Hiking Around the island Barceloneta

La Esperanza

A mapped hiking route near Barceloneta.

ModerateCommunity-mapped

About 198 ft of climb in 7.9 mi.

  • 7.9 mi each way12.7 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 6 h 30 min to 9 h 45 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 198 ftOf climb; the highest point is 124 ft
  • DirtUnderfoot
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets the road, near Barceloneta

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 Monte PirataCamino 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 MachosLago 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 GarzasLa EsperanzaLa Esperanza trailhead: Where the route meets the road, near Barceloneta

Distance7.9 miElevation3–124 ftClimb+198 ft

Trailhead, 7 ft7.9 mi, 8 ft

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  • Closed

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Up and down

  • Climb198 ftgoing out
  • Descent188 ftgoing out, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest3 ftabove sea level
  • Highest124 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • A charged phone

Along the way

Hacienda La Esperanza's old sugar mill chimney across the fields
Hacienda La Esperanza's old sugar mill chimney across the fields.Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY 4.0
Hacienda La Esperanza across the Río Grande de Manatí
Hacienda La Esperanza across the Río Grande de Manatí.Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY 4.0

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