Quebrada Cuecha
An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 308 ft
- climb
- 5,168 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Quebrada Cuecha is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, inside Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde. It runs between about 5,020 ft and 5,170 ft above sea level, with roughly 200 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Santa Elena, about 2.2 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Amigos, Cerros Centinelas and Cerro Amapala. Catarata Los Murciélagos is within about 3 miles. For camping, Finca Ecológica San Luis and Camp MoVeMNT are within about 6 miles. There are 26 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 Quebrada Cuecha for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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