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Playa María – Faro de Rincón

In Rincón

María beach to the Rincón lighthouse

Punta Higüera Lighthouse was built in 1892, rises over 100 feet and still guides ships through the Mona Passage. (Discover Puerto Rico)

EasyWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped

24 ft of climb, all of it on the way in, over 0.5 mi each way.

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in, no booking

The lighthouse grounds are a public park with a free parking lot; nothing to book. (Discover Puerto Rico)

  • 0.5 mi each way0.9 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 25 to 40 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 24 ftOf climb: all of it on the way in
  • TrailheadThe parking area at one end of the route, off PR-4413, barrio Puntas, Rincón
  • ParkingThe lighthouse park has a free parking lot.

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

Directions to the trailhead

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Highlights

  • Faro de RincónAt the end, 0.5 mi inA lighthouse

Where it goes

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Distance0.5 miElevation10–36 ftClimb, round trip+24 ft

Start, 12 ft0.5 mi, 36 ft

  • Easy
  • Trailhead
  • Parking
  • Other sight

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

Up and down

  • Climb24 ftgoing in
  • Descent0 ftnone to speak of: it climbs all the way
  • Lowest10 ftabove sea level
  • Highest36 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • Charged phone

What you'll see

  • Views

Along the way

The Rincón lighthouse
The Rincón lighthouse.
The park beside the Rincón lighthouse
The park beside the Rincón lighthouse.
Sunset over the sea at Rincón
Sunset over the sea at Rincón.

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