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Greater Patagonian Trail

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→‎Understanding the Trail
So, what is it then?
The GPT is an informal route network that consists mostly of trails, roads and cross -country routes that were not created with hikers in mind. Most of the trails were made by the local population to serve their purposes, i.e.g. to drive animals to summer pastures, to get to remote settlements and outposts or to extract wood from the forest. The routes that the GPT is composed of include:
* well maintained horse trails that are regularly frequently used by the local cowboys (in Chile called "arrieros" and arriero or puestero, in Argentina "gauchos"gaucho),
* poorly maintained and neglected trails that are washed out, trenched and blocked by fallen logs,
* minor roads and simple car tracks that are occasionally used by all-terrain vehicles,
* trail-less cross -country routes in barren open terrain,* a few short stretches of bush bashing through thick growth,
* and where no more adventurous route was found also public roads with moderate transit traffic.
* Additionally, packrafters can cross mountain lakes, float down generally calm rivers and even paddle on in the Patagonian fjords.
For more information to the trail types and the trail type composition of the GPT see section [[#Trail Length and Trail Types|Trail Length and Trail Types]].
This diversity is what makes the GPT so authentic but also so inconsistent and, in some sections, parts challenging.
Since the GPT is an informal route network practically no signposts and only few trail markers facilitate route finding. The locals that regularly use these trails don't need them as they know their trails inside out and nobody else is expected to come. In some national parks so there is signage and markers, though these are often unmaintained and inconsistent. Outside of parks, in terms of trail markers, you may see sporadically sun faded strips of plastic, beer cans, or even tea pots hanging in a tree.
On many Since the GPT is an informal route network, few signposts and trail markers facilitate route finding and none of these trails a customary right-of-way applies but some routes cross private land signs and you often can’t know what is where the case. Therefore when you venture onto markers refer to the GPT you are mostly an unexpected guest on . The national parks contain some marked trails that were not made for you , though these signs are often unmaintained and inconsistent. Outside of parks you will trespass over private propertiesmay sporadically see chopped off bark, sun faded strips of plastic, beer cans or even cattle skulls hanging in a tree. So be at least That’s no vandalism or littering but how locals occasionally mark a respectful and friendly trespasser route. But the landlords that can explain in Spanish what he regularly use these trails rarely need signposts as they know their trails inside-out and nobody else is doing thereexpected to come.
What also distinguishes the GPT from many other long distance hiking trails is that it is not a single trail but a wide network of tracks with many options. For some hikers this is confusing as you cannot just follow one trail; rather you need to make many choices along the way. But because the GPT is an informal trail network these choices are sometimes essential to continue your journey when you find one route not passable or closed. For safety reasons I have also included bad weather options and exit routes that get you out of the mountains to the next village or at least to the next road. These additional tracks are not recommended for hiking since they are often not particularly attractive but having these tracks on your GPS can save you in adverse conditions.
The GPT is not On many of these trails a trail that can be hiked efficiently. The trail will change you plans without asking customary right-of-way applies but some routes cross private land and inevitably stop you from time to time and turn you around. Also often can’t distinguish the period of normally suitable hiking weather is in parts quite shortdifference. In particular in Therefore, when you venture onto the north GPT you need to wait until December are mostly an unexpected guest on trails that were not made for the snow to melt you, and the rivers to fall to you will trespass over private property. So be forded safely. And fierce snow storms may make the route again impassable at least a respectful and friendly trespasser that can explain in late March or during AprilSpanish what you are doing there.
The appropriate pace on this trail network is the "appreciation pace". This pace might vary substantially between hikers but gives you the time to make an attractive detour, i.e. to climb a summit next to the trail without worrying about your schedule. This adequate rate of advance permits you to accept the invitation of a settler to share some cups of mate or to sit out a day of torrential rain in shelter (here called "puesto") with an arriero. This adapted velocity allows you to wait in front of a pass if the weather is too volatile to climb up or to spend a day or two waiting at a lake if it is too windy to paddle with your packraft.
Unlike many long-distance hiking trails, the GPT is not a single-line trail but a wide route network with countless options. When hiking on the GPT you have the privilege and task of composing your own personal route by making your choices along the way. This makes every hike on the GPT a unique and incomparable experience. The number of options becomes evident when comparing the length of the Main Route (approximately 5'000 km) with the total length of all tracks (more than 20’000 km).  The GPT route network starts in the outskirts of the Chilean capital Santiago de Chile and reaches all the way to Tierra del Fuego and Isla Navarino on the southern tip of the continent. The actual length that someone may walk and paddle on the GPT depends highly on the chosen route, the start and the finish point and the method of travel (hiking or packrafting).  The GPT is not a trail that can be hiked efficiently. The trail will change your plans without asking and inevitably stop you from time to time or even turn you around. Also, the period of suitable hiking weather is in parts quite short. Some sections become traversable December or January after most snow has molten and the rivers calmed down and can be forded safely. In late March or during April fierce snowstorms may make the route impassable again.  The recommended pace on this route network is the "appreciation pace". This pace gives you the time to make an attractive detour, in example to climb a summit next to the trail without worrying about your schedule. This adequate rate of advance permits you to accept the invitation of a poblador (settler) to share some cups of mate or to sit out a day of torrential rain in a puesto (improvised shelter) with an arriero (Chilean cowboy, also called puestero). This adaptable pace permits you to wait in front of a pass if the weather is too volatile or to spend a day or two waiting at a lake if it is too windy to paddle with your packraft.  This trail is therefore not suitable for hikers who are out to race a clock, or those that need to have full control and who measure their success in kilometers kilo¬meters or miles. Its a trail for thoughtful discoverers who can accept being just guests. It's for hikers for whom completion or distance covered is irrelevant or at least secondary but that , and instead count their enjoyable and eventful days in a pristine and diverse nature insteadenvironment.It’s a trail for thoughtful discoverers who can accept being guests and not dominators.  '''All this makes the GPT a discovery network with a good portion of unpredictability but an impressive authenticity.'''
'''All this makes the GPT a discovery network with a good portion of unpredictability but impressive authenticity.'''
===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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