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Looking for public transport to get out of town can go a long way. There is usually a fair amount of hitchhikers on some spots on the stretch of RN40 by [[Villa Lago Gutiérrez]], trying to hitch a ride to El Bolsón.[[User:christianmn| Christianmn]] had to wait for a few hours until finally getting picked up, together with a young french couple also hitchhiking in the same place, by a truck driver who was heading to Esquel. However, despite that spot being not highly trafficked (actually, most of the cars were turning at the nearest crossing on the way to Villa Lago Gutierrez), he saw that other hitchhiking groups and couples had better luck and found a driver in approximately less than an hour or even half an hour.
Notes from [[User:EoinSheahan|EoinSheahan]] : Getting yourself to Ruta 40 on the south of the city is a good first stop before hitching. As mentioned by a separate contributor above, there is a barrio in the south of the city that locals advise against moving through on foot. My hostel advised me to avoid this barrio. A "50" bus from the town centre should be able to drop you on the side of Lago Guttierrez that is a short walk from Ruta 40. However, you should check with the bus driver to confirm this. I took a "50" bus which turned the "wrong" way along the lake, and left me with over 1 hour to walk to get to R40. I eventually had to hitchhike to even get to R40. I presume this could have been avoided had I pre-checked with driver and hopped on a "50" bus at a different time. Google Maps led me astray here. With regards to hitching, I had to wait two hours before a car eventually stopped for me on R40 and a solo male in a car was driving to El Bolson on vacation. It was a surprisingly annoying wait, especially because there was plenty of passing traffic. Maybe I was unlucky. As ever, it's Ruta 40 so you need to be ready to be totally exposed to the weather, whether it's sun or other factors. I did this in early March 2023 and the wind wasn't a factor until a couple hundred kilometres further south.
=== West towards [[Llao Llao]]/[[Col. Suiza]] ===
