Cerro Playuela trail

On Vieques

EasyWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped

152 ft of climb going in and 101 ft coming back, over 1.1 mi each way.

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in, no booking · Free · open year-round

The wildlife refuge is open to the public year-round with no entrance fee and nothing to book; stay out of the areas closed to the public. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

  • 1.1 mi each way1.7 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 55 min to 1 h 25 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 253 ftOf climb: 152 ft going in, 101 ft coming back
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets the road, barrio Puerto Ferro, Vieques

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

Before you go

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Where it goes

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Distance1.1 miElevation1–82 ftClimb, round trip+253 ft

Start, 10 ft1.1 mi, 68 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Trailhead

Up and down

  • Climb152 ftgoing in
  • Descent101 ftgoing in, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest1 ftabove sea level
  • Highest82 ftabove sea level

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