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==Section Statistics=={| border="1" style="borderAdd new log entry always on top in the appropriate season sub-collapse:collapse"|+'''GPT01: Cerro Purgatorio'''|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Traversable|colspan="2"|Dec - Mar (Conditionally: Nov, Apr)|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Packraft|colspan="2"|Only Burden|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"||style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Hiking|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Packrafting|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Attraction|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"| 1 / 5|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|No Packrafting Rating|-|style="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 chapter and Verified, To be Recorded by GPS|-|style="background-coloruse format:#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==The regular route and most options have been hiked and recorded by various hikers ''*'' Start Date to Finish Date (use Format YYYY-MMM-DD) / Duration in recent years Days / Hiking or Packrafting / Travel Direction (SOBO for Southbound or NOBO Northbound) / Chosen Route and feedbacks are incorporated in the track files. /or Option Name (2019RR for Regular Route)/ Names or Alias

==Recommended Travel Period=='''Regular Route''': The relative northern latitude Remarks to route that are considered useful for other hikers and the maximum elevation packrafters including alerts and suggestions and personal perception of 2200 m should make remaining snow less of an issue in spring. Also no major river crossings are required on the regular route. Therefore this section should be traversable from early spring till late autumn. In spring parts of the route might be muddy due to snow melt. During winter heavy snow fall may occur in the elevated areasattractiveness and difficulties. (2019)

Add a sub-chapter by placing two "=" before and after the new sub-chapter heading. (''=Recommended Travel Direction=Sub-Chapter Heading=='''Regular Route''': The regular route can be hiked in either direction. (2019).=Section Log, Alerts and Suggestions=

==Section Length and Travel DurationSeason 2023/24=='''Regular Route''': The 40 km short regular route can be hiked in two demanding days or three more relaxed days. (2019)

Started in Ramon Supercaseaux 8200 directly at the gate. Pretty hot below 2000m, siesta highly recommended. A lot of bees around everywhere except pass-area. No water in the first spot after the pass, you'''Option ll find it about 1 Rio Clarillo''': For northbound hikers this option is probably -2 kms ahead. A local said that water was cut up there. Weekend with many tourists in Estero El Sauce Valley. Good Kiosk at the more attractive choice to finish their endeavour on the GPTvalley entrance. Took us 2 days. (2019)

'''* 2022-Dec-04 / Hiking / SOBO / Option 1 : Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo''': This sections links directly with GPT02. See Section Difficulty of GPT02 for information to this subject. (2019)/ Tomáš

==Resupply=====Resupply Towns at StartI really wanted to try the option through Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo. I took the bus MB-74 to Pirque. The last stop is here: 33.7290444S, Finish and off Route=======Santiago====What you 70.5371567W. There was a sign saying it is prohibited to enter, but some people told me I can't source in Santiago pass. From there one can walk along the airport. Once you probably don't get anywhere else to the main road, there is a locked gate, but the fence can be crawled under. I would recommend to take the standard route for cars, the walk was schorching. It was Sunday, I am not sure the other bus lines were in Chileservice. I have not seen them, MB74 seemed to be going once every twenty minutes or so for 900 pesos. (2019)

====El Melocoton====El Melocoton is a rather small village in Once on the Maipo valley. You will get standard food items but to satisfy more sophisticated desires you might need to take route, I hitched a bus car going to San Jose de Maipo or Santiagothe reserve, we put my backpack into the trunk, so the CONAF guards did not notice me at all and did not tell me anything. I had a reservation made online, there is a day limit of visitors. It cost 11500 pesos. (2019)

===Resupply en Route===There are no known resupply possibilities Once in the reserve, I took the trail going west of the stream (so the stream was on my left hand going uphill). Nobody noticed me and then I have not met anybody for 4 days. The trail is fairly clear, one goes up along a stream up until around 1900 metres (up to the routelast recommended camp). From then on until the nextother side of the mountain, there is no reliable water (2019I slept near a marsh around 2650m, but the water would not have been great).

