Along the road to the power plant I decided to tackle this route on an alternate trail because I could reach this section terminus by bu...

This section started with a long dirt road walk which would have been much nicer without the camping problem in populated areas. Everythin...

When I was getting ready to leave Lonquimay after one night in a hotel I encountered two other GPT hikers in the supermarket. Big surprise...

I was now hiking in Pehuenche country My timing for the my rest day was perfect! Like the weather forecast had predicted temperatures dr...

Next GPT section was the Villarica Traverse, another popular hike on a volcanic plateau. It started with a long, but easy ascent and when I ...

After a rest day in Futrono the GPT had another challenge waiting for me: I had to cross the private nature reserve of Huilo-Huilo. There ...

Now that I had realised how difficult the GPT can be I was wondering how I would fare on the next section, the traverse of the volcanic pl...