The Best Hiking Trails in Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

Carate - La Leona - Sirena (Parque Corcovado)

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Mx hiker

Distance

13.29mi

Elevation +

489f

TrailRank

59

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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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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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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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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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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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Parque Nacional Carara

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Port flora

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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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Drake Bay to San Josecito beach

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Stavros P

Distance

6.41mi

Elevation +

341f

TrailRank

40

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Amazing trail by the sea from Drake Bay to San Josecito beach. About 2.5-3 hours each way. Regarding the river crossing if it is low tide you can just cross (water should be on knee level) but on high tide it is only pos...

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Reto MAE, Quepos -MA

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MS Walker

Distance

7.82mi

Elevation +

1913f

TrailRank

40| 3.33

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Really nice trail. Can be slippery in places and a challenging due to landslides. As you can see I spent some time trying to get around a landslide by one of the beaches. Just go to the other end of the beach and find t...

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Reserva Bosque Nuboso Monteverde

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Distance

5.25mi

Elevation +

686f

TrailRank

38

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Amazing primary cloud forest in Monteverde. Trails are very well indicated. You can get a guide outside the reserve; recommended to find birds including quetzal. We went up sendero bosque nuboso to La Ventana lookout po...

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Montezuma - Catarata El Cherro

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MS Walker

Distance

5.72mi

Elevation +

180f

TrailRank

38

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Nice trek along the beach and through a little bit of jungle. Can easily be done in sandals and/or flip flops. You will have to cross water at some point so socks are not good but can be done. The waterfall is ok but do...

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A walk around Agujitas

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Jakub W

Distance

5.16mi

Elevation +

486f

TrailRank

37

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From the centre of the town we followed the road towards Los Planes until the bridge on Rio Agujitas. On the way back we turned left next to the hotel Marita to descend towards the beach of Agujitas.

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Pochotal

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robbert63

Distance

7.84mi

Elevation +

2546f

TrailRank

37

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Beautiful view from the top, easy hike but very steep climb to the top, bring lots of water. Some high grass will cover trail for a bit but follow my track and you be fine.

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Snail trail hike - El Camino (Section 1)

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Garry Wallace

Distance

12.35mi

Elevation +

761f

TrailRank

36

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From the QUEPOS sign on the Pacific we traversed eastward to Villa Nueva. A great portion thru the Tico Palma plantations.

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ISLA VENADO,CAMPING,TOUR ISLAS Y MANGLAR

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MONTAÑISMO RECREATIVO

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Distance

20.35mi

Elevation +

682f

TrailRank

35

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Monteverde reserve (Puntarenas) - bridge and waterfall

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lorena_m

Distance

3.17mi

Elevation +

860f

TrailRank

35

There are very nice trails on the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. They are perfect for hiking with small children. The vegetation is simply fantastic. There are many other activities in the area. The Selva...

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El Miro and Jacó viewpoint

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MS Walker

Distance

9.59mi

Elevation +

764f

TrailRank

34

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This trek takes you to a couple of view point in Jacó. You will be walking on the busy road between Jacó and Playa Hermosa with heavy traffic just next to you. If you don’t like that, then go directly to El Miro (the opp...

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Northern Border

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Friends of the Osa

Distance

4.14mi

Elevation +

853f

TrailRank

33

Distance: 6.6 Km. Difficulty: Difficult Duration: 3.5 Hours At 6.6 km with a top elevation of 355 meters above sea level, this loop is by far the most challenging in the Osa Biodiversity Center trail system. The beg...

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Rainmaker

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Jakub W

Distance

1.81mi

Elevation +

469f

TrailRank

32

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In November 2018 entry to the park cost 20 USD. You follow the marked trail. The path is wet and humid: comfortable shoes needed. We started the trail at 8 am and the jungle was already quite calm.

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Refugio Nacional Silvestre Curu

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Smartsebas

Distance

4.51mi

Elevation +

463f

TrailRank

32

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An amazing place where you can watch all kind of wild animals by the Jungle and by the ocean. At the end (or at the beginning) of all you can find a pretty nice lookout (Mirador) and have a beautiful view to the Curu Bea...

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Vainilla to Cobano

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Vigdis Vatshaug

Distance

19.46mi

Elevation +

2110f

TrailRank

31

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Good hike with steep hills, amazing views and a good road. We had never walked this route before so we had to search a little to find the right road at a couple of places and walked a little extra. We ran out of time (...

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Drake Bay

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Karl Brumund

Distance

9.80mi

Elevation +

1106f

TrailRank

31

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Interesting trail in the forest. Had to cross some fences, streams and private land. Carlos (horses) showed me two very big trees on his property. Bring lots of water. 2L was not enough. Not difficult except for some...

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Sirena - Carate

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Paiva - Rides

Distance

13.50mi

Elevation +

1608f

TrailRank

31

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From Sirena Ranger Station (sleeping quarters) to the Carate air strip, here a shuttle bus picked us up, as part of the guided tour. It is difficult due to the heat and humidity. 20+ km is hard. Went for a quick swim on...

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Playa Palo Seco from Beso del Viento

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Jakub W

Distance

2.47mi

Elevation +

26f

TrailRank

30

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A walk on the beach of Palo Seco from the B&B "El Beso del Viento". Palo Seco is one of the calmest Pacific beaches in Costa Rica. Depending on the tides the beach can be narrow. The walk offers opportunities to watch ...

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Playa Biesanz, Playa Rocosa und Playa Tulemar von Manuel Antonio

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titus.d

Distance

3.54mi

Elevation +

764f

TrailRank

30

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Roundtrip from Manuel Antonio passing: - Playa Biesanz (2.1 km) - Playa Rocosa (2.9 km) - Playa Tulemar (3.2 km) Really beautiful trip, just follow the pink ribbons which were attached to trees etc. by someone. You com...

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