Caminata El Morrillo

In Humacao

El Morrillo walk

The Humacao Nature Reserve at Punta Santiago, on the southeast coast between Humacao and Naguabo, was set up in 1986 and is run by DRNA. (Discover Puerto Rico)

EasyWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped

106 ft of climb, all of it on the way in, over 0.7 mi each way.

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in, no booking

No guide or booking needed: walk in from the Humacao Nature Reserve's free parking area, where there are restrooms and picnic gazebos. (Discover Puerto Rico)

  • 0.7 mi each way1.1 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 35 to 50 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 106 ftOf climb: all of it on the way in
  • TrailheadThe parking area at one end of the route, off PR-3, barrio Río Abajo, Humacao
  • ParkingThe reserve has free parking, restrooms and picnic gazebos.

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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Distance0.7 miElevation0–114 ftClimb, round trip+106 ft

Start, 4 ft0.7 mi, 114 ft

  • Easy
  • Trailhead
  • Parking

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

Up and down

  • Climb106 ftgoing in
  • Descent0 ftnone to speak of: it climbs all the way
  • Lowest0 ftabove sea level
  • Highest114 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • Charged phone

Further reading