The Best Hiking Trails in Costa Rica

Providencia/La Chaqueta/Rancho Tinamu

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emoyap

Distance

15.52mi

Elevation +

4150f

TrailRank

62| 5.0

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High difficulty trail that walks down from the high Talamanca mountain range at the Cerro de la Muerte at Providencia Town. This trail is not for unexperienced hikers! Ask your guide to finish the trail at the Savegre Ri...

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Carate - La Leona - Sirena (Parque Corcovado)

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Mx hiker

Distance

13.29mi

Elevation +

489f

TrailRank

60

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Amazing trail that goes from Carate to Sirena Station in Corcovado National Park, located on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. This park is known for its biodiversity and pristine rainforest, being home to a wide variety ...

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Cascata/waterfall - cascate La Fortuna, Costa Rica

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Joanna7070

Distance

3.97mi

Elevation +

1024f

TrailRank

59| 5.0

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Cascata/waterfall - cascate La Fortuna, Costa Rica Moderate trail due to elevation. Closer to the cascate there are stairs. To be monitored: the weather conditions. It can be sunny day, but a few hours later it can r...

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TREKKING VOLCAN RINCÓN DE LA VIEJA TREKKING -2021 NH - FUMAROLAS + CASACADAS

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Nd Travel

Distance

8.54mi

Elevation +

1434f

TrailRank

58

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You want to climb up Volcán Rincon de l Vieja well is closed but looking for the gases going out is really nice! You can take an UBER from Liberia and it will charge you 10,000 colones for 4 persons and then you can te...

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Costa Rica: Volcano Miravalles, Guayabo.

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'Rainbow Hiker' Patrick Vijay D'Silva

Distance

8.08mi

Elevation +

4475f

TrailRank

55

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Miravalles Volcano Miravalles Volcano is a located in Costa Rica at the Guanacaste province, 21 Kilometers away from Liberia. At its peak there are up to 6 volcanic craters, with 5 being aligned with NE-SE direction,...

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Pico Blanco

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Raider_CR506

Distance

6.40mi

Elevation +

3215f

TrailRank

51

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We strongly recommend that you visit Pico Blanco only if you feel in shape, and have physically and mentally prepared yourself for the tour. Although many join the ride without having much experience, you do need to have...

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Piedades - 2300m - San Antonio

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Alexander Kolotov

Distance

14.57mi

Elevation +

6263f

TrailRank

49

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Wrong path was chosen at the end, so I needed to finish in someone’s farm and climb through the gate. Don’t do that!

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Rincon towards Corcovado

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Jakub W

Distance

8.47mi

Elevation +

1545f

TrailRank

47

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A beautiful trail, mainly through the jungle, through several secluded beaches and with some great views on the ocean. We did the walk at the end of the rainy season and paths were very muddy, good shoes are necessary. ...

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Los Planes to beaches

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Jakub W

Distance

12.79mi

Elevation +

1014f

TrailRank

47

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A beautiful trail through the rainforest, fields, along the coast and the village of Los Planes. You have to cross numerous streams on the way, and the part along the coast can be very muddy. In the rainy season, or a...

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Parque nacional irazu. Prusia. Trail El Roble

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otmezger

Distance

5.80mi

Elevation +

1079f

TrailRank

47| 4.0

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The Trail is well marketed and good maintained. It has some inclined parts, but most of the trail is flat or with low inclination. We did with with our 7 years old son and a 18 months baby. Both had a great time. T...

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Rio Cajon

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Port flora

Distance

4.41mi

Elevation +

922f

TrailRank

47| 2.25

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This is a hike to a waterfall on the Cajon River and then back to the start point in Atenas. It is based on the Wiki trail Catarata Rio Cajon (submitted by Guifran). Some of this track may be on private property, after a...

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San José city walk

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MS Walker

Distance

4.84mi

Elevation +

272f

TrailRank

46

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Just a little walk around the eastern part of SJ. Saw some nice houses and street art. Had lunch at Barrrio Escalante, where you can easily walk around some more. It is a very nice area with great restaurants and cafés.

