Rio de Janeiro · Hiking

Trilha De Acesso a Pedra Do Agassiz

0.7 mi
round trip
1,704 ft
climb
1,741 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Trilha De Acesso a Pedra Do Agassiz is an out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, inside Área de Proteção Ambiental e Recuperação Urbana do Alto da Boa Vista. It runs between about 450 ft and 1,740 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,370 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Rio de Janeiro, about 7.5 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pedra do Agassiz, Pedra Bonita and Morro do Chapecó. Cachoeira do Paraíso and Cascatinha Taunay are within about 3 miles. For camping, Descampado com bancos de troncos is within about 6 miles. There are 57 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.

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~1 min drive

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Trilha De Acesso a Pedra Do Agassiz for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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