Espírito Santo · Hiking

Trilha Piraquê Açu

1.6 mi
round trip: 1,508 ft
climb: 2,955 ft
high point: Out and back
route

Trilha Piraquê Açu is an out-and-back trail, 1.6 miles each way (3.2 miles round trip) in Espírito Santo, Brazil, inside Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi. It runs between about 2,720 ft and 2,960 ft above sea level, with roughly 770 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Santa Teresa, about 6.5 miles northeast of the trailhead. There are 15 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

Nearby · Trilha Goiapaba-Açu · Trilha Do Camará · Trilha Do Cedro Sentado

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Photo: Christianne Bitencourt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Trilha Do Camará

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Trilha Do Cedro Sentado

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Trilha Tracomal

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Trilha Vale Do Aricanga

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Photo: Aline Vitor Bucker, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Ribeirão dos Pardos

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Trilha Piraquê Açu for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.