Hiking Around the island Barceloneta

Vereda del Río Grande de Manatí

A mapped hiking route near Barceloneta, looked after by Para La Naturaleza.

ModerateCommunity-mapped

About 248 ft of climb in 5.3 mi.

  • 5.3 mi each way8.6 km, measured along the mapped route
  • 4 h 25 min to 6 h 40 minRound trip, at an easy pace with stops
  • 248 ftOf climb; the highest point is 97 ft
  • DirtUnderfoot
  • TrailheadThe parking area at the end of the route, near Barceloneta
  • ParkingA mapped parking area at the trailhead

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

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 EscondidaTúnel NegroVereda Interpretativa Bosque de JagüeyesVereda NavíoVereda Puente de Hamaca del Lago GarzasVereda del Río Grande de ManatíVereda del Río Grande de Manatí trailhead: The parking area at the end of the route, near Barceloneta

Distance5.3 miElevation4–97 ftClimb+163 ft

Trailhead, 97 ft5.3 mi, 4 ft

  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Hard
  • Closed

Make it longer

  • Meets La Esperanza 2.5 mi in. Carry on along it for up to 7.9 mi more.

Build a longer hike from here

Up and down

  • Climb163 ftgoing out
  • Descent248 ftgoing out, so you climb it on the way back
  • Lowest4 ftabove sea level
  • Highest97 ftabove sea level

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What to bring

  • Water
  • Shoes with grip
  • A charged phone

Parking

  • A mapped parking area at the trailhead

Along the way

The path toward Playa La Esperanza, Manatí
The path toward Playa La Esperanza, Manatí.Edgar Torres, CC BY 3.0
A sea urchin in a tide pool near Playa La Esperanza
A sea urchin in a tide pool near Playa La Esperanza.ritirene, CC BY 4.0

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