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<br style="clear:both" />=Prolog==[[File:GPT01-P0115.jpg|thumb|1050px500px|right|GPT06: The volcanos Descabezado Grande and Cerro Azul with the Laguna Caracol to their feet. Image: Jan Dudeck]]<br style="clear:both" /> ==Summary==
[[File:GPT06-P0005.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT11: Araucaria trees in the Pehuenche homeland. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT13-P0028.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT18: Cross Country walking on volcanic ash at Cordon Caulle after recent eruption. File: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT28-Rio_Palena.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT28: Packrafting the Río Palena. Image: Jan Dudeck]][[File:GPT_Glaciar_O'Higgins.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT38: Glaciar O'Higgins coming down from the Southern Icefield. Image: Jan Dudeck]]The Greater Patagonian Trail (GPT) is a long -distance route network of trails in the southern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes Andes] that spans from the outskirts of Santiago all the way to southern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonia Patagonia].
It’s a stunningly beautiful and diverse trail system that guides you in the first part from the semi-desert of the Precordillera into scenic Andes valleys. The trail crosses trails cross numerous dormant and active volcanos with partially healed volcanic scars and fresh open wounds from eruptions as recent as 2011. You can take a dip in more than a dozen hot springs along the way to draw from this energy.
Continuing, you will dive into the twilight of lush green tempered rain forest lined by snow covered mountains. Numerous passes and high plains get you above the tree line into barren terrain with broad views. Crystal clear rivers descend from these mountains and feed deep blue lake along the way. If you packraft you can paddle over these lakes and float down these rivers all the way into the Patagonian fjords where the Pacific Ocean hits the ragged coast.
Eventually you reach the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the world's second largest contiguous extra-polar ice field. Here giant rock towers stab into the sky and enormous glaciers calve colossal blocks of ice into wind battered lakes.
On the northern part of the route Eventually you will meet solitary herdsmen (In Chile called "arrieros") with their animals that move every spring after reach the snow melts on higher ground to let their livestock feed on the mountain pastures. The trail later crosses the homeland of the indigenous Pehuenche (Southern Patagonian Ice Field, one of the tribes of Mapuche Indians) where majestic Araucaria trees tower above the tribal land and provide the traditional food for these sometimes shy and sometimes proud peopleworld's largest extra-polar ice field. When going further south you will meet courageous settlers that have ventured Here giant rock towers stab into the challenging back-country of Patagonia. If you are interested you can listen to their stories while sitting around the warm stove (In Spanish: "cocina") sky and share the traditional drink enormous glaciers calve colossal blocks of this region: Mate. These authentic encounters are part of the beauty of this trailice into wind battered lakes.
In countless locations the trail branches into different routes creating a wide network of tracks that give you many choices. You may either walk the entire distance or you can bring a packraft to float down rivers and to paddle and sail over lakes and fjords. There are also various volcanoes and other summits along the route that can be ascended without rock climbing gear. I have also included optional tracks that get you into literally the last valley and over the last mountain which delineates the border between Chile and Argentina. These remote corners of the southern Andes are of particular interest to hikers that love to venture into remote back-country.
On the northern part of the route you will meet solitary cowboys (In Chile called arrieros or puesteros) with their animals that move every spring after the snow melts on higher ground to let their livestock feed on the mountain pastures. The trail currently spans approximately 3'000 km later crosses the homeland of the indigenous Pehuenche (one of the Mapuche tribes) where majestic Araucaria trees tower above the tribal land and provide the entire network including all options contains more than 12'000 km traditional food for these sometimes shy and sometimes proud people. When going further south you will meet courageous settlers that have ventured into the challenging back-country of tracksPatagonia. If you are interested, you can listen to their stories while sitting around the warm stove and sharing the traditional drink of this region: Mate. These authentic encounters are part of the beauty of this trail.
If this introduction quickened your appetite to explore this trail then don't stop reading here and don't pack your backpack yet. This trail network is quite different from what you expect. Especially if you have thru-hiked the famous long distance trails in the US i.e. the Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) or the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) don't assume this is a similar experience and that you are therefore prepared for this trail. This region and this network of routes is quite different in nature. Some best practices and habits that are key for thru-hiking one of these trails in the US would be foolish in Patagonia and other skills and aptitudes are essential to truly appreciate the Greater Patagonian Trail.
