Altos de San Luis

In Caguas

San Luis heights

Cerro Altos de San Luis is about 120 cuerdas of mature secondary forest in barrio Bairoa, Caguas. (Municipio Autónomo de Caguas)

ModerateNot confirmed: ask firstCommunity-mapped

335 ft of climb, all of it on the way in, over 0.3 mi each way.

How to get in

  • AccessNot confirmed: ask first

No agency or landowner page says whether walkers may use this route, and a gate is mapped on it, so ask locally before you go. (OpenStreetMap contributors)

  • 0.3 mi each way0.5 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 20 to 30 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 335 ftOf climb: all of it on the way in
  • PavedUnderfoot
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets PR-796 Interior, barrio Bairoa, Caguas

Route from OpenStreetMap's volunteer mappers. No agency posts conditions for this route: ask locally before you go.

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Where it goes

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Distance0.3 miElevation319–657 ftClimb, round trip+335 ft

Start, 319 ft0.3 mi, 657 ft

  • Moderate
  • Trailhead

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

Up and down

  • Climb335 ftgoing in
  • Descent0 ftnone to speak of: it climbs all the way
  • Lowest319 ftabove sea level
  • Highest657 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Charged phone

Along the way

The Caguas valley from Altos de San Luis
The Caguas valley from Altos de San Luis.
Mountains above Caguas from Altos de San Luis
Mountains above Caguas from Altos de San Luis.

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