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Seven Seas to Playa Colorá and Playa Escondida

In Fajardo

A dirt footpath from Balneario Seven Seas, used mostly by beachgoers heading to Playa El Convento and Playa Escondida, inside the Corredor Ecológico del Noreste reserve. (DRNA)

EasyWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped

34 ft of climb going in and 43 ft coming back, over 0.8 mi each way.

How to get in

  • AccessWalk in, no booking
  • Parking feecharged at the lot

No guide or booking needed: DRNA describes a dirt footpath from Balneario Seven Seas that beachgoers walk to reach Playa Escondida and El Convento. (DRNA)

  • 0.8 mi each way1.2 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 40 to 55 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 77 ftOf climb: 34 ft going in, 43 ft coming back
  • DirtUnderfoot
  • TrailheadBalneario Seven Seas parking lot
  • ParkingBalneario Seven Seas, on PR-987 in Las Croabas, has a paid parking lot.

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

  • Swimming at Playa Escondida is discouraged because of strong currents and rip tides. (Discover Puerto Rico)
  • Swimming at Playa Colorá is not recommended because of rip tides and waves. (Discover Puerto Rico)
  • Playa Colorá has no kiosk or changing area, so bring your own water and supplies. (Discover Puerto Rico)

Add when and where from: Sunday morning from Guaynabo

Highlights

  • Playa EscondidaAt the end, 0.8 mi inA beach

Where it goes

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Distance0.8 miElevation2–28 ftClimb, round trip+77 ft

Start, 14 ft0.8 mi, 5 ft

  • Easy
  • Trailhead
  • Waterfall or pool

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap

Up and down

  • Climb34 ftgoing in
  • Descent43 ftgoing in, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest2 ftabove sea level
  • Highest28 ftabove sea level

Good day to hike it?

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • Charged phone

What you'll see

  • A river pool

Along the way

Playa Colorá, Fajardo
Playa Colorá, Fajardo.
A crested anole along the Seven Seas trail
A crested anole along the Seven Seas trail.

Further reading

Photo credits