The Best Trails in Nicaragua

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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Vista Lago Apenas

Mountain Bike

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Kevin Leigh

Distance

17.48mi

Elevation +

2133f

TrailRank

24

This is an incredible ride with nice view of the lake. It takes a few hours and is recommended to only experts.

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Popoyo Chococentro Reserve Loop

Mountain Bike

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C. Rider

Distance

28.02mi

Elevation +

1631f

TrailRank

24

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Steep climbs, no stores. Bring plenty of water. Nice views, nice people. Stop at the Turtle Sanctuary.

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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

Hiking

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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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miraflor estelli rugged crosscountry

Mountain Bike

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C. Rider

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Distance

21.83mi

Elevation +

3022f

TrailRank

24

Best in counter clockwise direction, though the climb is quite steep. There is 2 k of rock garden on the descent from k 14. Watch for the bus stop on the left. The trail across the hills starts there.Wet, rugged and beau...

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Volcan Concepcion - La Sabana

Hiking

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Hibz delavega

Distance

5.32mi

Elevation +

5030f

TrailRank

23

Really steep all the way up. Dont need a guide, entrance is 2$. Nice hike though forest and lower plants for some parts. not just rocks as the other side... start from la sabana, 200m past the service station at Altogra...

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San Fernando to Punta Zaragoza

Dual-sport Motorcycle

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AdrienBe

Distance

2.32mi

Elevation +

82f

TrailRank

23

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Trail going from San Fernando to Punta Zaragoza. Best to do walking or horse riding. FYI: I did this with a 200cc motorcross (motorbike with large suspensions). Warning: I would not advise to do it with a motorbike. T...

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Mombacho Lodge

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maxini2001

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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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MTB Campeonato Leon

Mountain Bike

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Bernardo60

Distance

33.62mi

Elevation +

1014f

TrailRank

22

Very rocky, double suspension highly recommended. Beginning and end rather dull, wide gravel roads, but in between some nice single track sections. Took me 3.5 hrs taking it easy.

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San Juan del Sur

Running

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kilómetros para el mundo

Distance

8.97mi

Elevation +

869f

TrailRank

22

San Juan del Sur is a village located on the South of Nicaragua. It's known between surfers because of its waves. We started the track on out hostel and took to the left. Then, after crossing a bridge, we took the road...

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Esteli (Santa Cruz) - El Transito

Bicycle Touring

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BenMayrand

Distance

109.87mi

Elevation +

1952f

TrailRank

22

The bike trip started a bit outside Esteli (about 15km). Their is a cheap (80 cordoba) and not-so-cosy hotel in Zarzales (about 70-80km after Esteli). I firrst went off the Leon highway to go thru the small dirt road but...

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Cristo de San Juan

Running

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kilómetros para el mundo

Distance

9.11mi

Elevation +

627f

TrailRank

22

San Juan del Sur is a village located on the South of Nicaragua. It's known between surfers because of its waves. We started the track on out hostel and took to the right. Then, after crossing a bridge, we took the lef...

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León

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kilómetros para el mundo

Distance

9.02mi

Elevation +

302f

TrailRank

22

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 the street on the left. Then we took the left again...

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Up Mombacho

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Port flora

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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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Port flora

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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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Somoto Canyon big loop (canyoning)

Hiking

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Vilal

Distance

6.58mi

Elevation +

617f

TrailRank

22

From the village next to the school follow the road on the right side towards the honduras border for about 20 minutes until à big sign on your right takes you to the trail right before the bridge. Clearly marked few bo...

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Balgue - Santa Cruz

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Vilal

Distance

8.16mi

Elevation +

3999f

TrailRank

22

Pretty straight forward on the way up from finca Magdalena. Gets more and more humid as you get to the cloud forest. 1 hour to the first view point that probably has an amazing view when it's not white out in the cloud...

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Ometepe: hike from Zopilote to Inanitah

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AdrienBe

Distance

1.13mi

Elevation +

164f

TrailRank

21

30min hike from Zopilote to Inanitah. Super easy, even by night. If you want to easily follow this trail: 1/ download Wikiloc App on your phone 2/ open this trail in the App 3/ press on “navigate trail” Find out mor...

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El Castillo

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Caroline Picard

Distance

7.70mi

Elevation +

1168f

TrailRank

19

Free guide trekking. With the GPS we decided to follow the horse trails. You can walk between the private fields to the dense tropical forest where the trails are smaller with several bifurcations. Nice biodiversity.

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The 10K Walk / Stage 065 : Ometepe Island - Attempt Volcano Concepcion

Alpine Climbing

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ÁNIMO

Distance

10.59mi

Elevation +

2451f

TrailRank

19

All pictures on the10k.travelmap.fr We did not reached the top because we starting way to late in the day. It was too hot and humid. We decided to head back and try the next morning.

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Carretera vieja Moyogalpa y al volcan

Mountain Bike

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Bernardo60

Distance

11.36mi

Elevation +

840f

TrailRank

19

From Finca Florida, taking the old dirt road to Moyotepe and then from behind the church, going up towards the volcano followed by some nice downhill

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Finca Mystica - Maderas

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beritrobroch

Distance

11.51mi

Elevation +

4823f

TrailRank

16

First part is through privat land. Afterwards you follow the waterpipe. Route is hard and steep. Should do it with a guide

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