Since I started to publish In countless locations the trail I have seen around 40 people attempting to walk major parts branches into different routes creating a wide network of the trail and I was in contact with tracks that give you many of choices. You may either walk the them (seasons 2014/15, 2015/16 entire distance or you can bring a packraft to float down rivers and 2016/17)to paddle and sail over lakes and fjords. The majority was absolutely amazed by the land There are also various volcanoes and other summits along the people route that can be ascended without rock climbing gear. I have also included optional tracks that get you into literally the last valley in the border between Chile and their experience on the trailArgentina. But some hikers quickly aborted or changed their plans and missed These remote corners of the best parts southern Andes are of the trail as a consequence. Interestingly, these were partly experienced particular interest to hikers and athletic walkersthat love to venture into remote back-country.
In the following section I try to rectify potentially incorrect assumptions and outline the essentials for hiking on this trail.
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==Update in Progress==I have written most of this trail description in 2015. Since then we returned twice to Patagonia to hike and paddle the southern extension all the way to the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and we investigated various alternative routes in the northern and central area of this trail. Other hikers have walked the northern extension to Santiago and contributed with GPS records to refine the regular The main route and numerous optional side tracks. With this the GPT has doubled in length to currently spans approximately 3000 3'000 km and the number and length of entire route network including all the additional options has growing exponentiallycontains more than 15'000 km of tracks.
I'm now updating the entire trail documentation If this introduction quickened your appetite to incorporate all these extensions, trail corrections explore this network of trails then don't stop reading here and additional optionsdon't pack your backpack yet. Due to The GPT is quite different from what you expect. Especially if you have thru-hiked the northern extension famous long-distance trails in the section numbering is changing completely and IUS (i.e. the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail or the Continental Divide Trail) or if you walked on the European pilgrimage trails (i.e. the Camino de Santiago) then don'm also improving t assume that the track nomenclature to facilitate GPT will be a better understanding similar experience and documentation of the countless optionsthat you are prepared for it. This ongoing update currently results in inconsistencies of region and this trail documentationroute network is unequal in nature. Please have this Some best practices and habits that are key for thru-hiking in mind when reading this article the US would be foolish in Patagonia and downloading filesother skills and aptitudes are essential to truly appreciate the Greater Patagonian Trail.
If you Since I started publishing the GPT I have questions that are not answered in this trail descriptions then you may send me an email. Also your feedbacks are very welcome. Please report any changes or errors seen around one hundred people attempting to correct walk major parts of the trail description and I was in contact with many of the trail filethem. All GPS records The majority was absolutely amazed by the land and waypoints along the route network are very helpful to update people and maintain their experience on the trail file. If you have change But some hikers quickly aborted or changed their plans and extension proposals please send missed the proposal ideally with a GPS record to best parts of the author. Alternative routes that are attractive for hiking or packrafting will be included as a trail option or result in a change of the regular routeconsequence. Interestingly, these were partly experienced hikers and athletic walkers.
Email In the following section of author: gptthis Hiker’s Manual I try to rectify potentially incorrect assumptions and outline the essentials for hiking and packrafting on this trail network.jan.dudeck@gmailYou should also watch the feature documentary “Unbounded” and read the publications of other hikers and packrafters to learn from the diverse experiences of others on the Greater Patagonian Trail.com
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==Introduction and General Information==[[File:GPT13GPT28-P0083resizeRio_Palena.jpg|thumb|right500px|1050px|GPT19GPT28: On Packrafting the crater rim of the volcano PuyehueRío Palena. Image: Jan Dudeck]]<br style="clear[[File:both" />==The Art of Walking on GPT_Glaciar_O'Higgins.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT38: Glaciar O'Higgins coming down from the GPT==Southern Icefield. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT_Settler_(2).jpg|thumb|500px|GPT22: Discussing route options with settlers at the Río Puelo. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT08-Arriero.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT09: Arriero at the base of the Vulcano Antuco. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT10-Peuenche.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT09: Being guest at a Pehuenche family: Fresh milk, fresh cheese, fresh meat! Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT07-Laguna_del_Maule.jpg|thumb|right|500px|GPT07: Horse riding with Danilo and Jito (the founder and horse riding guide of [http://www.chile-horseriding.com/ www.chile-horseriding.com]) at the dormant Supervolcano Laguna del Maule. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT09-Laguna_de_las_Lajas.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT09: Circling the volcano Antuco. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT18-Lago_Pirihueco.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT18: Camping at the shore of Lago Pirihueco. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT28P-Ferry.jpg|thumb|right|500px|GPT28P: Patagonian fjords seen from the ferry on the way from Raul Marin Balmaceda to Puerto Chacabuco. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT_Manual.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT Hiker's Manual]]
===Statements about the GPT by Hikers and Packrafters===
[https://www.dumontreise.de/magazin/autoren/michael-moebius-und-annette-ster.html Annette Ster und Michael Möbius]: "If you're looking for one of the finest Bethany Hughes and Lauren Reed (Fidgit and longestNeon) : "This trail experiences on earth through some of has been the most outstanding scenic terrain on South America, punishing and the Greater Patagonian Trail is the trail most magical experience of my hiking career to go for!"date.”
