Cambios

The first 40KM are on an old jeep track. There are some fallen trees but you can generally get round them easily. At Camp 133 the end of the first day the trail turns left ground is rough & joins I didn't find a dirt roadgood camping spot. After crossing Instead a stream little before the camp I went right crossed the stream & found 200 metres downstream there are two huts. The smaller one was is in good condition & I slept on the floor. Saw wild boar here. There is a campsite marked on the track file nearby but the ground was very rough. On You cross the second day the RR gets river on a bit bridge to a hut, continuing on a trail that is partly overgrown but with young bamboo. Bush bashing is passablemostly easy. After Estero el Africano I crossed Also some fallen trees & 2 very short sections of severe bamboo bashing.Crossed Rio Curringue near Estero Africano to join continue on optional route trail 001. After the crossing there was a solid wall of This section barely exists as large parts have been taken back by bamboo about 10 feet high & impassible. I went downriver about 30 metres It is now a severe & by a small stone wall I cut up to gain the route. There were some clear sections but a lot of sustained bamboo blocking the trail which I had bash requiring huge effort to crawl, break & climb through at about 1 kilometre per hour. A machete would not be very useful as the bamboo is growing in solid walls. If you follow track file 001 after the river crossing you come to an impenetrable wall of bamboo. Instead I went downstream about 40 metres & by a small wall I cut up onto the trail. It gets clearer as you go up but soon disappears in the bamboo forest. Micro navigation is required as if you break through on the route you may come to a partially clear section where you can walk upright but breaking off route generally leads to more bamboo. When you get to 002 it is a clear jeep track & 003 is also good. Took me 9 hours to get from camp 134 to 135. It would be best to avoid crossing Rio Curringue & stay on RR. After a lot of severe bamboo bashing, the worst I encountered on GPT1-40, I broke through to the dirt road on optional The alternative route 002which splits from RR at camp 134 may also be viable. Camped on a small layby above where optional route 003 descends to the river. Easy river crossing on day 3 & I walked out by waypoint "guard" The guard was at the house near the gate but he just waved & the gate was open.