Hiking Around the island Vieques

Camino Monte Pirata

A mapped hiking route near Vieques.

ModerateCommunity-mapped

About 934 ft of climb in 2.1 mi.

  • 2.1 mi each way3.4 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 2 h 5 min to 3 h 10 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 934 ftOf climb; the highest point is 957 ft
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets the road, near Vieques

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

Where it goes

Altos de San LuisBosque Seco de Las CabezasCaminata 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 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 GarzasCamino Monte PirataCamino Monte Pirata trailhead: Where the route meets the road, near Vieques

Distance2.1 miElevation21–957 ftClimb+934 ft

Trailhead, 21 ft2.1 mi, 955 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Hard
  • Closed

Up and down

  • Climb934 ftgoing out
  • Descent0 ftnone to speak of: it climbs all the way
  • Lowest21 ftabove sea level
  • Highest957 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • A charged phone

Along the way

The lookout platform on Monte Pirata, Vieques
The lookout platform on Monte Pirata, Vieques.Josefito123, CC BY-SA 4.0
The view from Monte Pirata over Vieques' green hills
The view from Monte Pirata over Vieques' green hills.Josefito123, CC BY-SA 4.0

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