==Access to Route=====Santiago, Metro Puente Alto==='''Plaza De Puente Alto''' The route is an underground metro station and quite attractive. Walking in the southern terminal station of Line 4 of lower valley in the Santiago Metro networkheat is really sweat inducing. Underground trains run frequently between 6 am in It took me 1,5 days to go up to the morning border of the reserve, I was weak from not much sleep before and 11 pm in the eveningheat. But also it is quite far and I have not started walking until six or so on the first day as I rested quite a few hours waiting for te heat to pass.

===Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo===From Plaza De Puente We started the first section from the metro station at Puento Alto , which is also a good place to buy some missing supplies and water - mall with Lider shop is right next to the following buses get you close main square. The gate 1 at approx. km 12 opened after less than 15mins and some guy in a car let us in after explaining that we just want to '''Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo''': * Bus 978 towards Rio Clarillo* Bus MBpass and showing the map. The other gate not so far away from the entrance was opened. Following the main route, we spent the night in a nice camp place at km 19.5 with water available just few hundred meters before that (bridge, water 18.7). Keep in mind to carry enough water on the way to the pass! We met the next day 2 families at the bridge, water 29.7 that went there for camping, they were really friendly and offered us some homemade cake. We decided to finish the section the next day, which was Staturday, and therefore as we were coming closer to the village we met a lot of hikers at the GPT01-74 towards El Principal De Pirque* Bus MB-80 towards El Principal De PirqueF. Before continuing to the section 2, we stopped to refresh ourselves at Kiosko Los Acacios, on the left side after the bridge on the main road (the other kiosk before the river was closed at the time). They have fried empanadas, amazing natural strawberry juice (jugo frutilla), yogurt with granola, everything with reasonable prices.

==Permits, Entry Fees, Right-of-Way Issues==Start at the reserva natural de clarillo impossible even if i arrived at 8h30 am. No arrangement possible with the guard.'''Regular Route'''I went by waking through the wasteland (many dogs be carefull but a good stone in the hand frightens them without worries) but Start at GPT01-B impossible : No permit or entry fees apply Big Electronic portal and no luck with cars.Start at GPT 01-03 by the optional tracks ok. After the school you take the left road and almost immediately you have to pass under a fence on the regular routeleft with a little hole. Also no rightJust after San José de Maipo the RR-ofMR-way issues were reported from hikers in recent yearsV (02) (3,6+0,4) at S33°41. 069', W070°20.876' was denied to me by some conductors (2019private propriety). But te other optional road without passing the bridge works perfectly fine.

See also: http://wwwWe traveled by metro to Puento Alto.conafBecause the bus MB73 did not come (probably because of holiday) we took an Uber to Posta la Puntilla (much cheaper than to Puntilla Rural).clGate 1 closed, after waiting 2 minutes a car came.Gate 2 open on the right side.Water available at all marked spots. Nice campground with small swimming pool at the back of the small river at Camp 01 [4/parques/reserva-nacional-rio-clarillo29/1415].Several campsites on the river around El Melocoton.

==Regular RouteSeason 2020/21=====Regular Hiking Route=======Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route====[[File:profile Greater Patagonian Trail 01.PNG|frame|left|Elevation Profile of Regular Hiking Route (2019)]]<br style="clear:both" />

====Comments to Regular * 2020-Nov-14 / 1 day / Hiking Route====To be issued./ SOBO / RR / Ricardo Gold

===Regular Packrafting Route===This section does not incorporate any packrafting therefore We tried both entrances to the Regular Packrafting Route is identical gravel road. Both closed with Regular Hiking Routebig gates (RR @KM13). We did an alternative start from Pirque that it did work, but is a significant longer (2019but nice). I would suggest to review this segment as the two main entrances seems closed for good.

