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Camino Cerro de Punta

In Ponce

Cerro de Punta path

Cerro de Punta, in Jayuya, is Puerto Rico's highest peak at 1,338 m (about 4,390 ft). (Discover Puerto Rico)

ModerateWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped

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

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in, no booking

You can drive or hike up the summit road on your own; a four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended for the drive. (Discover Puerto Rico)

  • 0.7 mi each way1.1 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 45 min to 1 h 10 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 545 ftOf climb: all of it on the way in
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets PR-143, barrio Anón, Ponce

Route from OpenStreetMap's volunteer mappers. The DRNA permits office answers at (787) 999-2200 (Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM): call to check conditions before you go.

Directions to the trailhead

Before you go

  • Educational, ecotourism and research groups arrange forest visits with the DRNA permits office, weekdays 7:30 am to 4 pm, (787) 999-2200. (DRNA)
  • Toro Negro forest averages about 65°F and 110 inches of rain a year, wettest in September and May. (DRNA)
  • You can also drive up; a four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended. (Discover Puerto Rico)

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Where it goes

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Distance0.7 miElevation3,799–4,351 ftClimb, round trip+545 ft

Start, 3,800 ft0.7 mi, 4,350 ft

  • Moderate
  • Trailhead

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

Up and down

  • Climb545 ftgoing in
  • Descent0 ftnone to speak of: it climbs all the way
  • Lowest3,799 ftabove sea level
  • Highest4,351 ftabove sea level

Good day to hike it?

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • Charged phone

Further reading