Cartago, Costa RicaCartagoCerro Alto - Red Trail · CartagoStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jan–Apr · highs 20–21 °C (68–70 °F)

  1. J20°11°149
  2. F21°11°105
  3. M21°12°103
  4. A21°12°189
  5. M20°13°436
  6. J19°13°458
  7. J19°13°411
  8. A19°13°482
  9. S19°13°520
  10. O19°13°552
  11. N18°12°373
  12. D19°12°236

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Cerros de Escazú (Central American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
11 km S of Tobosi (El Guarco, Cartago Province) · GeoNames
Best months
Jan–Apr
Country
Costa Rica
Region
Cartago
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Reserva Natural Cerro Alto
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Local name
Cerro Alto - Sendero Amarillo
Route centre
9.7442, -83.9526
Route start
9.7422, -83.9512
OpenStreetMap
relation 10931772
Official info
cabinasturisticascerroalto.com/senderos
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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