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Árbol Solitario (Cerro de los Cielos)

In Salinas

HardWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped

1,317 ft of climb, all of it on the way in, over 1.4 mi each way.

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in, no booking

A well-known local trail with nothing to book; start from the official trailhead, with parking at Hacienda Los Maldonado off PR-1 toward Cayey, not from the PR-52 emergency ramp, where parking is illegal. No source lists a fee. (Discover Puerto Rico)

  • 1.4 mi each way2.3 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 1 h 40 min to 2 h 30 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 1,317 ftOf climb: all of it on the way in
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets Camino Cerro de los Cielos, barrio Lapa, Salinas
  • ParkingPark at Hacienda Los Maldonado, off PR-1 toward Cayey; parking on the PR-52 emergency ramp is illegal.

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

Directions to the trailhead

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Where it goes

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Distance1.4 miElevation581–1,898 ftClimb, round trip+1,317 ft

Start, 581 ft1.4 mi, 1,898 ft

  • Hard
  • Trailhead

Up and down

  • Climb1,317 ftgoing in
  • Descent0 ftnone to speak of: it climbs all the way
  • Lowest581 ftabove sea level
  • Highest1,898 ftabove sea level

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