Carla Lange[[#Piia Kortsalo and Oliver Barker|Piia Kortsalo and Oliver Barker]]: "We’re filled with incredible memories of our time on the GPT, and the landscape and culture of the Chilean Andes will stay with us forever. While hiking the GPT was an incredible experience for us, we don't imagine this as the right trail for everyone. The GPT is not closer to an idea of a route than an established trail; hikers setting out expecting a well-organized, continuous, marked hiking trailwill inevitably be disappointed. The GPT really is a route for a very specific sort of hiker, itone who's an adventure as interested in natural history and words do not do my cultural experience on it justiceas they are in trail miles. Travelling on the GPT was everything but easy " Brian Tanzman (or necessarily fun all the timeBuck-30) but it returned it all and more. Essential pieces of equipment to bring on the GPT are your brain and intuition as well as humbleness: "Honestly, respect and openness for I wouldn't recommend hiking the land and peopleGPT to any of my thru hiking friends."
[[#Piia Kortsalo and Oliver Barker|Piia Kortsalo and Oliver Barker]]Carla Lange: "We’re filled with incredible memories of our time on the The GPTis not a hiking trail, it's an adventure and the landscape and culture of the Chilean Andes will stay with us foreverwords do not do my experience on it justice. While hiking Travelling on the GPT was an incredible experience for us, we don't imagine this as everything but easy (or necessarily fun all the right trail for everyonetime) but it returned it all and more. The Essential pieces of equipment to bring on the GPT is closer to an idea of a route than an established trail; hikers setting out expecting a are your brain and intuition as well-organizedas humbleness, continuous, marked hiking trail will inevitably be disappointed. The GPT really is a route respect and openness for a very specific sort of hiker, one who's as interested in natural history the land and cultural experience as they are in trail milespeople."
Brian Tanzman Matgorzata (Buck-30Gosia)Gmerek and Paul Bostelmann: "Honestly, I wouldn't recommend hiking “The Greater Patagonian Trail Network is a challeng¬ing and rewarding adventure that leads one through diverse and breathtaking scenery. Far from crowds and often without seeing other people for days this experience was without a doubt the GPT to any highlight of my thru our hiking friendscareer. Packrafting and exploring the beautiful lakes and rivers allows to reach even deeper into these wonderful and wild ecosystems. This is no ordinary hike and absolute self-reliance and wilderness experience is a must."”
===Information to the GPT===
The GPT is an informal route network therefore you will not find any “official” information. In the following I list all relevant resources that help to understand the GPT and to get prepared for an adventure on this route network.
