São Paulo · Hiking

Caminho Da Crista

1.4 mi
round trip
525 ft
climb
3,554 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Caminho Da Crista is an out-and-back trail, 1.4 miles each way (2.8 miles round trip) in São Paulo, Brazil, inside Área de Proteção Ambiental Sistema Cantareira. It runs between about 3,390 ft and 3,550 ft above sea level, with roughly 320 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Caieiras, about 7.5 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mirante Pedra Grande. Cascata do Cassununga and Cachoeira dos Urubus are 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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Trilha Do BicaPhoto: Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Trilha Do Pinheirinho

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Trilha Da Cuca

~5 min drive

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Trilha Da CachoeiraPhoto: rodrigodemarque, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Trilha Da Cachoeira

~14 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.4 miles each way (2.9 miles round trip) in São Paulo, Brazil.

Trilha Da Bica

~4 min drive

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Trilha Dos Ariquemes

~7 min drive

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Acesso à Trilha Dos Ariquemes

~7 min drive

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Trilha Da Jaguatirica

~13 min drive

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Trilha Do Bode

~7 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.1 miles round trip) in São Paulo, Brazil.

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Caminho Da Crista for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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