Pichincha · Hiking

Sendero Del Río

An out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Pichincha, Ecuador.

0.5 mi
round trip
650 ft
climb
5,675 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Sendero Del Río is an out-and-back trail, 0.5 miles each way (1.0 miles round trip) in Pichincha, Ecuador. It runs between about 5,480 ft and 5,680 ft above sea level, with roughly 230 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Mindo, about 2.1 miles northeast of the trailhead. Cascadita and Cascada Corazon are within about 3 miles. For camping, La Bicok Ecolodge and La Aldea are within about 6 miles. There are 9 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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Sendero Cumbre Rucu PichinchaPhoto: David Ceballos from Quito, España, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Sendero Del Río for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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