Trilha Em Circuito Pelas Cachoeiras Do Mendanha
Photo: Filipo Tardim, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 1,668 ft
- climb
- 1,169 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Trilha Em Circuito Pelas Cachoeiras Do Mendanha is an out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.9 miles round trip) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, inside Parque Estadual do Mendanha. It runs between about 390 ft and 1,170 ft above sea level, with roughly 540 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Nova Iguaçu, about 7.3 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Morro do Mariano, Morro do Guandu and Morro do Manoel José. Poção is within about 3 miles. There are 8 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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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Trilha Em Circuito Pelas Cachoeiras Do Mendanha for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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