Hiking Around the island Barranquitas

Cañón San Cristóbal

A mapped hiking route near Barranquitas.

ModerateCommunity-mapped

About 317 ft of climb in 1.5 mi.

  • 1.5 mi each way2.4 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 1 h 25 min to 2 h 5 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 317 ftDownhill going in, so you climb it on the way back
  • DirtUnderfoot
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets the road, near Barranquitas

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

Highlights

  • Cascada El AncónAt the end, 1.5 mi in

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 Monte PirataCamino San MiguelCamino Túnel de GuaniquillaCaminos Corredor Ecológico del NoresteCaminos de Monte Pirata Cabo RojoCañon BlancoCharco 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 GarzasCañón San CristóbalCañón San Cristóbal trailhead: Where the route meets the road, near Barranquitas

Distance1.5 miElevation1,872–2,090 ftClimb+148 ft

Trailhead, 2,041 ft1.5 mi, 1,872 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Hard
  • Closed

Up and down

  • Climb148 ftgoing out
  • Descent317 ftgoing out, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest1,872 ftabove sea level
  • Highest2,090 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • A charged phone

What you'll see

  • A waterfall
  • A river

Along the way

Cañón San Cristóbal between Aibonito and Barranquitas
Cañón San Cristóbal between Aibonito and Barranquitas.Yarfpr, CC BY-SA 4.0
El Ancón waterfall in Cañón San Cristóbal
El Ancón waterfall in Cañón San Cristóbal.FujiAppleSan, CC0

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