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Engenho da Serra - Tijuca Mirim - Pico da Tijuca - Pico Taunay - Pau Ferro

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Trail stats

Distance
11.6 mi
Elevation gain
3,468 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,606 ft
Max elevation
3,315 ft
TrailRank 
59
Min elevation
185 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
4 hours 59 minutes
Time
7 hours 38 minutes
Coordinates
3280
Uploaded
June 30, 2025
Recorded
June 2025
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near Engenho da Serra, Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)

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Trail photos

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Itinerary description

Trail from Engenho da Serra to Pau Ferro passing through:
- Represa dos Três Rios (0.5 mi)
- Represa dos Ciganos (1.1 mi)
- Cachoeira dos ciganos (1.4 mi)
- Ruínas da Fazenda Boa Vista (2.1 mi)
- Tijuca Mirim (4.0 mi)
- Pico da Tijuca (4.2 mi)
- Pico Taunay (6.0 mi)

Waypoints

PictographIntersection Altitude 689 ft
Photo ofLagoa to trail

Lagoa to trail

PictographRiver Altitude 853 ft
Photo ofFirst creek crossing

First creek crossing

Cross Creek and continue on

PictographRiver Altitude 833 ft
Photo ofCreek

Creek

PictographWaterfall Altitude 722 ft
Photo ofCreek

Creek

Trail is the creek for 50 yards

PictographWaterfall Altitude 899 ft
Photo of3rd creek crossing

3rd creek crossing

Cross and continue up other side

PictographRiver Altitude 948 ft
Photo ofLast creek crossing trail leaves creek and goes uphill along old slave built road

Last creek crossing trail leaves creek and goes uphill along old slave built road

PictographRuins Altitude 1,325 ft
Photo ofJudgement of Christ pathway

Judgement of Christ pathway

Ruins of a horse path road built by darked skinned slaves owned by light skinned masters. A place to ponder which did unto others as they wished done to themselves. Which is with Jesus?

PictographRiver Altitude 1,355 ft
Photo ofLast final creek crossing

Last final creek crossing

PictographRuins Altitude 1,342 ft
Photo ofRuins of cantagalo coffee plantation

Ruins of cantagalo coffee plantation

Not much left some foundation and roof tiles

PictographTree Altitude 1,575 ft
Photo ofBig ass tree

Big ass tree

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,447 ft
Photo ofUnmaintaied trail junction

Unmaintaied trail junction

PictographInformation point Altitude 1,877 ft
Photo ofSign 3 km to pico da tijuca

Sign 3 km to pico da tijuca

50 yard from junction to high tijuca loop trail

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,247 ft
Photo ofTrail junction

Trail junction

Back to Alta de Boa Vista?up to pica da tijuca?

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,625 ft
Photo ofTrail junctions

Trail junctions

To pico de tijuca or Cabrera exit or andaria mayor or back as I came

PictographCave Altitude 2,799 ft
Photo ofCrack in rock

Crack in rock

PictographSummit Altitude 2,799 ft
Photo ofTijuca Mirim

Tijuca Mirim

Nice view

PictographSummit Altitude 2,877 ft
Photo ofTijuca Mirim

Tijuca Mirim

Good view

PictographIntersection Altitude 3,031 ft
Photo ofBom return pics tijuca junction

Bom return pics tijuca junction

PictographInformation point Altitude 3,330 ft
Photo ofPico da tijuca

Pico da tijuca

PictographFauna Altitude 3,333 ft
Photo ofRodent way

Rodent way

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,402 ft
Photo ofDown to Bom retiro

Down to Bom retiro

Or over to hospital

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,260 ft
Photo ofUpper tijuca to papagaio or hospital or Bom retiro

Upper tijuca to papagaio or hospital or Bom retiro

PictographIntersection Altitude 2,461 ft
Photo ofTo alto Santiago hospital or Bom retiro

To alto Santiago hospital or Bom retiro

PictographMountain pass Altitude 2,054 ft
Photo ofVista

Vista

PictographMountain pass Altitude 1,883 ft
Photo ofVista

Vista

PictographArchaeological site Altitude 1,115 ft
Photo ofPVC pipe to rua a

PVC pipe to rua a

PictographPavement ends Altitude 794 ft
Photo ofEnd of rua a

End of rua a

PictographCave Altitude 650 ft
Photo ofRua a

Rua a

PictographMountain hut Altitude 591 ft
Photo ofStart of Freguesia

Start of Freguesia

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