==Optional Routes==After you get into the road is very straight forward, very easy to navigate. There is water in all expected points and I think they will last long into the summer. ===GPT01 Option 1 Rio Clarillo===To Indeed, it is very exposed, it will be hard to do in a sunny day, as it will be issuedhot. Alternatively you can start really early or even do it partially at night as it is easy to navigate and not dangerous at all.

===GPT01 Option 2 Rio Maipo===To be issuedThe climb is pretty steep for a maintenance road. it is +20% for ~4km, so I suggest to tackle this section really early in the morning. There is a good water source just before starting and probably also a good camping ground.

==Investigation Next water source is ~14km after, but with also ~1000m of uphill, so be mindful of the time to get into there. Btw, this water source has a small cascate and Exploration Tasks==The regular route and relevant options have been hiked and recorded pond that is great to jump in recent yearsand refresh. No significant investigation or exploration tasks remain openJust walk ~10m into the upstream. (2019)

==ImagesSeason 2021/22==[[category:Greater Patagonian Trail]]To be added.

==Related Routes on Wikiexplora=='''Regular Route'''* [[San Juan de Pirque 2021 Nov- El Toyo]]19 / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Kris&Stiina

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'''Gerald Klamer''': [http:* 2021-Nov-09 to 2021-Nov-10 /2 days /geraldtrekkt.blogspot.comHiking /2017SOBO /04RR /greater-patagonian-trail-1-santiago-coya.html Blog: Greater Patagonian Trail 1 Santiago-Coya]Marc Anthony

==Logbook==All hikers are welcome to add themselves Started afternoon on first day and arrived in melocotón same time next day. Took a taxi from Puento Alto metro station to the section LogbookPlaza in Pirque, because I was advised against walking alone through Puente Alto by the locals. To add Quite a line lot of mini shops with empenadas and other food when following the paved road from Pirque. When turning from the paved road onto the first minor road I encountered a big locked gate, which luckily opened because cars were driving through from the other side. After a couple of kilometers another locked gate appears but i walked around the right side and found a smaller open gate that I passed through. When the terrain starts getting steeper, I found it very hot to walk here during the afternoon. Definitely wouldn’t want to walk there in the table:middle of the day during summer. Also the section right before the mountain pass is very steep. Best to walk here during the morning when you’ll have the shadow of the mountain. Rest of the way was generally easy enough, carried plenty of water with me.

1Found a place called Posada Del Jinete in southern part of El Melocotón with Cabañas for 80. Log In on Wikiexplora000 and hostal room with to beds for 40.000. Not the cheapest but didn’t find a lot of options nearby. The father and son who are running the place are nice people who can tell a lot about the area. Small tienda/café down the road from hostal with only basic supplies

2. Click Started this section on the [Edit] button after "Logbook" and scroll down November 9th. The gate at -33 36.774’ -070 30.027’ is locked. Didn’t find anybody around to ask, but it magically opened up behind me just as I was about to leave, because cars were coming through from the end of other side. Did see a couple more cars going the windowsame direction as I walked on the minor road. Might be worth waiting around for some time to see if anyone will drive through?

3Found water in all expected places. Replace the "|}" at Would recommend carrying a good amount with you on your way up onto the mountain pass, since this a very end of hot and steep section especially in the table by the following 7 lines afternoon and enter your informationit will be awhile before the next water source.

|* 2020-Jan-03 to 2020-Jan-04 / 2 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Frank

| Enter your It was difficult to access the start date. At KM 16.5 on the road, RR-PR-V@01-6.9+4.3 & 700 metres further after the bridge, route sealed by two 15 foot high gates with spikes on top. No one there to ask to open them. Back on RR @ KM13, 2 locked gates. At OH-MR-V@01-A-#002 a resident let me through the locked gate. There is a new fence a little up the road that will probably close off this variant (I got in through a small unfinished section). It is very dry now so RR gates may be closed due to lack of water & fire risk. The only water on RR until 14KM after the pass is on section RR-MR-V@01-16.3+7.8 marked Bridge, Water on GPX, making a camp @ the site 15 mins. walk above (marked Camp No Water) highly advisable. Look for the gas pipeline, route follows it most of the way. Kiosk with drinks & snacks & campsite on the route 3KM before Melocoton are open all week in midsummer, weekends only in low season. No need to go to Melocoton. Get bus to Santiago @ road junction 500 metres down the road after bridge over Rio Maipo