[[#Bethany Hughes ===The GPT Wikiexplora Article===This Wikiexplora article to the GPT is the internet gateway to this trail system. It is the first semi-official landing point for anyone searching information online and Lauren Reed|Bethany Hughes provides an introduction to the GPT. Wikiexplora is the cradle where the GPT publication started in 2014 and Lauren Reed]]remains the “online home”. The Wikiexplora article comes with one weakness: "As advances offline access while being on the GPT. Therefore the GPT Hiker’s Manual was created in gear2017. With this the Wikiexplora article is now neither the only nor the best resource to the GPT but Wikiexplora provides an introduction to anyone “just browsing around” and gives access to the Hiker’s Manual and other relevant documentations. ====The GPT Hiker’s Manual====This Hiker’s Manual is the primary source of information to the GPT. The Hiker’s Manual consists of three parts: 1 Introduction and General Information, social 2 Terrain and Section Information and 3 Appendix and Indices. Chapter 1 provides a general overview and a good understandingof the nature of the GPT. You should be read the entire chapter 1 thoroughly if you consider hiking on this route network because this part of the Hiker’s Manual guides you through your preparation. Chapter 2 familiarizes you with the geography of the southern Andes and dives deep into each section of the GPT. This local knowledge is essential to thoughtfully select your route on this vast network and to prepare yourself for each section when actually hiking on the GPT. Therefore, parts of chapter 2 are important to read during the preparation phase while other parts will become your guide when hiking on the GPT. Chapter 3 goes deep into specific topics. You will require this expertise for specific tasks i.e. when setting up your GPS or when calculating distances and mapping tools expandestimated travel times. The Appendix also contains valuable additional information that benefit a profounder and ampler understanding of the GPT and the region that this this route network traverses. The Hiker’s Manual is currently not available on paper but only as a PDF document. It is designed to be read on a computer or on a smartphone while being online or offline. Therefore, so do our horizonsit is issued in the screen-friendly 9:16 page format with letters large enough to be still reasonable readable on a small smart phone screen. We When reading this document best use full screen slide mode in landscape orienta¬tion. Normal vertical scrolling is less practical. Install a suitable app on your smartphone if needed. To navigate within the Hiker’s Manual, click on the blue links i.e. the “Table of Contents” link in the right upper corner to jump directly to the main directory on page 7. From there you can jump in two steps to any chapter in this document. These blue document internal links work also offline. Hyperlinks to resources in the internet are empowered also blue but have a globe sign after the link. Such internet hyperlinks open only while being connected to know our planet and people ever more deeply than beforethe internet. The Greater Patagonian Trail is an informal trail network that grows and changes regularly. And the documentation of this evolving trail network relies on the voluntary work of one author with a frontier accessed full-time job supported by a merging few collaborators. Therefore, this Hiker’s Manual is not expected to be completed in the foreseeable future and will remain a growing and evolving document. This unfinished nature is intentionally made visible to readers by displaying empty chapters with red “To be issued.” remarks, similar comments in red and not hiding immature texts in the making. This shows what topics are planned to be covered with future updates and where contributions and reviews are welcome. Anyone who feels uncomfortable preparing his hike with such an unfinished documentation should rethink if he wants to travel on an unfinished and informal route network. Updates and additions are now made first in the Hiker’s Manual and not in the Wikiexplora article. Therefore, the last published version of the Hiker’s Manual is the most current and comprehensive document available to the GPT. Note the publish date on the cover page in the right bottom corner and check occasionally for updates. You can download the GPT Hiker's Manual on Dropbox: [https://goo.gl/sWqGiv Hikers Manual on Dropbox] ====The GPT Track Files====The Greater Patagonian Trail is composed out of existing routes that were mainly made by the local settlers to serve their purposes. Hikers are unexpected guests on many of these facetstrails. Tackling Only smaller parts of these routes have some kind of trail markers. A good part the full length trails and cross-country routes remained undocumented until recorded and published digitally for the GPT. Therefore, suitable paper maps are often not available, and the few existing maps are incon¬sis¬tent, of variable quality and insufficient to follow major parts the GPT. The only reliable way to navigate on the GPT is therefore a GPS with the digital track and waypoint documentation that was specifically created for the GPT. This digital documentation with all relevant geographic information consists of mul¬tiple files in different file types and is called in