Medicine Trail
An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Cayo, Belize.
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 653 ft
- climb
- 393 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Medicine Trail is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Cayo, Belize. It runs between about 180 ft and 390 ft above sea level, with roughly 290 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Cristo Rey, about 1.9 miles southwest of the trailhead. Monkey Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Macal River Camp and Mana Kai Camping are within about 6 miles. There are 3 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 Medicine Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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