Cambios

[[Image: Trekking_cipreses_3.jpg|thumb|left|Fork 1. You must turn right, toward Urriola. Photo: 28 December 2008.]]

Since the last point accessible by car in December 2008, continue along the road vehicle, along the south bank of the river Cachapoal. After 40 minutes of walking, you reach the Maitenes sector, where a sign indicates that the route belongs to the Sendero de Chile. Few hundred meters later, there is a plantation and maitenes quillayes conducted by Codelco. It should be skirted the plantation without entering it. The trail climbs gently beside her. Then gradually turns left and returns to native planting. After about ten minutes after the plantation is a sign that says "Maitenes" straight and "Urriola" and "Carrizal" turning right, option to be followed. Only 75 meters ahead is a fork to the left (marked in the waypoints of the route as "Bifuración 1"),

It must continue along the main road, unless you want to visit the spectacular gorge Cypresses, which is encased between the rocks to the point where the river could be crossed in one leap (there is a bridge). This detour takes about half an hour each way and the same back in case you want to visit. Continuing along the main road is a short walk the stream that marked the boundary vehicles prior to winter 2008. Then the path narrows and begins to approach the Cypresses. It will be visible to the north of this river's confluence with the Cachapoal.

The direct path now tuck south, always on the west bank of river. It crosses a couple of dry ravines and, after a rise followed by a downturn, there is the ravine lathe, ideal to supply water and bathing in hot weather. Shortly after this stream has a steep climb. 2.3 kilometers below the gorge of the old trail lathe cut by recent river erosion. Where to find this point, one must go back a few dozen meters up leaving bifuración right (marked waypoints in this route as "Bifuración 2"), which marks the beginning of a new stretch of road built to save erosion. Then comes a ravine with a stream of water. 600 meters later you receive a camp site (labeled "Camping"), with traces of fire and tent sites, under the shade of trees. It is a good place to camp if you go through three days and is not reaching the lagoon Piuquenes.