the following “GPT track files” or in short “track files”. The track files are provided on personal request by the author free of charge but not unconditionally. Read in the Hiker's Manual chapter 1.15 Terms and Conditions for Using the Hiker’s Manual and the Trail Files on page 139 to review these conditions and to understand why these conditions were put in place. Hiker’s that feel uncomfortable being guided by a GPS need to learn and adapt to this form of navigation or discard the idea of hiking the Greater Patagonian Trail. Such hikers may resort to the established public trails in Patagonia that are better signposted and more suitable for classic navigation with paper maps. See chapter 3.6 Digital Documentation of the GPT on page 499 in the Hiker's Manual for more information. ====The GPT Facebook Group====The informal and provisional nature of the GPT makes it relevant that hikers quickly exchange updates and recommendations while travelling on this evolving route network. For this pur¬pose the GPT Facebook Group was created. Here all hikers can post brief summaries after completing a section and leave notes that might be beneficial for others that are en route. This can be information to temporary unpassable trail sections, volcano alerts, river conditions or anything that makes you think in hindsight: “I should have known this before!”. The GPT Facebook Group may also be useful for individual hikers that plan to walk on this trail network and that seek others to join into small groups. Here you can post your hiking plans before you depart and link up with other hikers. The GPT Facebook Group is also the location where I now notify hikers when updated track files are available and where I share other significant news to the GPT. To become member of the GPT Facebook Group you need a Facebook account and request access with the following this link: [https://m.facebook.com/groups/222224388283455?ref=bookmarks https://m.facebook.com/groups/222224388283455?ref=bookmarks] ====The Feature Film “Unbounded”====In the hiking season 2016/17 four novice hikers from North America and Europe walked parts of GPT to create a travel documen¬tary. The result of this endeavour is the 74-minute feature docu¬mentary “Unbounded” by Garrett Martin. This work of art displays fascinating impressions from the trail and highlights their cultural experience with the settlers and the natives along the route. I highly recommend watching this film to all prospective hikers as part of their preparation. You can download or stream this film from [https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/unbounded/id1371038057?mt=6&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 iTunes], [https://www.amazon.com/Unbounded-Garrett-Martin/dp/B07C26DK8L/%3Ftag%3Dfire-knd-20 Amazon] or [https://vimeo.com/ondemand/unbounded Vimeo]. This film focuses on the individual experience of these four hikers and does not aim to provide a comprehensive introduction to the GPT. Starting under-prepared and over two seasons was -loaded they learned their lessons and gradually adopted to this challenging trail network. To draw the right conclusions for your hike read my comments to this film either before or better after watching. ====Publications to the GPT by other Hikers and Packrafters==== With this Hiker’s Manual and the article on Wikiexplora I aim to create a systematical introduction and a comprehensive documen¬tation of the GPT. I intentionally try not to overload these documents with personal stories from the trail. There is another reason why my writing is rather technical. I’m an immersive experience Engineer by trade, I work as an inspector and issue inspection reports on a regular base. For this I need to carefully choose my words to be factual and precise, well descriptive but also legally sound. Story-telling is neither needed nor welcome in wilderness my inspection reports. And when numbers are available or when information can be structured into tables or charts than this is always preferred over well phrased verbal descriptions. You will notice that these writing habits also shape the Hiker’s Manual and culture far beyond Wikiexplora article. Keeping my personal stories mostly out and maintaining this documentation rather technical benefits a systematic preparation but makes the norms even Hiker’s Manual and the article on Wikiexplora a bit pale. But for experienced thru-most hikers, and this includes me, the personal experience of the land and with the people are the dominating motives for such an endeavor. Therefore, to get a more personal insight to this trail read as part of your preparation some blogs written by hikers that travelled the GPT in recent years. In these blogs you find a much more personal account that shows the individual perception of the trail. Listening to other voices also illustrates how diverse the trail experience can be. Some blogs are very useful to participate on lessons learned by others to not repeat frustrating mistakes. In the Hiker's Manual in chapter 3.1 Other Publications to the GPT on page 474 you find a selection of blogs that I consider particular useful. I would love to share our personal stories from the trail in such a story-telling blog but writing and updating the GPT documentation is already an overwhelming task that consumes virtually all my available time."
