Hiking Around the island Fajardo

Bosque Seco de Las Cabezas

A mapped hiking route near Fajardo, looked after by Para La Naturaleza.

ModerateCommunity-mapped

About 151 ft of climb in 1.8 mi.

  • 1.8 mi each way2.9 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 1 h 35 min to 2 h 20 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 151 ftOf climb; the highest point is 163 ft
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets the road, near Fajardo
  • ParkingA mapped parking area 320 m from the trailhead

Route from OpenStreetMap's volunteer mappers; nobody posts its conditions, so ask locally before you go.

Where it goes

Altos de San LuisCaminata al Faro de Puerto FerroCaminata Albergue OlímpicoCaminata del Túnel GuajatacaCaminata El MorrilloCaminata El Pesca'oCaminata Faro Los Morillos - Playa SuciaCaminata La SollerCaminata por TortugueroCamino al Charco El MangóCamino Cerro de PuntaCamino hacia el Morro de HumacaoCamino Monte PirataCamino San MiguelCamino Túnel de GuaniquillaCaminos Corredor Ecológico del NoresteCaminos de Monte Pirata Cabo RojoCañon BlancoCañón San CristóbalCharco El MorónEl Conuco-Monte del OréganoEl SalitralEl TrenGuaniquilla Point LoopHiking through the Military BunkersHumedal Los MachosLa EsperanzaLago Toa VacaLaguna Cartagena Hiking TrailLaguna GrandeLas CaobasLos AlmácigosPlaya María - Faro de RincónPlaya Novillo - Ensenada PirataPuerto Ferro Lighthouse TrailPuerto Mosquito NNL Trail LoopPunta Borinquen TrailPunta GuaniquillaRecorrido Autoguiado Reserva Natural Estuarina de la Laguna del CondadoRecorrido Costa AreciboRefugio de Vida Silvestre BoquerónRuta Puerto MosquitoSeven Seas to Playa Colorá and Playa EscondidaTúnel NegroVereda del Río Grande de ManatíVereda Interpretativa Bosque de JagüeyesVereda NavíoVereda Puente de Hamaca del Lago GarzasBosque Seco de Las CabezasBosque Seco de Las Cabezas trailhead: Where the route meets the road, near Fajardo

Distance1.8 miElevation2–163 ftClimb+151 ft

Trailhead, 8 ft1.8 mi, 10 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Hard
  • Closed

Make it longer

  • Meets Los Almácigos at the trailhead. Carry on along it for up to 0.9 mi more.
  • Meets Laguna Grande at the trailhead. Carry on along it for up to 1.8 mi more.
  • Meets Los Almácigos 0.1 mi in. Carry on along it for up to 0.9 mi more.
  • Meets Laguna Grande 1.3 mi in. Carry on along it for up to 1.8 mi more.
  • Meets Laguna Grande 1.8 mi in. Carry on along it for up to 1.0 mi more.

Build a longer hike from here

Up and down

  • Climb151 ftgoing out
  • Descent149 ftgoing out, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest2 ftabove sea level
  • Highest163 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • A charged phone

Parking

  • A mapped parking area 320 m from the trailhead