holiday weekends in December. Both companies have Facebook pages (in Spanish), where they publish their bus timetables If you miss your bus, and are short of time, you can hitchhike from Valdesina, which is a small settlement that is situated on the road between Molina and Radal. You can take one of the "Aquelarre" minibuses to Valdesina, which leave RELATIVELY frequently from Curicó, and pass through Molina's bus terminal on the way. It's just a case of riding the minibus as far as it will take you, and getting off before it turns around and goes back the other way. Bear in mind that, if you are visiting the national park outside of the peak tourist season, you will at least have to hitchhike from Radal village because, as just mentioned previously, the buses don't go beyond there outside of the busiest tourist periods. == Parque Nacional 7 Tazas ==La cordillera maulina es famosa por sus innumerables formaciones geológicas, donde la postal por excelencia es sin duda Siete Tazas, al interior del Parque Nacional Radal 7 Tazas, un espacio donde el tiempo y las prístinas aguas del Río Claro han ido labrando una escultura natural sobre el lecho rocoso, conformando una secuencia de pequeños saltos. Otros atractivos existente en el Parque y que se pueden apreciar durante los 15 kilómetros de recorrido de Sendero.La senda transita, en su mayoría, sobre una superficie con huella natural, y otros segmentos sobre roca. El primer tramo, de 3 kilómetros, es de uso masivo. Sin embargo, en el Parque se emplaza un segmento de 350 metros habilitado para discapacitados, recorrido que incluye pasarelas de madera.El área está emplazada en una zona de transición entre dos formaciones vegetacionales; bosque esclerófilo, y bosque caducifolios, es de gran interés científicos, pues se trata de un área conocida como "hotspots", es decir que presenta una gran riqueza de especies y un alto nivel de
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== Description of the route ==
[[Archivo:Perfil_refugio_bolson.PNG|thumb|center|750px|Elevation profile of the route]]
The starting point is the CONAF rangers' office at Parque Inglés (km 0 of the trek - 1100m above sea level). Start the walk by passing around the back of the CONAF base through a turnstile following the signs to the trails. After you get out of the CONAF base, you need to turn right onto a dirt road which then bears around to the left. Within 150 m from the CONAF base area, you'll see a path, which exits the dirt road to the right, along with a route sign pointing towards Refugio El Bolsón, and that it's four hours' walk away. This is the trail you want to take. You have to keep following it until you get to Refugio El Bolsón, ignoring all of the secondary paths that you'll see branching off to the sides of the main route as you go along (most notably, Sendero Mala Cara and Sendero La Montañita). Try not to forget this! 🙂 By the way, "sendero" means "path" in Spanish.
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