Lopez - Italia Trek
| Duration | 2 Days | Distance | ||
| Difficultly | Hard | Height Gain | ||
| Access | Easy | Popularity | Very !!! | |
| Transport | Bus | Transport Costs | Ruta 237 $2.60, Bariloche - Colonia Suiza $2.60 | |
| Start | Route 237 | End | Colonia Suiza | |
| Permit | None required - This is a High Mountain Route | |||
This is a 2 Day Trek, along a high mountain route.
Transport:
Start: Bariloche - Ruta 237 before Colonia Swiss: daily buses check timetable.
Finish: Colonia Swiss - Bariloche: during summer there are hourly services between about 7.00 and 10.00pm. Check times before travel.
Camping:
Refuge Lopez, head of the Goye River,Refuge Italia,
Laguna Jacob (Refuge San Martin)
Route: (can be walked in either direction)
Start - Refuge Lopez: 3 hours
Refuge Lopez - Refuge Italia: 7 hours
Refuge Lopez - Colonia Swiss 3 Hours
Day 1: Start to Camping at the head of Goye River
Day 2 Camping Goye to Colonia Swiss
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Map Courtesy of www.patagonia-outdoors.com
Images:
Climbing to Refuge Lopez
From Refuge Lopez looking up to Pico Turista
Summit of Pico Turista
Rocky descent from Pico Turista
Camping at the head of the Goye Valley
Ascending Co. Bailey Willis looking back to the campiste and up to Pico Turista
Laguna Negra and Refuge Italia
Looking down the Goye valley from near Refuge Italia
Wednesday, 20th August
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