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Manuel Antonio

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tln.toha

Distance

4.99mi

Elevation +

1194f

TrailRank

45

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Road in Manuel Antonio national park. According to a National Geographic review, one of the best national park in the world. The trails are quite easy/moderate going. The park has an observation points with excellent vie...

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Cerro Espiritu Santo

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Distance

5.64mi

Elevation +

1490f

TrailRank

45

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A climb through a coffee plantation to the top of Cerro Espiritu Santo (Holy Spirit Hill). Numerous paths criss cross the plantation so a method of navigating is essential. Thanks to Van141 and Manry for their Wiki entri...

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Atenas - Pica Flora

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Distance

5.94mi

Elevation +

1004f

TrailRank

44| 4.33

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A walking tour of Atenas and the hills just south of town including a barrio named Pica Flora. The start point was selected because our map showed "Atenas Tourism". We did not find it, but it was a nice street and a good...

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Catarata La Danta

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Port flora

Distance

8.50mi

Elevation +

1670f

TrailRank

44

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A pretty hike to a beautiful waterfall. You follow the same trail in and out and it takes you up over a hill and down into a cataract with an impressive waterfall. I followed the Wiki trail laid out by Carlos Piedra call...

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El Plancillo

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Port flora

Distance

7.67mi

Elevation +

1857f

TrailRank

44

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A nice hike in a beautiful country. The trail sticks to lanes and roads (0.9 of a kilometer on highway #3) so footing is generally good (and traffic was limited). There is almost 600 meters of climb with some loose grave...

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Monte Verde

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adl.rlc95

Distance

6.22mi

Elevation +

1040f

TrailRank

43

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Trail in the Monteverde forest. It was very nice even if it was very wet. It is better to take the bus from Santa Elena. There are multiples trail. It takes about 4 hours to use them all.

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Hike from Escazu

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Lucas Braun

Distance

9.70mi

Elevation +

4088f

TrailRank

43

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This is a nice hike that you can start in Escazu or Bebedero. Much of it is on roads and some parts are very steep. There are great views of San Jose, Escazu and Santa Ana the whole way. The route passes through forests ...

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Costa Rica - From Biesanz beach, around Manuel Antonio National Park and back to the beach

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The Sneds

Distance

10.02mi

Elevation +

1522f

TrailRank

43

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This is an easy but quite long walk - lots of monkeys and wildlife in the park. Take swimming stuff as loads of beautiful beaches on the route. The park charge is around $18 a head but we thought it was worth it.

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Cerro Chato

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renivandergragt

Distance

7.82mi

Elevation +

3068f

TrailRank

42

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Very nice hike up on Cerro Chato. The trail is actually closed, but from The Green Lodge they let you up on their property (for $10 dollar pp) and from the old entrance of the park you’re on your own. Steep hike, kind of...

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Quebrada Gata Waterfall, Pueblo Nuevo, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

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sunchasingtravelers

Distance

5.08mi

Elevation +

1253f

TrailRank

42

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This trail leads to the (famous) Quebrada Gata Waterfall. There seem to be two options to get to the waterfall. One is to walk thru the ICE property and pass the powerplant (which is the one we did), or to walk all the w...

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Chucas - Jateo

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Port flora

Distance

9.58mi

Elevation +

2700f

TrailRank

42

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I started this hike just south of Balsa and parked in a Hydro Plant parking lot just north of the Tarcoles River. The road (now gravel) takes you down to a very old bridge that gives you some nice views up and down the r...

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Parque Nacional Carara

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Distance

3.52mi

Elevation +

249f

TrailRank

42| 5.0

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Followed Manry's trail by the same name. The path is well marked, not particularly well maintained and easy to follow (although GPS signal was often weak). Signs with nature information are posted along the way. A haven ...

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Volcán Barva (Costa Rica)

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evega

Distance

9.13mi

Elevation +

1558f

TrailRank

42

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Quick Facts Location : Braulio Carrillo National Park (province of Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America) Altitude : 9,700 feet above sea level Hours : 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Hiking: There are four major trails tha...

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