Sendero Elevado
An out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.3 miles round trip) in Azuay, Ecuador.
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 303 ft
- climb
- 9,298 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Sendero Elevado is an out-and-back trail, 0.7 miles each way (1.3 miles round trip) in Azuay, Ecuador. It runs between about 9,240 ft and 9,300 ft above sea level, with roughly 150 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is boardwalk. The nearest town is San Fernando, about 1.1 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pico San Pablo. 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 Sendero Elevado for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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