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==Recent Alerts and Suggestions== * GPT 27 and 28P/ Alto y Bajo Río Palena/ Packrafting Route / 2024 Jan-02 / 4 days / Jordan Jennings The descriptions in the writings below are very accurate in describing Rio Palena. My only comment is to describe the rapids a little more - all but one rapid are class II wave trains - not complicated. The rapid shortly after the ferry at c 22km has more obstacles and requires the choosing of a “line”. Was not difficult. * GPT 27 and 28P/ Alto y Bajo Río Palena/ Packrafting Route / 2022 Jan-24 / 5 days / Tobias Schorcht The Palena River is a juvel for all Packrafters with some experience. It was a pleasure to paddle down all the way from Palena to Rául Marín Balmaceda and see the changes of the river day by day. I started right under the brigde 2km beside Palena. There was not that much water in the upper part, I had to carry the Packraft 4 times during the first 20 Kilometers. Since it is an unregulated stream, the riverbelt and the rapids are changing constantly. I observed some of the rapids before I started kayaking, which was absolutly necessary. The confluencia with Río Frío is spectacular, because the colores of the 2 rivers starts to mix. The river speeds up in the lower parts, gets wider and more effected by the wind, who appears usually from the seaside. Be aware of the tides which influences the level of the River after -43.88645/ -72.83230 up to 3m. After reaching the fjord I saw penguins and hundrets of seawolves (Punta islote) which came veeery close to my boat 😅. Enjoy! ==Season Section StatisticsLog== * 2024 Jan-19 to 2024 Jan-23 / txrx / Palena to Puerto Raúl Marín Balmaceda (27P & 28P) / 5 Days / Party of 4 I want to thank everyone who contributed to this article. All the information provided here was very useful to plan and prepare for the trip. As a packrafting beginner I absolutely loved this route. Here's a list of comments that might be useful to use as reference: - We had 5 sunny and hot days with many moments of strong headwinds. Never underestimate how taxing is to paddle against the wind on a packraft, optimize your itinerary to paddle in the calmest moments of the day. - It took us about 32 paddling hours for Palena to Port RMB. - At the water level we had it was very easy to find a suitable camping spot along the whole river. - Checking the tide charts was very useful to paddle with less effort on the last 25km to the sea. - At the end, the normal route takes you through the [https://osm.org/go/MKFG_oRv?m= Garrao Canal] into the Pitipalena Estuary. We had a calm morning so we decided to continue on the Palena River, access a small canal east of the Isla de Boca and end up landing near [https://osm.org/go/MKFH5LAVg--?layers=N&m= "Mirador 2"]. From there we walked a trail that took us to the town in a little bit less than an hour. * January 16-21/ Zach / Palena to Puerto Raúl Marín Balmaceda (27P & 28P) + Rio Frío (75P) / 6 Days easy As Shaun mentioned, Kara Davis and Jen Ni described this section quite well. I combined 27P, 28P, and the Rio Frío which was totally worth the added transport effort. If you enjoy the rapids of the upper Palena, you’ll love the Rio Frío. La Junta was a nice lunch stop and upon meeting some familiar cycle tourists, turned into an afternoon off. Note that the take out/camp here is a popular swimming spot, so take care of your belongings when going to town. I left my headphones in the sun to dry and they were gone when I returned. Despite that and rain the final day, I have nothing but good things to say about Rio Palena. The termas are aptly named. The surrounding moss and tannin in the water make you feel like a gingerbread man soaking in a forest gnome’s tea kettle. After seeing no one on the river except 1 fishing tour, I was very surprised to encounter a group of 50 paddlers as part of the Decenso Colectivo Ruta de Palena. This is an organized group that paddles from Palena to Puerto Raul Marin in 4 days this time each year. The ferry still runs Thursdays and Sundays, although it left around 11:30, not 9:40 as the website states. No problem to buy a ticket upon boarding. * 2020-Jan-22 / Shaun / Regular Packrafting route I combined this section with GPT28P. These two sections are spectacular, varied, fun and challenging. I barely saw another person the entire time, and there’s something very satisfying about following a single river all the way out to the ocean. Very enjoyable and memorable. I found the wiki comments of Kara Davis (below) and the Facebook comments of Jen Ni (Jan 5 2019) and Gerald Klamer (March 27, 2018) to be very helpful. Jen’s categorization of 27P and 28P into five sub-sections is very good. My impressions were similar to all of theirs and I don’t have much to add. Not having much whitewater experience, I started 27P around km23, just west of the cable ferry and a series of early rapids. However, I was fine with the many rapids after that, so with hindsight I would have started from Palena. 27P and 28P each took me about a day and a half for a total of just over three days for the two combined. Apparently, the river was at a normal level for this time of year. It ran around 5-8kph for most of 27P and until about km40 of 28P, then maybe at 2-3kph thereafter. There were countless tree and rock hazards throughout, plus a number of whirlpools (often at sharp turns) - but these were all avoidable. As the river widened in 28P, I encountered fierce headwinds in several places, and a noticeable incoming tide toward the end. At Raúl Marin Balmaceda, I took the 11 hour ferry to Puerto Cisnes (departs Thursdays and Sundays) which technically completed the section, in its current form. The views were stunning. ==Basic statisticsSummary Table==
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|+'''GPT27P: Alto Río Palena'''
|colspan="4" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|TraversableGPT27P: Alto Río Palena|colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Nov Hiking| colspan="2" style="background- May (Conditionallycolor: Sep, Oct)#bfbfbf;"| Packrafting
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|PackraftGroup|colspan="2"|Required (101F: Sector Palena|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Total|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|'''-'''|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|'''-'''|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| '''103.3 5 km '''| 101.3 % on Water)style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|'''21 h'''
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Region| colspan="2" | Chile: Los Lagos (X) & Aysén (XI)|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|HikingTrails (TL)|style="background-color:#bfbfbfffbfbf;"|Packrafting-|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|AttractionStart| colspan="2" | Palena|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Minor Roads (MR)|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|No Rating-|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 5 / 5-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|DifficultyFinish| colspan="2" | Río Palena (La Junta)|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Primary Roads (PR)|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|No Rating-|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 2.3 km|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 4 / 52.2%
