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Backpacking the O Circuit in Patagonia, Chile
8 days, 75.66 miles, 17636 feet ascent & descent
Four years back, we made a goal to do a long Backpacking adventure every year. In 2018, we were on the Fimmvörðuháls trail in Iceland discussing prospective future adventures around the world and the O-Circuit in Patagonia came up. One year after this, we decided to go to Patagonia.
When we were on our previous backpacking trip, we felt that the O-Circuit would be more enjoyable if we stayed and ate food in the Refugios instead of carrying our own tent and food. We started planning six months ago and fortunately found a spot in all the campsites we wanted to stay at. Our plan was set to be executed in Jan 2020!
This blog captures our experience hiking through the O-circuit in 8 days.
Day 1 - Welcome Center to Camping Seron
We took the 2 hour bus from Puerto Natales to Laguna Amarga entrance and then a 20 minute shuttle to the Welcome Center. We checked in and found an amazing Patagonia T-shirt that we both could wear on the hike. After spending some time here, we started the much awaited hike.
