The Best Hiking Trails in Nicaragua

Matagalpa - san ramon

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valcoyard

Distance

9.51mi

Elevation +

2753f

TrailRank

46

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Hike between matagalpa and san ramon by the cerro apante natural réserve Having a gps should be a very good idea, mostly because the landscapes are changing with the implantation of coffee farm ! Lovely hike, possibili...

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Volcan El Hoyo

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Travel Made Me Do It

Distance

4.25mi

Elevation +

1785f

TrailRank

42

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Hiking Volcan El Hoyo is an awesome experience in Nicaragua. Also known as El Hoyo Volcano and Cerro El Hoyo, the peak of this volcano is a great place to watch sunrise and sunset. That's why El Hoyo is one of the best s...

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Hiking Telica volcano

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valcoyard

Distance

13.18mi

Elevation +

2484f

TrailRank

40

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Hike to the top of the volcano Telica and his huge crater We did this hike on two days with a night near to the top of the crater. It's possible to do it in one day but it's very nice to sleep over there. Nice plce to...

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Volcan Cosiguina from Potosi

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valcoyard

Distance

11.14mi

Elevation +

2454f

TrailRank

39

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Quite easy hike to go on the top of the Cosiguina Volcan. Breathtaking views on 3 differents country ! We did this hike in two days from leon, with camping at the top, just near the laguna, AMAZING !! (Without guide b...

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Volcan Telica desde la Quimera

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jonas.henken

Distance

9.96mi

Elevation +

2431f

TrailRank

37

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the first hour rises slowly through the tropical dry forest. then the main accent Beginns after "el punto banano". less then one hour the path winds up steeply untill reaching the old crater where you can set up camp. t...

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crater hike

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Port flora

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Distance

4.61mi

Elevation +

722f

TrailRank

36

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Our objective was to hike to Laguna de Apoyo but it didn't work out quite as planned. We started in a poor neighbourhood and joined up with a road that leads to the top. At the top there was several new buildings (no one...

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Volcan San Cristobal

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valcoyard

Distance

9.31mi

Elevation +

4993f

TrailRank

36

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Hike to the top of San Cristobal on two days with a night at the Finca Las Rojas, AMAZING ! (Me contacter pour les infos en francais!) The hike can start at the beginning of the earth road. You can reach this point by...

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The 10K Walk / Stage 066 : Attempt Volcano Concepcion II

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ÁNIMO

Distance

8.85mi

Elevation +

5125f

TrailRank

33

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All pictures on the10k.travelmap.fr Starting at 5.30 am from our "cuarto" with 5 liters water each. Summit reached in 3 hours.

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Hike in selva Negra

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valcoyard

Distance

3.19mi

Elevation +

892f

TrailRank

33

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Nice hike in the natural reserve Selva Negra This hike make the big tour of the reserve but is easy to do. We took several differents path, all is well good indicate, juste need to take a map at the entrance ! You ca...

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Tilica

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kilómetros para el mundo

Distance

13.79mi

Elevation +

2618f

TrailRank

31

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León is a big city located on the West of Nicaragua. It's a student city, surrounded by volcanoes. In this track we started on our hostel (Lazy Bones hostel) and took a bus to the start of the track. Then we continued ...

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Matagalpa

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titus.d

Distance

5.53mi

Elevation +

1421f

TrailRank

30

Nice Roundtrip to the cross. Good view from there and the way back is a nice trail trough the woods. In the Ende you need to jump a little barb wire fence, but shouldn’t be a problem. The trail doesn’t take three hours,...

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Mombacho north face

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Port flora

Distance

5.43mi

Elevation +

1093f

TrailRank

30

Rob, a fellow Canadian, visited us at Mombacho Lodge. This is the trail we took from the lodge to his house. It crosses lots of private property and should not be done without special permission from the Lodge and Rob. I...

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Miraflor tour - La Rampla (Cebollal - Naranja - Pita -Cebollal)

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BenMayrand

Distance

9.80mi

Elevation +

2011f

TrailRank

30

Miraflor tour : -From La Rampla to Cebollal. -From Cebollal to La Pita by the road. -From La Pita back to Cebollal in the mountain (with passage at the Mirador Pita). -Cebollal back to La Rampla NOTE: you MUST go ...