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|DistanceStatus| colspan="2" | Published & Verified|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Cross-Country (CC)
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-
|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|103.5 km -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 21 h-
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|DirectionTraversable| colspan="2" | Jan - May (Maybe: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec)|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Bush-Bashing (BB)|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|None-|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|Only ↓-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|CommentPackraft|colspan="2"|HikingRequired|style="background-color: Packraft required#bfbfbf;"| Ferry (FY)|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
|-
|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|StatusConnects to|colspan="2"|Published and VerifiedGPT26, GPT27H, GPT28P, GPT30P, GPT72|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Investigation (I)|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|ZoneOptions|colspan="2"|F124 km (Variants Only)|style="background-color: Zona Palena#bfbfbf;"| Exploration (EXP)|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
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| |style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|RegionHiking|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Packrafting| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| |colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|ChileTotal on Water|style="background-color: Los Lagos (X) & Aysén (XI)#c2edfc;"| '''101.3 km'''|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| '''97.8%'''
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|StartAttraction|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 5 (of 5)|colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Palena , River (Río Palena, Confluencia Rio TranquiloRI)|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 101.3 km|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 97.8%
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|FinishDifficulty|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|-|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| 4 (of 5)|colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Lake (LK)|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|Río Palena, La Junta-
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Previous SectionDirection|style="background-color:#bfbfbfffbfbf;"|Next SectionNone|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|Only ↓| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Alternative SectionFjord (FJ)|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
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|[[GPT26, GPT72P]]style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Comment|[[GPT28Pcolspan="7" | Hiking: Hiking not feasible|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Character| colspan="7" | Valdivian Rain Forest, GPT30P]]Farmland, Settlers, River Packrafting|GPT27H-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Challenges| colspan="7" | -
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==Satellite Image Map==
==Elevation Profile==
====Elevation Profile of Regular Packrafting Route====
[[File:Profile_GPT27-p.PNG|frame|center|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]
==Section Planning Status==
==Recommended Travel Period==
The section is best paddled between January and May. The primary danger would be a high and fast river, typically most common early in the season, or after heavy rain.
==Benefits of Hiking and Packrafting==
==Recommended Travel Direction==
The river can only be paddled westwards.
==Section Length and Travel Duration==
Section 27P is 103.5km and takes 2-2.5 days to complete. Together with Section 28P, the two sections are a total of 180km and take around 4 days.
==Suitable Section Combinations==
==Section Attractiveness==
The section is stunning, interesting, unpopulated and fun. Although, in reality, much of 27P is not too far from a road or occasional buildings, these are rarely visible and the river feels remote. Even more so for the continuation onto Section 28P. Alto Río Palena passes through farmland with a mountainous backdrop. It is very scenic. The many rapids and constantly changing features of the river make it stimulating. Combined with 28P, paddling on one river from the mountains to the Pacific is a wonderful experience. A very attractive section.
==Section Difficulty==
Río Palena may not be suitable for beginners. There are many rapids, countless tree and rock obstacles, and occasional strong currents and whirlpools. At times of high river levels, the river will not only be faster, but there will be fewer places to get out or scout. There are many more rapids than indicated in the track file. That said, the rapids are generally not above Class 2, and some of the earliest and most challenging ones, can be portered around. Plus, the many obstacles in the river are avoidable.
==Resupply==
===Resupply Towns Town===Town: La JuntaIn La Junta, there are plenty of lodging options, from hotels and cabañas to camping, as well as a couple medium sized grocery stores adequate for resupply. There is a tourist information center located at Startthe edge of the main plaza.====Shopping: Food========Shopping: Fuel========Shopping: Equipment========Services: Restaurants========Services: Laundry========Services: ATM and Money Exchange========Accommodation: Hostals and Hotels====Franco, Finish the owner of Los Rosadita hotel in Palena, can share expert knowledge of Rio Palena. The hotel is also a nice play to stay and off Routemakes good pizzas. ====Accommodation: Cabañas========Accommodation: Camping========Transport: Ground Transport========Transport: Ferries========Transport: Shipping Services=======Resupply en Routeon the Trail=======Location, Names, Available Items and Services======Access to Routeand Return=====Access to Start=== ===Return from Finish======Escape Options=====Permits, Entry Fees, and Right-of-Way Issues==
==Regular Route==
===Regular Hiking Route===
===Regular Packrafting Route===
==Optional Routes==
==Investigation Investigations and Exploration TasksExplorations====ImagesLinks to other Resources====Related Routes on WikiexploraAlerts and Logs of Past Seasons====Related Blogs and Online Publications==
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