GPT13 (Laguna Icalma) - Historial de revisiones

Gharvey: /* Season 2025/26 */

2026-03-30T21:12:01Z

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Denis Rosa: /* Season 2025/26 */

2025-12-29T00:40:08Z

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Jandudeck: /* Season 2025/26 */

2025-08-25T06:33:19Z

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Jandudeck: /* Season 2025/26 */

2025-08-25T06:16:14Z

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Tobias: /* Season 2024/25 */

2025-02-02T01:33:38Z

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Pierre-Marie: /* Season 2024/25 */

2025-01-04T00:15:58Z

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Pierre-Marie: /* Season 2024/25 */

2024-12-31T11:18:03Z

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Mokrac: /* Season 2024/25 */

2024-12-30T12:30:20Z

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Felagund en 23:46 17 dic 2024

2024-12-17T23:46:31Z

Felagund: /* Season 2024/25 */

2024-12-17T03:07:29Z

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	==Season 2025/26==		==Season 2025/26==

		+	''' GPT 13 + 14ish \| 2 days \| 12/31-1/1 \| RR, 13 Variant A, RR, Variant A '''
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		+	Someone call animal control! Jokes, but seriously I’ve been battling.
		+	Started from Licura on RR, all good for first 5km until I reached Settlement and was stopped by 4 hounds bolting at me. There wasn’t an option to pass around them, they fully blocked path before I even was close to the house. Just turned around and decided to walk road.
		+	After a few Km someone offered me a ride to Icalma, and being dusted and dried out I accepted.
		+	From Icalma I walked to the border, crossed, ate lunch in the shade, and crossed back. Argentina was beautiful!
		+	Continued on to GPT 14. Made it to bushwhack section, got kinda lost, but then found this beautiful new path and decided to explore it.
		+	For a while it ran parallel to the RR, but such a nice path so I kept on, thinking it would intercept Variant A. After like 6km it took a turn, and started heading back the way I came, but actually intercepted the main road (Variant A). I was behind a gate and barbed wired, and since it was late I opted to sleep somewhere in the woods. I felt bad about being on someone’s property but I didn’t have much of an option. There were cows…pretext.
		+	The night was kinda scary ngl, lots of cow sounds. I awoke before sunrise and got on the move. However, 3km down the Main Road I was stopped clean in my tracks.
		+	I intercepted a mama cow and its baby, on different sides of the road. I stopped with distance and let them join together. However, when I start to try and walk past the mama became aggressive. They were up against some barbed wire. I kept my distance and tried to wait it out. After 15 minutes of angry Mooing and a stare down, I decided to shout, blow my whistle, and wave my polls. It kinda worked.
		+	Mama crossed over to other side and started to ignore me, but the baby didn’t. I waited, but then the baby started to approach me. I yelled a bit, but then the mama started to run towards me.
		+	I jogged away, out of sight, but now Mama was straight charging me. In fact, she took a shortcut through a dirt path and tried to cut me off, fully running. I ran away lol, and was intercepted by another group of cows. Luckily, they moved away and let me pass.
		+	Beaten down, with my new year starting with a cow charge, I headed back to Icalma. I think i’ll go to GPT 16 now hehe.
		+	Maybe I’m not a country boy who doesn’t know cows, but I was scared for real. Little video from before the charge.

	''' GPT13/2025-12-26/RR-variant F+A/SOBO/Denis and Robert '''		''' GPT13/2025-12-26/RR-variant F+A/SOBO/Denis and Robert '''

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	==Season 2025/26==		==Season 2025/26==
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		+	''' GPT13/2025-12-26/RR-variant F+A/SOBO/Denis and Robert '''
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		+	We resupplied in Liucura, very solid shops, able to buy camping gas. We stayed one night in Cabañas Garcia for 40 000 pesos for Cabaña for two people. We asked to wash our clothes and they were happy to do it for us, as well small shop straight next to the cabañas (same owner). We started afternoon and it took us 8 hours to get to camping San Alfonso (15000 pesos per tent). Easy going section not that busy in the evening.
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		+	Difficulty 1/5
		+	Attractiveness 1/5
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	*'''2025-08-25: Track file update 2025 and investigation suggestions of Jan Dudeck'''		*'''2025-08-25: Track file update 2025 and investigation suggestions of Jan Dudeck'''

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	*'''2025-08-25: Track file update 2025 and investigation suggestions of Jan Dudeck'''		*'''2025-08-25: Track file update 2025 and investigation suggestions of Jan Dudeck'''
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		+	- The Regular Route is located east of Rio Biobio to avoid walking on the primary road between Liucura and Icalma. But the Regular Route requires fording Rio Biobio. Early in the season during snowmelt, this might not be safely possible.
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		+	Southbound hikers: If the upper Rio Biobio is not safely fordable, hikers must make a 14 km detour to cross the river on a bridge near Lago Gualletue. Therefore, early in the season with river level high, hikers better walk the main road (Variant A) or even take the bus from Liucura to Icalma to avoid 30 km of road walking.
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		+	Northbound hikers: In this direction its only a 2 km detour to check out the ford location of Rio Biobio and opt for the primary road should the river level be too high.
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		+	Packrafters: With a packraft the upper Rio Biobio offers some calmer sections where ferrying over the river should be safely possible.

