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Camino Monte Pirata

On Vieques (Pirate Mountain path)

Monte Pirata is one of the entrances to the western side of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

HardNot confirmed: ask firstCommunity-mapped

How to get in

  • AccessNot confirmed: ask first

The refuge names Monte Pirata as an entrance but lists no trail up it, and a Vieques conservation group said in December 2022 the summit had been closed to the public for over 20 years. Ask the refuge office before you go. (TICATOVE, Grupo de Conservación de Vieques)

  • 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: all of it on the way in
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets PR-994, barrio Punta Arenas, Vieques

We read its page (ticatove.org) on Oct 16, 2026; it lists no closure.

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

Directions to the trailhead

Before you go

  • The refuge is open year-round and charges no entrance fee. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
  • TICATOVE, a Vieques conservation group, said in December 2022 that the summit had been closed to the general public for over 20 years, and that the Fish and Wildlife Service would build a parking lot, open a trail and put up signs before it reopens. The refuge's own pages list no trail up the mountain. (TICATOVE, Grupo de Conservación de Vieques)
  • Stay on the refuge's roads and trails and carry drinking water. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
  • Roads on the island's west end are often unmarked one-lane dirt tracks where it is easy to get lost; fill the tank first. (Wikivoyage)

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Where it goes

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Distance2.1 miElevation21–957 ftClimb, round trip+934 ft

Start, 21 ft2.1 mi, 955 ft

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  • Trailhead

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • Charged phone

Along the way

The lookout platform on Monte Pirata, Vieques
The lookout platform on Monte Pirata, Vieques.
The view from Monte Pirata over Vieques' green hills
The view from Monte Pirata over Vieques' green hills.

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