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Finca Magdalena - Volcán Maderas

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titus.d

Distance

11.73mi

Elevation +

4377f

TrailRank

28

We did start this beautiful hike at Zopilote, but soon realized that it’s easier to start at Finca Magdalena (which explains the weird circle at the begging). The hike itself is tough and directly through the dense rain...

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TREKKING GRANADA- LAS ISLETAS

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Travel in Granada

Distance

5.34mi

Elevation +

23f

TrailRank

27

UNA MANERA DIFERENTE DE CONOCER LA VEGETACIÓN Y POBLACIÓN LOCAL DE LAS ISLETAS. NO HAY NECESIDAD DE COGER UN BARCO PARA CUMPLIR CON ESTE MARAVILLOSO DESEO. AVISO POR FAVOR TENGA MUCHO CUIDADO A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA DE...

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Volcano Concepcion on Ometepe Island

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AdrienBe

Distance

5.06mi

Elevation +

3678f

TrailRank

27

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Tough trail. Goes straight up for 1400m. Very nice nature, totally different from the "sea level" part of the island! Make sure: 1/ you bring at least 1.5L of water per person and enough to eat such as a few bananas ...

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Selva Negra

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Caroline Picard

Distance

4.00mi

Elevation +

1083f

TrailRank

26

Entry fees (since March 1st 2016): 100cordobas. Worth it. Walk in a protected cloud forest. The trails are moddy, it's the only difficulty. No real nice view on the top but the vegetation is amazing.

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Mombacho north west base

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Port flora

Distance

5.14mi

Elevation +

978f

TrailRank

26

Mixture of farmland, some poor neighbourhoods and some tropical forest.The pastures and fields give way to tropical forest as you climb up the mountain. Some of the trail is on streets, a section (from 4.3 - 5.1km) along...

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Masaya

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Caroline Picard

Distance

7.13mi

Elevation +

725f

TrailRank

26

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Mirador of Masaya lagoon. Small park with trails (1km) in construction (free entry for the moment). The park gives nice views of the lake and pre-colombian drawings on the rocks. A guardian followed us during the walk.

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Matagalpa Mirador

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Vilal

Distance

5.08mi

Elevation +

1453f

TrailRank

25

Tour from hostel Buena Onda but can be done virtually from anywhere in the city center. First part in town goes up through popular neighborhood's up to a cabin where a guard is supposed to be there to charge you 30c but...

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Beach hike

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Port flora

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Distance

1.53mi

Elevation +

171f

TrailRank

24

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We wanted to see the lake, walk the dog and stretch our legs so we took this short hike along the road to a beach on Lake Nicaragua. The road is easy to follow, not heavily traveled (saw no vehicles) and access is restri...

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San Luis - Pueblo Nuevo

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BenMayrand

Distance

13.97mi

Elevation +

1539f

TrailRank

24

San Luis - Pueblo Nuevo To get to San Luis, you need to take a bus from Esteli to San Juan de Limay. Ask to be dropped at the jonction to go to Consuelo, its a bit past the village of San Luis. You'll se a "gorda" at ...

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Mombacho Lodge

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Distance

1.31mi

Elevation +

233f

TrailRank

23

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A nice hike through the jungle/cloud forest. Mostly on paths with some changes in elevation but nothing too drastic. Trail takes you through some dense vegetation, across a grassy area, beside a stand of bamboo and there...

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Up Mombacho

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Distance

1.76mi

Elevation +

1631f

TrailRank

22

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Not bad. We were a little worried about this one, all up hill and didn't really know the length. There are buses that will take you up for a fee. We started just below Santa Ana and made the trek up in about an hour. Dis...

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Near Santa Ana

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Distance

2.06mi

Elevation +

699f

TrailRank

22

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We started at Mombacho Lodge (great place to stay, has food, beverages and some parking). The first section is along the access road to the lodge and then onto and up the main road towards the summit. Some good views of ...

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