Rio de Janeiro · Hiking

Trilha Do Silvestre

0.7 mi
round trip: 949 ft
climb: 1,551 ft
high point: Out and back
route

Trilha Do Silvestre 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 de Santa Teresa. It runs between about 710 ft and 1,550 ft above sea level, with roughly 60 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Rio de Janeiro, about 2.3 miles south of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Alto da Coroa, Alto das Paineiras and Pedra do Bispo. Cachoeira do Santinho and Cachoeira dos Primatas are within about 3 miles. For camping, AP do Rio de Janeiro and Descampado com bancos de troncos are within about 6 miles. There are 20 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 De Ligação · Trilha Do Corcovado · Trilha De Acesso Ao Morro Dos Cabritos

Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive

Photo: Misstetei, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha De Ligação

~1 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha Do Corcovado

~2 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.3 miles each way (2.7 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha De Acesso Ao Morro Dos Cabritos

~3 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.4 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: Tiago Cobra, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Caminho Da Pedra Bonita

~9 min drive

A 0.9-mile point-to-point route in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

HIKE

Trilha Do Grotão

~10 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: Misstetei, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Ligação Da Viuva Lacerda Com a Travessia Pq Lage X Corcovado

~1 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.2 miles each way (2.4 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha De Ligação Da Represa Dos Ciganos Com O Pico Da Tijuca

~7 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

HIKE

Trilha Transcarioca

~5 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 3.9 miles each way (7.8 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha De Acesso Ao Cantagalo

~5 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: Tiago Cobra, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha De Acesso Ao Pico Da Tijuca via Vale Do Sombrio

~8 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.6 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Also worth it near here

Photo: Núcleo de digitalização / IMS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Alto das Paineiras

Next door

Photo: Daniel Torres Bonatto from Porto Alegre, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Praia de Botafogo

~4 min drive

Photo: Misstetei, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Cachoeira do Horto

~4 min drive

BED

AP do Rio de Janeiro

~5 min drive

Conditions and forecast

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