Hiking Around the island Rincón

Playa María - Faro de Rincón

A mapped hiking route near Rincón.

EasyCommunity-mapped

About 24 ft of climb in 0.5 mi.

  • 0.5 mi each way0.9 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 25 min to 40 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 24 ftOf climb; the highest point is 36 ft
  • TrailheadThe parking area at the end of the route, near Rincón
  • ParkingA mapped parking area at the trailhead

Route from OpenStreetMap's volunteer mappers; nobody posts its conditions, so ask locally before you go.

Highlights

  • Faro de RincónAt the end, 0.5 mi inA lighthouse

Where it goes

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Distance0.5 miElevation10–36 ftClimb+24 ft

Trailhead, 12 ft0.5 mi, 36 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Hard
  • Closed

Up and down

  • Climb24 ftgoing out
  • 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
  • A charged phone

What you'll see

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Parking

  • A mapped parking area at the trailhead

Along the way

The Rincón lighthouse
The Rincón lighthouse.Edgar Torres, CC BY 3.0
The park beside the Rincón lighthouse
The park beside the Rincón lighthouse.Edgar Torres, CC BY 3.0
Sunset over the sea at Rincón
Sunset over the sea at Rincón.Edgar Torres, CC BY 3.0

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