Rio de Janeiro · Hiking

Trilha De Ligação

0.5 mi
round trip
517 ft
climb
2,606 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Trilha De Ligação is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, inside Área de Proteção Ambiental da Pedra Branca. It runs between about 2,090 ft and 2,610 ft above sea level, with roughly 0 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is grass. The nearest town is Nilópolis, about 8.3 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pedra do Ponto, Pico da Piraquara and Morro da Bandeira. Cachoeira da Gruta and Cachoeira da Pedra Espremida are within about 3 miles. For camping, Farol da Prata is within about 6 miles. There are 30 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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Trilha De Acesso a Pedra Do OssoPhoto: Diego Monsores, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Trilha De Ligação De Rio Da Prata a Pedra Branca

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Conditions and forecast

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

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