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Humedal Los Machos

In Ceiba

Los Machos wetland

A trail at Para la Naturaleza's Medio Mundo y Daguao area on the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, about 1.25 mi from that area's visitor center. (Para la Naturaleza)

ModerateWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped

74 ft of climb going in and 82 ft coming back, over 3.5 mi each way, with mud and rock.

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in, no booking

Para la Naturaleza lists no guide or booking for this trail, which cyclists ride often, and lists no parking or restrooms for it. (Para la Naturaleza)

  • 3.5 mi each way5.6 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 3 h 35 min to 5 h 20 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 156 ftOf climb: 74 ft going in, 82 ft coming back
  • Dirt, mud and rockUnderfoot
  • TrailheadOne end of the route, off Punta Puerca Road, barrio Machos, Ceiba
  • ParkingPara la Naturaleza lists no parking and no restrooms at the trail.

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

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Where it goes

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Distance3.5 miElevation1–71 ftClimb, round trip+156 ft

Start, 11 ft3.5 mi, 5 ft

  • Moderate
  • Trailhead
  • Parking

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

Up and down

  • Climb74 ftgoing in
  • Descent82 ftgoing in, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest1 ftabove sea level
  • Highest71 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • Charged phone
  • Hat and sunscreen

Along the way

The Los Machos wetland in Ceiba
The Los Machos wetland in Ceiba.
A red-tailed hawk over the Los Machos wetland
A red-tailed hawk over the Los Machos wetland.

Further reading

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