Punta Borinquen Trail
In Aguadilla
The ruins of the old Punta Borinquen lighthouse stand near the Punta Borinquen golf course in Aguadilla. (Discover Puerto Rico)
EasyWalk inCommunity-mapped
43 ft of climb, most of it on the way back, over 1.5 mi each way, on a built path.
How to get in
- AccessWalk in
The lighthouse ruins sit beside the Punta Borinquen golf course over a surf spot; no source lists a booking, guide or fee. (Discover Puerto Rico)
- 1.5 mi each way2.4 km, measured along the mapped route
- 1 h 15 min to 1 h 50 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
- 43 ftOf climb: most of it on the way back
- Paved, packed gravel, dirt and sandUnderfoot
- TrailheadAbout 790 ft from a parking area, barrio Borinquen, Aguadilla
- ParkingA parking area about 790 ft from the trailhead
Route from OpenStreetMap's volunteer mappers. No agency posts conditions for this route: ask locally before you go.
Before you go
- On rainy days the way to Wilderness Beach is passable only by 4x4. (Wikivoyage)
Where it goes
Skip the mapDistance1.5 miElevation9–44 ftClimb, round trip+43 ft
Start, 37 ft1.5 mi, 19 ft
- Easy
- Trailhead
- Parking
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap
Good day to hike it?
What to bring
- Water
- Shoes with grip
- Charged phone
Along the way
Further reading
- Aguadilla (Discover Puerto Rico)
- Ruinas Faro Punta Borinquen - Aguadilla (Discover Puerto Rico)
- Aguadilla (Wikivoyage)
- This route on OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
Photo credits
- Cliffs and beach at Punta Borinquen, Aguadilla: “Aguadilla, PR - panoramio” by Jose L. Dominguez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
