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Lago Toa Vaca

In Villalba

Toa Vaca lake

Toa Vaca is one of the two big reservoirs that make Villalba the city of the lakes. (Discover Puerto Rico)

EasyWalk inCommunity-mapped

52 ft of climb going in and 97 ft coming back, over 0.4 mi each way.

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in

No source sets a booking, guide or fee for walking by the lake, which Discover Puerto Rico lists for fishing and birdwatching; no agency page confirms it either way. (Discover Puerto Rico)

  • 0.4 mi each way0.7 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 25 to 35 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 149 ftOf climb: 52 ft going in, 97 ft coming back
  • TrailheadWhere the route meets PR-150, barrio Hato Puerco Abajo, Villalba

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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Distance0.4 miElevation516–589 ftClimb, round trip+149 ft

Start, 562 ft0.4 mi, 516 ft

  • Easy
  • Trailhead

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

Up and down

  • Climb52 ftgoing in
  • Descent97 ftgoing in, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest516 ftabove sea level
  • Highest589 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • Charged phone

Along the way

The Toa Vaca dam and reservoir, Villalba
The Toa Vaca dam and reservoir, Villalba.
Lago Toa Vaca's intake tower, Villalba
Lago Toa Vaca's intake tower, Villalba.

Further reading

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