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==Recent Alerts and Suggestions==
==Season Section Log==
* 2023-Mar-18 to 2023-Mar-19 / 2 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Martin & Helena
A little more than we expected, there are some nice spots on the way, like Laguna Las Torres.
*2022 19 Nov Frank 2.5 days SOBO
I got the bus from Villa Amengual to La Tapera then walked back, camped 1 night along the way. Few opportunities for camping as you approach the Carratera Austral as the land is fenced off. Villa Amengual, which is 2KM off route on the Carratera Austral is a good base. On the third day I continued along the Carratera Austral to the junction with the X421 dirt road going to El Gato, a better place to break the journey as there is nothing at the end of stage 29. At the X421 junction there is a bus stop (very few buses) & I hitched from there to Villa Manihuales.
==Summary Table==
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====Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route====
[[File:profile GPT29.PNG|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]
====Elevation Profile of Regular Packrafting Route====
[[File:|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]
==Benefits of Hiking and Packrafting==
==Recommended Travel Direction==
You can walk either direction but SOBO is a bit easier as it's downhill
==Section Length and Travel Duration==
==Suitable Section Combinations==
====Services: Laundry====
====Services: ATM and Money Exchange====
Only in Coyhaique. Bring cash although you may be able to pay with CC in Villa Amengual & La Tapera.
====Accommodation: Hostals and Hotels====
There are at least 3 places to stay in Villa Amengual which is on the Carretera Austral 2KM off route, north of the junction with the X25 gravel road which runs 52KM to La Tapera. They should all have options for meals also. El Encuentro in Villa Amengual has a shop & accomodation, 15,000 pesos single & 20,000 double. Meals are 6000 pesos, breakfast is 4000.
La Tapera has two small shops & at least one hospedaje, all on or near the plaza.
====Accommodation: Cabañas====
====Accommodation: Camping====
You could camp at the small car park at Laguna las Torres. Several KM further south on the Carratera Austral is Camping La Zaranda $ new, cafe & cheap camping in little huts, you could sleep in them without a tent also.
====Transport: Ground Transport====
====Transport: Ferries====
==Access to Route and Return==
===Access to Start===
2023 info: There is a bus from Coyhaique to La Tapera on Wednesday, Friday & Sunday, leaving Coyhaique at 10AM, going to Villa Amengual village at 12:30 and arriving in La Tapera at 2PM. The bus leaves La Tapera & returns to Coyhaique on the same route on the same days at about 3PM, going to Villa Amengual around 4PM
===Return from Finish===
===Escape Options===