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==Recent Alerts and Suggestions====Season Section StatisticsLog==* 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;"|-
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|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;"|-
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|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%|-|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Difficulty|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;"| -|-| style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Direction|style="background-color:#ffbfbf;"|None|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|Only ↓| colspan="2" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"| Fjord (FJ)|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"| -|style="background-color:#c2edfc;"|-
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|FinishComment|colspan="27"|Río Palena, La JuntaHiking: Hiking not feasible
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|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Previous SectionCharacter|stylecolspan="background-color:#bfbfbf;7"|Next Section|style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|Alternative SectionValdivian Rain Forest, Farmland, Settlers, River Packrafting
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|[[GPT26]] or [[GPT72P]]style="background-color:#bfbfbf;"|[[GPT28P]] or [[GPT30P]]Challenges|[[GPT27H]]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)]]
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==Recommended Travel Period==
==Recommended Travel Direction==
==Section Length and Travel Duration==
==Suitable Section Combinations==
==Section Attractiveness==
==Section Difficulty==
==Resupply==
===Resupply Towns at StartTown===Town: La JuntaIn La Junta, Finish there are plenty of lodging options, from hotels and off Routecabañas to camping, as well as a couple medium sized grocery stores adequate for resupply. There is a tourist information center located at the edge of the main plaza.====Shopping: Food========Shopping: Fuel========Shopping: Equipment========Services: Restaurants========Services: Laundry========Services: ATM and Money Exchange========Accommodation: Hostals and Hotels========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===
Notes to consider before beginning: Be aware that the Chilean border control outside of Carrenleufú requires you to declare items in your possession, so keep this in mind when resupplying. They will confiscate certain foods, including produce and honey brought from Argentina.
The river continues winding through farmland all the way to the La Junta take-out. There is a small beach here with a trail that leads up to Highway 7. La Junta is located about 2 km south of the take-out.
==Optional Routes==
==Investigations and Explorations==
==Links to other Resources==
==Alerts and Logs of Past Seasons==
[[category:Greater Patagonian Trail]]