Hiking Around the island Quebradillas

Túnel Negro

A mapped hiking route near Quebradillas.

EasyCommunity-mapped

About 217 ft of climb in 1.4 mi.

  • 1.4 mi each way2.2 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 1 h 15 min to 1 h 55 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 217 ftOf climb; the highest point is 181 ft
  • TrailheadThe parking area at the end of the route, near Quebradillas
  • ParkingA mapped parking area 80 m from the trailhead

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

Highlights

  • Túnel NegroAt the end, 1.4 mi inA tunnel

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 Cartagena Hiking TrailLaguna 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 EscondidaVereda del Río Grande de ManatíVereda Interpretativa Bosque de JagüeyesVereda NavíoVereda Puente de Hamaca del Lago GarzasTúnel NegroTúnel Negro trailhead: The parking area at the end of the route, near Quebradillas

Distance1.4 miElevation5–181 ftClimb+217 ft

Trailhead, 38 ft1.4 mi, 116 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Hard
  • Closed

Up and down

  • Climb217 ftgoing out
  • Descent147 ftgoing out, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest5 ftabove sea level
  • Highest181 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 80 m from the trailhead

Along the way

The Río Guajataca below the old bridge
The Río Guajataca below the old bridge.Norma Arbelo Irizarr…, CC BY-SA 3.0
An old steel bridge over the Río Guajataca
An old steel bridge over the Río Guajataca.Norma Arbelo Irizarry, CC BY-SA 3.0
The coast at Terranova, Quebradillas
The coast at Terranova, Quebradillas.Norma Arbelo Irizarr…, CC BY-SA 3.0

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