Trinidad and Tobago Best Hiking Trails St. Joseph Acono to Las Cuevas Bay

The exploration starts from the Caurita Road located in Acono, Maracas, St. Joseph and the route to Las Cuevas is along the foothills of the Tucuche Mountain. The Caurita Road once drivable linked St Joseph and Caura but due to land erosion it is now difficult to pass. On top of the ridge, beautiful sceneries of Caura and Bancal Valleys. Further up the hills various trails lead to Tunapuna and Mount St Benedict.


The first leg of the journey is a 7-kilometer walk along the El Tucuche Bench Trail to a landmark known as the Rest House now dilapidated. The area still recognized by trekkers as a spot to rest and re-group for the onward journey. The distance although long is mostly flat with some gradual inclines. The Rest House is an intersection where various forest trails continue onward to El Tucuche Summit, Rincon & Habio Falls, Las Cuevas. The vegetation changes to high Montane Forest and the trail firstly ascends to the top of the ridge and then descends into the Valley. The main path leads to Las Cuevas. This donkey path once used to transport cocoa, known as the Brasso Santo Trail.
The first leg of the journey was simple enough with our first stop at the "Rest House." However after that along the trail there are numerous trails to various destinations along the way. In fact we branched off on one for a bit before returning. One of our hike leaders decided to continue on this trail with some of the hikers and ended up in Yarra River on the North Coast. Maybe another time we will be back. Further along the trail we would again branch off on another point before again realizing our error. Some of the hikers did run out of water because of the extended duration of our errors. As a rule in hiking it always pays to walk with ample water and snacks as in hiking: a curve ball can always be around the corner. All in all reaching Las Cuevas was a refreshing sight as the Caribbean Sea the bay waters itself.
This was a really beautiful simple trek through the woods. There was little positive elevation changes. In fact where it not for the diversions it was mainly flat then downhill to the beach. Well it was a Saturday hike so some measure of adventure was required.