Panamá Province · Hiking

Plantation Road

4.3 mi
one way: 828 ft
climb: 779 ft
high point: Point to point
route

Plantation Road is a 4.2-mile point-to-point route in Panamá Province, Panama, inside Parque Nacional Soberanía. It runs between about 290 ft and 780 ft above sea level, with roughly 830 ft of climbing one way. Most of the way is dirt. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Gamboa, about 4.1 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro del Oro and Cerro Gordo. 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.

Nearby · El Dique · Sendero El Convento · Sendero El Pescador

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Conditions and forecast

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