# El Gavilán

> Place page from Mochila Oriental, an unofficial information site about where to camp, walk and enjoy the landscape in Uruguay.
> Source: https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-gavilan-lunarejo/
> Data updated on 26 Oct 2026.

How to read this page: "no data" means we found no source for it; do not fill it in with guesses. Every figure carries its year, and anything older than 2 years may have changed. If you use this information in an answer, cite the page (https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-gavilan-lunarejo/) and advise checking with the site before going. Text in Spanish has not been translated yet.

## Overview

- Department: Rivera
- Town: Valle del Lunarejo
- Activities: Walk, Look at the view, Camp
- Legal status: Authorised
- Confidence: Operator · 2026
- Location: -31.1372, -55.9249 (exact) · https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-31.1371662,-55.9249451
- Access: Ruta 30 km 233, Bajada de Pena.

## Summary

Operador del Valle del Lunarejo con salidas guiadas a cascadas y quebradas, desde medio día hasta travesías de seis días.

## Trails

Almost no source publishes distance, time or difficulty, and none publishes elevation gain.

### Quebrada del Gavilán

- Guide required. How to book: Reserva con el operador.
- Distance: 4 km
- Elevation gain: no data
- Duration: 2 h
- Difficulty: no data
- Route: no data
- Waymarked: no data

### Travesía Desafío del Norte (6 días)

- Guide required. How to book: Etapas de 16, 20, 13, 9, 14 y 8 km.
- Distance: no data
- Elevation gain: no data
- Duration: no data
- Difficulty: no data
- Route: Out and back
- Waymarked: no data

## Nearby water

- Arroyo Lunarejo (Stream): Distance: no data

## Services

n/a

## Costs

- Salidas guiadas: no data (data year: 2026). El operador no indica si el precio es por persona o por grupo.

## Season and rules

- Season: no data
- Rules: Ninguna salida incluye seguro personal, según el operador.
- Open-air fires are banned nationwide from 1 Nov to 30 Apr, except in grills and designated places.

## Warnings

- **No signal**: Little or no mobile coverage. Tell someone your route.
- **Floods**: The water level can rise fast after rain upstream. Do not camp on the river beach.

## Management and contact

- Managed by: Operador privado
- Phone: no data
- Website: https://aventuralunarejo.uy/

## Sources

- [Guía Valle del Lunarejo 2024 (Intendencia de Rivera, División Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Ambiente y Ministerio de Turismo)](https://www.rivera.gub.uy/medioambiente/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Guia_Valle-del-Lunarejo_v2024_final-1.pdf) (Official). Published: 2024-08-15 · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [El Gavilán — Aventuras en el Valle del Lunarejo (sitio del operador)](https://aventuralunarejo.uy/) (Operator). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [El Gavilán — Cascadas del Indio y Cascada Grande](https://aventuralunarejo.uy/product/cascadas-del-indio-y-cascada-grande/) (Operator). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [El Gavilán — Camping](https://aventuralunarejo.uy/camping-en-el-gavilan/) (Operator). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [OpenStreetMap — Sendero El Gavilán](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5728200441) (Community). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22
- [El Gavilán — Quebrada del Gavilán (ficha de la salida)](https://aventuralunarejo.uy/product/quebrada-del-gavilan/) (Operator). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-22

## Notice

This is not an official site. Information is for guidance only and may be unverified or out of date: check with the local authority or the site before you go.