| Comment Overview: I decided to combine GPT 01 and 02 using the chosen alternative route through Rio Clarillo National Reserve which is something I do recommend. You do have to pay $5.000 to enter the park. You then follow the river up to the pass where it joins the official route. The two sections are very open and exposed with wide open views across the mountains and options |}high mountain passes.

{| class="wikitable"Highlights: High mountain passes and great open views (especially for sunrise and sunset)! style="text * 2019-alignNov-27 / Hiking / SOBO / Family Size  Locked gate with barbed wire (S 33° 36.795', W 070° 30.049') on the official route. Found someone at the gate up the road (S 33° 36.702', W 070° 29.640') who unlocked that one for me. He said the road behind is no private property, but it's always locked. After another gate (S 33° 37.141', W 070° 29.927'), with a hole on the right to climb climb through, this road connects back to the official route. There is plenty of water on the B alternet uphill. Almost at the top it tastes a bit like cow shit after filtering. There is a lot of OK water at the bottom of the downhill and quite a few tourists especially on weekends.  * 2019-Nov-17 to 2019-Nov-18 / 2 days / Hiking / SOBO / Matus & Anna We walked GPT01 in 2 days, including one nero day. We used uber to get to the trail, hope your driver won't be stupid enough to take shortcuts through slums : left;). There is a gate on the beginning of trail, after a " | Name discussion" (we don't speak spanish) they let us go through. Climb was really hot, make sure you take enough water from the last source on the way up. There is water on the other side, but first marked water source didn't look the best. There is a river cutting a trail a bit down from that point. We stayed in a campsite on the begining of next section which was nice. They have really sticky ferral dogs there which we had a real problem to chase to not hike with us.  * 2019-Nov-11 to 2019-Nov-13 / 3 days / SOBO / RR / Martina & Ivo It took us 3 days as we started late in Santiago and arrived early in Melocoton. As it's still low season everything is shut down in Melocoton so we took the bus (which runs every 30 minutes) to San Alfonso, where we found nice cabañas and three small resupply tiendas. We went to Puente Alto and then Pirque by Uber. The drivers know where the protests take place and avoid those areas or Aliasareas which got recently destroyed.! style="text * 2019-align: left;" | Start DateOct-27 / Alert / Jan Dudeck The Metro line 4 to Puente Alto is currently out of operation due to vandalism during the current protests. Check online for current the status and delete this alert once metro operation to Puente Alto resumes. ! style="text=Season 2018/19== * 2018-align: left;" | DurationDec-16 / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Martin Lizondo! style="textCarry plenty of water on this section as water sources might dry out in early summer after all snow has molten. 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.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'). The GPT Track File 2019 incorporates this change so follow the Regular Route if you use the current update.<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 of good quality (S33° 41.000' W70° 23.100'). Instead of deviating to El Melocotón, you can spend the night in Reserva Coyanco (camping, food, services), from where GPT02 starts. Just turn right at S33° 40.813' W70° 20.812'.  * 2018-alignDec-15 to 1018-Dec-16 / 1.5 days / Hiking / SOBO / RR / Austin Davis http: left;" | Direction//notabadplacetopee.com/gpt01/ ! style="text-align: left;" | Comments=Season 2017/18== No log entries.