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Volcan Baru Hike

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Cedric Carrere - Senpera Initiative
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Trail stats

Distance
4.58 mi
Elevation gain
5,361 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
279 ft
Max elevation
11,433 ft
TrailRank 
31
Min elevation
6,100 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
9 hours 49 minutes
Coordinates
659
Uploaded
February 17, 2015
Recorded
April 2011
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near El Altón, Chiriquí (Republic of Panama)

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Itinerary description

The Volcan Baru hike from the ANAM Post to rest areas and the summit

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,818 ft

Baru Crater View

At this location you can look down at the volcanoes crater

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,175 ft

ANAM Post - Starting point of hike

This is where you register so the authorities know you are up there

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,106 ft

Baru-01 Turn

22-APR-11 8:34:09

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,171 ft

Baru-02 Turn

22-APR-11 8:38:48

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,293 ft

Baru-03 Turn

22-APR-11 8:44:58

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,299 ft

Baru-04 Turn

22-APR-11 8:45:01

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,309 ft

Baru-05 Turn

22-APR-11 8:45:50

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,463 ft

Baru-06 Turn

22-APR-11 8:50:33

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,706 ft

Baru-07 Turn

22-APR-11 9:06:32

PictographPicnic Altitude 6,804 ft

Baru-08 Comedero Bruja

First resting point

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,008 ft

Baru-09 Turn

22-APR-11 9:38:16

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,858 ft

Baru-10 Mirador

22-APR-11 10:25:03

PictographFountain Altitude 7,881 ft

Baru-11 Los Pozos

Water wells; don`t count on it to quench your thirst, water levels can be very low.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,887 ft

Baru-12 El Pozo

22-APR-11 10:57:27

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,884 ft

Baru-13 Turn

22-APR-11 11:03:54

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,740 ft

Baru-14 El Derrumbe

You can see a not so old rock collapse from this side of the trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,829 ft

Baru-15 Piedra del Toro

Interesting rock formation that looks like a Bull's head

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,407 ft

Baru-16 Arenal I

Sandy hill along the track

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,535 ft

Baru-17 Arenal II

22-APR-11 14:51:32

PictographMountain hut Altitude 11,306 ft

Baru-21 Anam Top

Resting area; talk to the keepers and maybe you can get some room inside one of the buildings to spend the night.

PictographSummit Altitude 11,434 ft

Baru-22 Cross

Top most point of the Volcan Baru. Awesome views and if wheather permits, see the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It tends to be covered up and seeing both oceans is not assured at all.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,827 ft

Hostal -18 Turn to Top

19-APR-11 18:37:43

PictographWaypoint Altitude 11,017 ft

Volcan-19 Turn

22-APR-11 15:35:04

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

Volcan-20 Turn to Trs

Turn right to the towers and resting area; turn left to climb up to the summit. You should go to the resting area first and lay down your gear, make camp, rest a bit, and then walk up to the summit for some awesome views and if wheather permits, see the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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