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Puente Alto is not particular safe area of Santiago, so residents recommend not walking very early in the morning or at night through this outskirt of Santiago.<br />
Old entrance of regular route is closed by gate (S33° 37.320' W70° 32.182'). Better start from the public minor road and you won't have any problem (S33° 36.768' W70° 30.033').<br />
Carry as much water as possible just before ascending to the pass (|S33° 38.394' W70° 27.191'). There won't be water until 14 km further, and it's not good quality (S33° 41.000' W70° 23.100').<br />Instead of deviating to El Melocotón, you can pass the night in Reserva Coyanco (camping, food, services), from where GPT2 GPT02 starts. Just turn right at S33° 40.813' W70° 20.812'.<br />
==Season Section StatisticsLog=={| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+'''GPT01: Cerro Purgatorio'''|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Traversable|colspan="2"|Dec - Mar (Conditionally: Nov, Apr)|-|styleSummary Table="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Packraft|colspan="2"|Only Burden|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"||style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Hiking|styleSatellite Image Map="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Packrafting|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Attraction|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"| 1 / 5|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|No Packrafting Rating|-|styleElevation Profile="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Difficulty|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"| 2 / 5|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|No Packrafting Rating|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Distance|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|39.4 km | 14 h|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|Same as Hiking|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Direction|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|Both ↓↑|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|Both ↓↑|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Comment|colspan="2"|-|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Status|colspan="2"|Published and Verified, To be Recorded by GPS|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Zone|colspan="2"|A: Zona Precordillera|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Region|colspan="2"|Chile: Region Metropolitano (V)|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Start|colspan="2"|Santiago, Metro Puente Alto|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Finish|colspan="2"|El Melocotón|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Previous Section|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Next Section|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Alternative Section|-|Start|[[GPT02]]|No|}
==Section Planning Status==
Northbound hikers should avoid walking into Santiago in the late evening and either take a bus to the metro station Puente Alto or spend the last night in the mountains before walking into the populated areas of Santiago. (2019)
==Suitable Section Combinations==
==Section Attractiveness==
==Resupply==
===Resupply Towns at Start, Finish and off Route=======Town: Santiago====
What you can't source in Santiago you probably don't get anywhere else in Chile. (2019)
====El MelocotonShopping: Food====El Melocoton is a rather small village in the Maipo valley. You will get standard If you want to prepare resupply packages with dehydrated food items but to satisfy more sophisticated desires you might need to take may find a bus to San Jose de Maipo or Santiagoreasonable good collection of imported products at the Jumbo Costanera Center that is conveniently located at the metro station Los Leones. But such resupply food packages are not really required as there are plenty of resupply towns along the GPT. (2019)
===Resupply en Route=Shopping: Fuel====There Gas canisters are no known resupply possibilities along the routewidely available in large supermarkets, in "fereterias" and department stores. (2019)
====Shopping: Equipment====See the Wikiexplora page [[Tiendas_de_equipo_outdoor_de_Chile]]. ====Services: Restaurants========Services: Laundry========Services: ATM and Money Exchange========Accommodation: Hostals and Hotels========Accommodation: Apartments and Cabañas========Accommodation: Camping========Transport: Buses, Taxis and Fletes========Transport: Ferries====Not applicable. ====Transport: Shipping Services====You find many offices of Starken and Chile Express all over Santiago. ===Resupply on the Trail===There are no known resupply possibilities along the route between leaving the suburb Puente Alto and El Melocoton. (2019) <!-- Contributor instruction: Copy and paste the following 4 header lines above to create a new entry. Don't delete or remove this hidden comment. ====Resupply Waypoint: Enter Name=========Location Description and Waypoint==========Name(s) of Person(s)========== Services===== --> ==Access to Routeand Return=====Access to Start: Santiago, Metro Puente Alto===
'''Plaza De Puente Alto''' is an underground metro station and the southern terminal station of Line 4 of the Santiago Metro network. Underground trains run frequently between 6 am in the morning and 11 pm in the evening.
From Plaza De Puente Alto buses leave to most towns and villages in the Maipo valley and the surrounding area. (2019)
===Access to Alternative Start: Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo===
From Plaza De Puente Alto the following buses get you close to '''Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo''':
* Bus 978 towards Rio Clarillo
Buses are frequent and calculate 1 hour for the bus ride. (2019)
===Return from Finish: El Melocoton===
From Plaza De Puente Alto the following bus gets you to '''El Melocoton''' in the Maipo valley.
* Bus MB-72B
Buses are frequent and calculate a bit over 1 hour for the bus ride. (2019)
===Escape Options===
None.
==Permits, Entry Fees, Right-of-Way Issues==
To be issued.
==Investigation Investigations and Exploration TasksExplorations==
The regular route and relevant options have been hiked and recorded in recent years. No significant investigation or exploration tasks remain open. (2019)
==ImagesLinks to other Resources==[[category:Greater Patagonian Trail]] ===Related Routes on Wikiexplora===
'''Regular Route'''
* [[San Juan de Pirque - El Toyo]]
* [[Río Clarillo]]
==Section Feedback's, Personal Travel Tales and Links to =Blogs and Online Other Publications===
All hikers are welcome to add their personal travel story or to place a link to their personal travel blog in this chapter.
'''Gerald Klamer''': [http://geraldtrekkt.blogspot.com/2017/04/greater-patagonian-trail-1-santiago-coya.html Blog: Greater Patagonian Trail 1 Santiago-Coya]
==LogbookAlerts and Logs of Past Seasons==All hikers are welcome to add themselves to the section Logbook. To add a line in the table: 1. Log In on Wikiexplora 2. Click on the [Edit] button after "Logbook" and scroll down to the end of the window 3. Replace the "|}" at the very end of the table by the following 7 lines and enter your information |- | Enter your name or alias | Enter your start date | Enter duration in days | Enter hiking direction | Comment the chosen route and options |}
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