Lago Rivadavia
Drei Tage Ende Februar 2020, von Bariloche über El Bolsón — eine wirklich schöne Strecke — zum Campen am Nordufer des Lago Rivadavia. Die ganze Ausrüstung lag auf der Ladefläche und kam staubbedeckt an. Wir stiegen auf den Cerro Alto El Petiso, grillten und kayakten auf dem See und fuhren am letzten Tag durch den Parque Nacional Los Alerces nach Esquel zum Mittagessen, danach zurück nach Bariloche. Die Gegend liegt neben der walisischen Siedlung in den Anden, mit richtigen Teehäusern. Traurigerweise kamen wir nicht nach Trevelin, dem Herz dieser Gemeinde.
- Sonstiges
Bariloche
Besucht: 27.02.2020
Ankunftshinweise: We left Bariloche in a truck, everything piled in the back, heading south on the Andean road.
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The start of a three-day loop, not a stay. From here the road drops toward El Bolsón and then into Chubut — lakes, forest, and dust.
- Sehenswürdigkeit
El Bolsón
Besucht: 27.02.2020
Wie ich dorthin kam: Auto — The scenic drive south from Bariloche on RN40 / the Andean corridor. We crossed through town on the way to the lake.
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The midpoint of a really scenic route — hops, mountains, and the last proper town before the lakes. The truck bed collected the whole road: by the time we reached Rivadavia, every bag was covered in dirt.
- Unterkunft
Lago Rivadavia — north shore camp
Besucht: 27.02.2020
Wie ich dorthin kam: Auto — Drove on from El Bolsón to the northern edge of the lake, inside the approach to Parque Nacional Los Alerces.
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We camped at the northern edge of Lago Rivadavia — a quiet, cold-water lake under the Andes. Three nights’ worth of gear out of a filthy truck, then fire, water, and the kind of silence you come south for.
- Freizeit
Cerro Alto El Petiso
Besucht: 28.02.2020
Wie ich dorthin kam: Zu Fuß — Hike from the Lago Verde / Puerto Mermoud side — a long, steep day. Register with the guardaparques.
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An amazing hike with very rewarding sights — forest, a creek bed, then a summit plateau over the lakes. Somewhere along the way I remember a millenary alerce, a lahuan standing in the Valdivian woods. Worth the tired legs.
- Freizeit
Kayak and asado on Lago Rivadavia
Besucht: 28.02.2020
Wie ich dorthin kam: Sonstiges — From camp, onto the water and back to the fire.
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The lake day: kayaks on the cold water and a grill on the shore. After Petiso this is the right pace — swim if you dare, eat meat, watch the light move across the cordillera.
- Sehenswürdigkeit
Parque Nacional Los Alerces
Besucht: 29.02.2020
Wie ich dorthin kam: Auto — On the last day we drove further south along RP71 through the park — Rivadavia, Verde, Futalaufquen.
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Incredibly beautiful. The park is more than the lake we camped on: arrayanes, hanging valleys, and the ice-field country opening as you keep south. Give the drive time — it is the point, not a transfer.
- Restaurant
Esquel
Besucht: 29.02.2020
Wie ich dorthin kam: Auto — Kept going south out of the park to Esquel, had lunch, then the long drive back to Bariloche.
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Lunch in Esquel after the park, then the whole way home to Bariloche in one go. The town sits on the edge of the Welsh Andes — there are nice casas de té around. A proper Patagonian day of sitting in a truck and watching the mountains change. If you can spare the detour, Trevelin is only a short hop further.
- Sehenswürdigkeit
Trevelin
Wie ich dorthin kam: Auto — We did not go. From Esquel it is a short drive west toward the Andes — twenty minutes, if that.
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We sadly did not go. Trevelin — Trefelin, the mill town — is the heart of the Welsh community this close to the Andes, a few kilometres from Esquel. Casas de té, bara brith, and a different Patagonia. If you have even two extra hours after lunch in Esquel, go.
Routenübersicht: Bariloche → El Bolsón → Lago Rivadavia — north shore camp → Cerro Alto El Petiso → Kayak and asado on Lago Rivadavia → Parque Nacional Los Alerces → Esquel → Trevelin