Rio de Janeiro · Hiking

Trilha De Ligação

2.8 mi
round trip
3,972 ft
climb
1,934 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Trilha De Ligação is an out-and-back trail, 2.8 miles each way (5.6 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, inside Área de Proteção Ambiental de Gericinó-Mendanha. It runs between about 300 ft and 1,930 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,350 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Nova Iguaçu, about 7.0 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Morro do Guandu, Morro do Guandu and Morro da Curangoba. Poção is within about 3 miles. There are 9 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 Em Circuito Pelas Cachoeiras Do MendanhaPhoto: Filipo Tardim, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha Em Circuito Pelas Cachoeiras Do Mendanha

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Trilha De Acesso a Pedra Do Osso

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Trilha Em Circuito Pelas Cachoeiras Do Mendanha

~2 min drive

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Trilha De Acesso Ao Morro Do Lameirão

~7 min drive

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Trilha De Ligação

~3 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 4.0 miles each way (8.1 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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~8 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.8 miles each way (1.7 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Trilha De Acesso a Mirante

~3 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.8 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Trilha De Acesso a Pedra Do Ponto via Bangu

~12 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 2.1 miles each way (4.2 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Trilha De Acesso Ao Pico Do Guandu

~5 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.8 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Trilha De Ligação De Rio Da Prata a Pedra Branca

~13 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.2 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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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