Hiking Around the island Lajas

Laguna Cartagena Hiking Trail

A mapped hiking route near Lajas.

EasyCommunity-mapped

About 21 ft of climb in 1.0 mi.

  • 1.0 mi each way1.6 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 50 min to 1 h 10 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 21 ftOf climb; the highest point is 55 ft
  • TrailheadThe lower end of the route, near Lajas

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 MachosLa EsperanzaLago Toa VacaLaguna 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 GarzasLaguna Cartagena Hiking TrailLaguna Cartagena Hiking Trail trailhead: The lower end of the route, near Lajas

Distance1.0 miElevation33–55 ftClimb+21 ft

Trailhead, 33 ft1.0 mi, 39 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Hard
  • Closed

Up and down

  • Climb21 ftgoing out
  • Descent11 ftnone to speak of: it climbs all the way
  • Lowest33 ftabove sea level
  • Highest55 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • A charged phone

Along the way

The trail into the Laguna Cartagena refuge
The trail into the Laguna Cartagena refuge.Josefito123, CC BY-SA 4.0
The observation tower at Laguna Cartagena
The observation tower at Laguna Cartagena.Josefito123, CC BY-SA 4.0
A dragonfly at Laguna Cartagena
A dragonfly at Laguna Cartagena.Nick Block, CC BY 4.0

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