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[[File:GPT07-Laguna_del_Maule==Update in Progress==I have written most of this trail description in 2015.jpg|thumb|right|1050px|GPT07: Horse riding Since then we returned twice to Patagonia to hike and paddle the southern extension all the way to the Southern Patagonian Ice Field and we investigated various alternative routes in the northern and central area of this trail. Other hikers have walked the northern extension to Santiago and contributed with Danilo GPS records to refine the regular route and Jito (numerous optional side tracks. With this the founder GPT has doubled in length to approximately 3000 km and horse riding guide the number and length of [http://wwwall the additional options has growing exponentially.chile-horseriding I'm now updating the entire trail documentation to incorporate all these extensions, trail corrections and additional options.com/ wwwDue to the northern extension the section numbering is changing completely and I'm also improving the track nomenclature to facilitate a better understanding and documentation of the countless options.chile-horseridingThis ongoing update currently results in inconsistencies of this trail documentation.com]) at Please have this in mind when reading this article and downloading files. If you have questions that are not answered in this trail descriptions then you may send me an email. Also your feedbacks are very welcome. Please report any changes or errors to correct the dormant Supervolcano Laguna del Mauletrail description and the trail file. ImageAll GPS records and waypoints along the route network are very helpful to update and maintain the trail file. If you have change and extension proposals please send the proposal ideally with a GPS record to the author. Alternative routes that are attractive for hiking or packrafting will be included as a trail option or result in a change of the regular route. Email of author: Jan Dudeck]]gpt.jan.dudeck@gmail.com
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[[File:GPT13-P0083resize.jpg|thumb|right|1200px|GPT19: On the crater rim of the volcano Puyehue. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
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==Understanding the Trail==
[[File:GPT36H-Ruta_de_los_Pioneros.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT36H: Poorly maintained historic horse trail "Ruta de los Pioneros". Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT16-Quetrupillan.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT16: Circling the volcano Quetrupillan with the volcano Villarica in the background. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT_Fjord_Packrafting.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT28: Reaching the sea after paddling down the Río Palena. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT09-Laguna_de_las_Lajas.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT09: Circling the volcano Antuco. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
[[File:GPT18-Lago_Pirihueco.jpg|thumb|500px|GPT18: Camping at the shore of Lago Pirihueco. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
===Understanding the Trail===
The Greater Patagonian Trail is not a hiking trail.
'''All this makes the GPT a discovery network with a good portion of unpredictability but impressive authenticity.'''
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[[File:GPT28P-Ferry.jpg|thumb|right|1050px|GPT28P: Patagonian fjords seen from the ferry on the way from Raul Marin Balmaceda to Puerto Chacabuco. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
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===Trail Length and Trail Type Composition===
The Greater Patagonian Trail is not a normal single line long distance trail but a wide discovery trail network with countless options and alternatives. Therefore the actual length that someone may walk and paddle depends highly on the selected sections, the chosen route and the method of travel (hiking only, packrafting wherever possible or a balanced combination of both). Also a further extension of the trail towards the southern tip of the continent is in preparation. For this reason there is no precise number for the trail length and only examples can be provided.
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[[File:GPT19-Cordon Caulle.jpg|thumb|right|1050px1200px|GPT19: Cordon Caulle where a major volcanic eruption occurred in 2011. Image: Jan Dudeck]]
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[[File:Pat_map.PNG|thumb|400px|Limits of Patagonia. Image: [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonia Wikipedia]]]
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==Status of the GPT per trail==
Some of the parts of the GPT are already included in Wikiexplora as shorter and trails. In this table you can find them, with instruction regarding access and exit points.
{| class="wikitable"
| Maule (VII)
| Published and Verified
| [[Sendero del Cóndor extendido]]
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| GPT07
| Bío Bío (VIII)
| Published and Verified
| [[Río Ñuble]] and [[Cordillera de Polcura]]
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| GPT09
| Los Lagos (X) Chubut
| Published and Verified
| [[GPT 22: Cochamó]]
|-
| GPT23
|-
| GPT60+X
| Tierra del Fuego
| L
| Chile Argentina
| Alto Rio Futaleufú
| M
| Argentina Chile| Chubut Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified
|
|-
| M
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified
|
|-
| GPT72P
| Bajo Rio Futaleufú
| M
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified
|
|-
| M
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified BY EXPERTS ONLY
|
|-
| M
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified
|
|-
| M
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published and Verified To be Recorded by GPS
|
|-
| N
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified BY EXPERTS ONLY
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|-
| N
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified BY EXPERTS ONLY
|
|-
| GPT78P
| Lago Pinto Concha
| N
| Chile
| Los Lagos (X)| Published To be Verified BY EXPERTS ONLY
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|-
| GPT80P+X
| Zona Campo de Hielo Norte Sector Monte
| O
| Chile
| Aysén (XI)| In Consideration (Exploration)
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|-
| GPT90P+X
| Zona Campo de Hielo Norte Sector Mar
| P
| Chile
| Aysén (XI)| In Consideration (Exploration)
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|-
| HA01+X
| Zona Huella Andina
| Q
| Argentina
| Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut| Published and Verified but currently unmaintained by Argentine government. Additional connections with GPT to be planned.
|}
