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any good hikes on Culebra?

Author: Sharon (---.nycap.rr.com)
Date: 06-12-04 19:37

Any special spots - good hikes, great views, etc. Thanks.

Re: any good hikes on Culebra?

Author: casablancacondo.com (---.tc.faa.gov)
Date: 06-14-04 07:41

A common nice hike is from the parking lot of Flamenco Beach to Carlos Rosario Beach (about 20 minutes)

John

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Re: any good hikes on Culebra?

Author: Michael (---.kilng01.ct.comcast.net)
Date: 06-14-04 11:06

If you do hike, stay out of restricted areas. There are still unexploded shells, bombs, etc. left over from the Navy occupation!!!

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Re: any good hikes on Culebra?

Author: Pietra (---.who.int)
Date: 06-14-04 11:42

The hike to Carlos Rosario is a good one and popular, but it is not advisable to go by yourself. Another good one is to hike up from the road to Flamenco to the old navy helicopter pad. The "trail" is really the old vehicle road up there that has been pretty well washed away but the views are spectacular especially at sunset.

Another good hike is to Resaca, where at night they do the turtle watches. If you go before the middle of July, there should still be turtle watches going on. You have to hike down to the beach, about 20-30 minutes, and there is no access road. I would recommend getting someone to take you out there if you go during the day (which might be illegal, I'm not sure but it is protected land and there are turtle eggs hatching for about another 3-4 weeks), or do the nighttime turtle watch by contacting either US Fish & Wildlife or the Dept of Natural Resources.

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Re: any good hikes on Culebra?

Author: Doug (---.tdktech.com)
Date: 06-14-04 16:32

Another good hike is on Culebrita. The water taxi dropped us off on the southeast shore. After snorkling the shallows, we took the trail across the isthmus to the crescent-shaped Tortuga beach. Once there, hike to your right, as you face the bay, to the extreme northeast tip, where there are some baths that provide interesting snorkling. Returning to your drop-off point, there are a couple hikes; one up to the lighthouse and the other to the windward beach, which I seem to recall was called "Trash" Beach (or something similar) because of the flotsome from The USVIs. I haven't heard of any unexploded ordinance there; can anyone verify this?

Doug

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Re: any good hikes on Culebra?

Author: Lacri Kamia (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: 06-30-04 10:55

Any maps with trails of the island?

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