|-! style="text-align: left;" " colspan="5" | Season 2016/17==|-| Gerald Klamer| * 2017 Early January -Feb / Hiking / NOBO / GPT02 & GPT01 Option 1 Rio Clarillo / Bethany Hughes, Lauren Reed| https://her-odyssey.org/| Southbound| * 2017-Jan / Hiking / SOBO / GPT01 Option 1 Rio Clarillo connected directly to & GPT02 without resupply/ Gerald Klamer [http://geraldtrekkt.blogspot.com/2017/04/greater-patagonian-trail-1-santiago-coya.html Blog: Greater Patagonian  =Resupply===Resupply in nearby Towns====Resupply on the Trail 1 Santiago-Coya]==|-| Bethany Hughes=Access to Route= ==Start Regular Route: Santiago, Lauren ReedMetro Station Puente Alto==| 2017 February | -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. | Northbound| GPT02 connected directly with GPT01 Calculate 1 hour from the city centre to the terminal station Puente Alto. From Plaza De Puente Alto buses leave to most towns and villages in the Maipo valley and the surrounding area. (2019) If you don't want to walk the first 13KM of the regular route on the road then get bus MB73 from Puente Alto. ==Start or Finish Option 1 (Rio Clarillo without resupply)==[httpsFrom Plaza De Puente Alto the following buses get you close to Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo://her -odyssey.org/ BlogBus 978 towards Rio Clarillo (this is the best option, gets you the closest to the entrance to the reserve) - Bus MB-74 towards El Principal De Pirque (last stop is here: Her Odyssey]33.7290444S, 70.5371567W) |-Bus MB-80 towards El Principal De Pirque Buses are frequent and calculate 1 hour for the bus ride. (2019) ! style="text-align=Finish RR: left;" " colspanEl Melocoton=="5" | Season 2018/19|See also [[GPT02]] From Plaza De Puente Alto the following bus gets you to El Melocoton in the Maipo valley: Bus MB-72B| Martin Morlog| 2018Buses are frequent and calculate a bit over 1 hour for the bus ride. (2019) =Permits, Entry Fees and Right-10of-16Way Issues=| 2 days| Southbound| ==Regular Route(RR)==|-No permit or entry fees apply to the regular route but a high gate was build in 2021. If the the gate at waypoint "X, Gate {01} [11.2/787]" is locked, continue 2.1 km on the main road and take Option 2 (Filo Purgatorio).| Austin Davis| 2018==Option 1 (Rio Clarillo)==Access into Reserva Nacional Rio Clarillo is controlled by CONAF at the main entrance near Pirque. The park is intended for daytime visits only and does not provide camp grounds. Cooking inside the park is strictly banned including with camping stoves. A maximum of 800 persons are permitted entry on one day. CONAF park rangers might not permit a southbound traverse and all visitors are probably required to leave the park in the evening at the main gate. The entrance fee is 11,500 CLP (2022) for foreign nationals and 2000 to 4000 CLP for Chileans. The tickets needs to be bought online in advance and there is not cell coverage at the entrance to the reserve. A northbound traverse is probably free of charge. (2019) ==Option 2 (Filo Purgatorio)==No permit or entry fees apply to Option 2 (Filo Purgatorio). No right-12of-15| 1way conflicts reported yet. If the gate issue on the RR persists to cause problems and Option 2 (Filo Purgatorio) is recommended by more hikers then Option 2 may become the new RR.5 days| Southbound| =Links to other Resources===Regular Route==Wikiexplora: [[San Juan de Pirque - El Toyo]] ==Option 1 Rio Clarillo==Wikiexplora: [[Río Clarillo]] National Park: http://notabadplacetopeewww.comconaf.cl/gpt01parques/ Blog: GPT Section 1 – Cerro Purgatorio]|reserva-| Martin Lizondo| 2018nacional-12rio-16clarillo/| 1 day| Southbound=Images=[[Archivo:Greater Patagonian Trail (6).jpg| Regular Routeminiaturadeimagen|}Greater Patagonian Trail, section 1]] <br style="clear:both" />