Sendero Palma Roja
A 1.4-mile point-to-point route in Sucumbíos, Ecuador.
- 1.4 mi
- one way
- 275 ft
- climb
- 845 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Sendero Palma Roja is a 1.4-mile point-to-point route in Sucumbíos, Ecuador, inside Reserva de Producción Faunística Cuyabeno. It runs between about 710 ft and 840 ft above sea level, with roughly 280 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Unión Nacional, about 8.1 miles east of the trailhead. There are 2 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 Sendero Palma Roja for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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