Minas Gerais · Hiking

Travessão Cabeça De Boi

6.5 mi
round trip
3,226 ft
climb
4,921 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Travessão Cabeça De Boi is an out-and-back trail, 6.5 miles each way (13 miles round trip) in Minas Gerais, Brazil, inside Área de Proteção Ambiental Morro da Pedreira. It runs between about 2,220 ft and 4,920 ft above sea level, with roughly 2,880 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Itambé do Mato Dentro, about 6.7 miles northwest of the trailhead. For camping, Casa de Tábuas is within about 6 miles. 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.

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Travessão Cabeça De Boi for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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