From downtown Bariloche:

Bus. The company Via Bariloche that heads to El Bolsón, get off at Km 2016, entrance to the Baqueanos Campground. Walk along the car entrance to the campground or back along the road to the edge of the lake to the trailhead.

Bus ticket sold at the Bus terminal or at Mitre 321.

By car. Take route 40 up to km 2016 to Baqueanos Campground, and continue on to the main area. Here you must pay for the parking.

From downtown Bariloche:

Bus. The company Via Bariloche that heads to El Bolsón, get off at the Park Rangers Office “Maitenes”, then walk back along the road to the entrance sign for LofWiritray. From here its 2 km. on a dirt road from route 40 to the trailhead at the Relmu Lafquen Campground.

Bus ticket can be purchased at the Bus Terminal or Via Bariloche office on Mitre 321.

By car. Take route 40 to km 2014. Take a turn off to the right onto a dirt road, signs to Relmu Lafquen camping. Here you must pay for the parking.

Complejo Los Baqueanos. Open all year round.
www.complejobaqueanos.com.ar

Camping Relmu Lafquen
/LofWiritray/

The trail connects Lake Gutierrez with Lake Mascardi, and it is a portion of the “Vuriloches Trail”, a traverse with a high historical and cultural content. The original inhabitants, the arrival of the first Europeans from what is now Chile, the religious missions from the Jesuit order and the work done by the Border Limits Commission led by Francisco Pascasio Moreno are some of the main historical events.

From a geographical aspect, this trail crosses a flat area called the “continental divide” or “watershed”. On one side the hydrographic basin including the Gutierrez and Nahuel Huapi lakes heading out to the Atlantic along the Limay and Rio Negro rivers, and on the other side, the Mascardi and Steffen lakes heading to the pacific along the Manso and Puelo rivers.

From North to South the trail starts at the Baqueanos campground on the southern end of the Gutierrez lake. It takes internal vehicle roads, then out to Route 40 and along to the Park Rangers Office “Los Maitenes”, where you will find a road heading to the Mascardi lake and the Relmu Lafquen campground belonging to the Mapuche community “Wiritray”. Very interesting to meet them to know a little about their history and culture.

You can also reach Los Baqueanos starting from Villa los Coihues, and passing Muñoz Beach, along the way.

You can also reach Relmu Lafquen starting at Los Césares passing Llum lagoon, on the way. This a backpack trip considered a little harder.