	==Season 2024/25==		==Season 2024/25==

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	==Season 2025/26==		==Season 2025/26==
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		+	*'''2025-08-25: Track file update 2025 and investigation suggestions of Jan Dudeck'''

	==Season 2024/25==		==Season 2024/25==

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	==Season 2024/25==		==Season 2024/25==
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		+	'''2025-01-27 to 2025-01-31 / 4 days / NOBO / GPT 13/12/11 (Packrafting Bio Bio) / Mara & Tobias
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		+	Jan is right as he put Río Bio Bio not as an official option for the GPT. But for experienced packrafter it might be a great thing to do!
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		+	We crossed Lago Icalma in the early morning hours and hiked to Laguna Galletue where the Bio Bio river is born. We started paddling downstream. It was a funny but also demanding experience. Lage parts are overgrown with trees (non-native willow) and some rapids have little water. After we had 2 holes in the Packraft, we stopped the adventure after 6 km, went to the road and hitchhiked to bridge Lolén (-38.47294 -71.23612). One bridge earlier (-38.59210 -71.14081) would be suitable for river in as well.
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		+	Then the great part started! We paddled 3 days down to the embalse Ralco lake and enjoyed the rapids (class 1-2+) there are 2 rapids class 3. All of the rapids can be easily spotted before entering. And also be bypassed. We did that 3 times. In Troyo there are 3 mini markets for resupply. Crossed the lake in the early morning hours to avoid strong winds. Bio Bio is a warm and not very clean river. We took the drinking water from the creeks beside.
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	* ''' 2024-DEC-29 / 1 jours / Randonnée / SOBO / RR / Pierre-Marie '''		* ''' 2024-DEC-29 / 1 jours / Randonnée / SOBO / RR / Pierre-Marie '''

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 | Meteo : soleil
 | Eau : facile
-| Neige : oui
+| Neige : non
 | Intérêt : 1/5
 | Difficulté : 0/5

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	==Season 2024/25==		==Season 2024/25==
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		+	* ''' 2024-DEC-29 / 1 jours / Randonnée / SOBO / RR / Pierre-Marie '''
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		+	Etape : GPT09+GPT10+GPT11+GPT12+GPT13
		+	\| Meteo : soleil
		+	\| Eau : facile
		+	\| Neige : oui
		+	\| Intérêt : 1/5
		+	\| Difficulté : 0/5
		+	\| Danger : gravel road
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		+	Le lac est vraiment beau et le sentier qui le longe est sympa. Mais le reste de la rando n'est pas interessant, et la gravel road juste avant le lac est dangereuse.
		+	Je pensais prendre un bus vers 7h pour Temuco et j'ai campé juste avant l'arret de bus. Mais j'ai vu le bus passer a 6h40 quand je pliais ma tente. J'ai donc pris un bus pour Lonquimay a 7h20, puis le bus de 10h20 pour Temuco.
		+	DEC-30>JAN-01 : Repos Temuco

	*'''2024-DEC-28 to 2024-DEC-29 / 1 day / Hiking / SOBO / RR + OH (var. B, F) / Ivan, Jakub, Daniel'''		*'''2024-DEC-28 to 2024-DEC-29 / 1 day / Hiking / SOBO / RR + OH (var. B, F) / Ivan, Jakub, Daniel'''

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	==Season 2024/25==		==Season 2024/25==
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		+	*'''2024-DEC-28 to 2024-DEC-29 / 1 day / Hiking / SOBO / RR + OH (var. B, F) / Ivan, Jakub, Daniel'''
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		+	A calm and very easy section, mostly along a minor and paved road. We started from Liucura in the evening and camped on a small hill above the main road after crossing the bridge [2.0/1022]. The next day, we returned to the MR near the Biobío River and continued via the {13-B} variant. Near the settler [1.2/1036], we had to cross a pasture with horses and climb over several fences. This was followed by a section without water; the first water source we found was around km 10.6 at coordinates (-38.7115369, -71.1264958). The ford [16.6/1100] was easy to cross. Although the water reached waist height at one point, the current was calm.
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		+	In the afternoon, we left the RR to follow the variant {13-F}. We ended GPT13 in the evening in the very touristic village of Villa Icalma, which offers good resupply opportunities with several stores available.
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	* '''2024-Dec-16 / 1 Day / Bus / SOBO / Bus / Tomáš & Natalie & Clara'''		* '''2024-Dec-16 / 1 Day / Bus / SOBO / Bus / Tomáš & Natalie & Clara'''

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 * '''2024-Dec-16 / 1 Day / Bus / SOBO  / Bus / Tomáš & Natalie & Clara'''
-On our way to Villa Pehuania, we took a bus. It leaves at 15:00 from Lonquimay, passes around 15:30-15:45 through Liucura and arrives to Icalma some time after five. On Sundays, it leaves Lonquimay at 15:20. From Icalma, the bus leaves "Rincon Icalma" at 7:10 (12:30 on Sundays). Met Clara at the bus stop in Liucura, great! BTW, the landscape now in mid-December is significantly greener and more attractive than when we passed in February 2023. I also think there might be a much nicer path either following the border ridge or Cordillera Lonquimay. Needs investigation. Entel internet now just works ( but town was empty pre-season).
+On our way to Villa Pehuania, we took a bus. It leaves at 15:00 from Lonquimay, passes around 15:30-15:45 through Liucura and arrives to Icalma some time after five. On Sundays, it leaves Lonquimay at 15:20. From Icalma, the bus leaves "Rincon Icalma" at 7:10 (12:30 on Sundays). Met Clara at the bus stop in Liucura, great! BTW, the landscape now in mid-December is significantly greener and more attractive than when we passed in February 2023. I also think there might be a much nicer path either following the border ridge or Cordillera Lonquimay. Needs investigation. Entel internet now just works ( but town was empty pre-season). Road between Icalma and Liucura is to be paved in March, a local said.
 To Victoria buses leave Monday-Wednesday-Friday at 6:15 and go back at 17:15. From Temuco on the same days at 7:30 (9:00 on Sundays) and back to Icalma at 15:00 (same Sundays). There is also (subsidized) bus on the same days from Marimenuco (mid-GPT13) to Melipueco at 6:00 (Sunday 14:00), back 18:00 (same Sunday).