Sendero El Rosario a Laguna Piñan
- 5.0 mi
- round trip
- 3,882 ft
- climb
- 10,705 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Sendero El Rosario a Laguna Piñan is an out-and-back trail, 5.0 miles each way (9.9 miles round trip) in Imbabura, Ecuador, inside Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas. It runs between about 7,810 ft and 10,700 ft above sea level, with roughly 640 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Cuellaje, about 9.1 miles northeast of the trailhead. 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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