# Hiking trails in Uruguay: 68 places to walk

> Mochila Oriental: Unofficial information site about where to camp, walk, enjoy the landscape and climb in Uruguay: campsites, trailheads, waterfalls, viewpoints and climbing areas. Every figure shows its source, its date and its confidence level.
> Source: https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/senderos/

There are 68 places to walk in 17 departments. 18 trails have their own data on their page: 5 are waymarked, 11 need booking or a guide, and only 5 publish the distance. 13 have a full page; the rest show what is known and say "no data" where it is missing. 5 are not formally authorised (tolerated or of doubtful legality), and their card says so.

## Trails with data

- [Circuito por la costa del río Yaguarón](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/paso-centurion-y-sierra-de-rios/#sendero) (Paso Centurión y Sierra de Ríos (Paisaje Protegido), Cerro Largo): 22 km · Guide required
- [Sendero del Mirador](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/paso-centurion-y-sierra-de-rios/#sendero) (Paso Centurión y Sierra de Ríos (Paisaje Protegido), Cerro Largo): 3 h · Guide required
- [Sendero de las Grutas](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/grutas-del-palacio/#sendero) (Grutas del Palacio (Monumento Natural, Geoparque Mundial UNESCO), Flores): Guide required
- [Ascenso al Cerro Arequita](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/camping-municipal-arequita/#sendero) (Camping Municipal Arequita, Lavalleja): 1.1 km · 0.6 h · Open access
- [Gruta Colón](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/camping-municipal-arequita/#sendero) (Camping Municipal Arequita, Lavalleja): Guide required
- [Circuitos autoguiados](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/salto-del-penitente/#sendero) (Parque Salto del Penitente, Lavalleja): 3.5 km · Yes · Open access
- [Ascenso al Cerro Pan de Azúcar](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/cerro-pan-de-azucar/#sendero) (Cerro Pan de Azúcar — Estación de Cría de Fauna Autóctona, Maldonado): Yes · Booking required
- [Cerro de las Ánimas](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sierra-de-las-animas/#sendero) (Paseo Sierra de las Ánimas, Maldonado): 4 h · Booking required
- [Cañadón de los Espejos](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sierra-de-las-animas/#sendero) (Paseo Sierra de las Ánimas, Maldonado): 4 h · Booking required
- [Sendero de los Corondá](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/montes-del-queguay/#sendero) (Montes del Queguay, Paysandú): Guide required
- [Sendero Puerto Viejo](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/esteros-de-farrapos/#sendero) (Parque Nacional Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay, Río Negro): 2 km · Open access
- [Sendero al Cerro Boquerón](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-caudillo/#sendero) (El Caudillo, Rivera): Booking required
- [Quebrada del Gavilán](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-gavilan-lunarejo/#sendero) (El Gavilán, Rivera): 4 km · 2 h · Guide required
- [Travesía Desafío del Norte (6 días)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-gavilan-lunarejo/#sendero) (El Gavilán, Rivera): Guide required
- [Senderos autoguiados de interpretación](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/camping-parque-nacional-santa-teresa/#sendero) (Parque Nacional Santa Teresa, Rocha): Open access
- [Sendero de la Quebrada](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/quebrada-de-los-cuervos/#sendero) (Parque Municipal Quebrada de los Cuervos, Treinta y Tres): Yes · Open access
- [Sendero del Mirador](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/quebrada-de-los-cuervos/#sendero) (Parque Municipal Quebrada de los Cuervos, Treinta y Tres): Yes · Open access
- [Sendero del Pastizal](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/quebrada-de-los-cuervos/#sendero) (Parque Municipal Quebrada de los Cuervos, Treinta y Tres): Yes · Open access

## Canelones

- [Sendero de Interpretación Ambiental de la Rampa (Guazuvirá)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sendero-de-la-rampa-guazuvira/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Sendero de Interpretación Ambiental Mirasol y su mirador (Pinamar, Salinas)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/mirador-sendero-mirasol/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Sendero de San Ramón (Los Zorzales)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sendero-san-ramon-los-zorzales/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Sendero Picada Alaniz (Santa Lucía)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sendero-picada-alaniz/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Cerro Largo

- [Paso Centurión y Sierra de Ríos (Paisaje Protegido)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/paso-centurion-y-sierra-de-rios/): Centurión · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: Official · no date

## Durazno

- [Parque del Rosedal y Grutas de Reyles (Carlos Reyles)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-del-rosedal-grutas-de-reyles/): town: no data · Camp, Walk, Look at the view · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Flores

- [Grutas del Palacio (Monumento Natural, Geoparque Mundial UNESCO)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/grutas-del-palacio/): Geoparque Grutas del Palacio · Look at the view, Walk · Authorised · Confidence: Official · 2025
- [Estancia Esperanza – circuito rupestre](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/estancia-esperanza-circuito-rupestre/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Florida

- [Senderos de Aquino (Camping Fray Marcos)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/senderos-de-aquino-fray-marcos/): town: no data · Camp, Walk · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Lavalleja

- [Camping Municipal Arequita](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/camping-municipal-arequita/): Minas · Camp, Walk, Look at the view · Water and grill (all year) · Authorised · Confidence: Official · 2025
- [Parque Salto del Penitente](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/salto-del-penitente/): Villa Serrana · Look at the view, Walk, Camp · Authorised · Confidence: Operator · 2025
- [Parque de Minas (ex Parque de Vacaciones UTE-ANTEL)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-de-minas/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Reserva Natural Salus y Fuente del Puma](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/reserva-salus-fuente-del-puma/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Villa Serrana (lago, trazados y mirador del Ventorrillo de la Buena Vista)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/villa-serrana/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Maldonado

- [Cerro Pan de Azúcar — Estación de Cría de Fauna Autóctona](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/cerro-pan-de-azucar/): Pan de Azúcar · Walk, Look at the view, Climb · Authorised · Confidence: Official · 2025
- [Grutas de Salamanca (Complejo Turístico Parque Grutas de Salamanca)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/grutas-de-salamanca/): Aiguá · Camp, Walk, Look at the view, Climb · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: Directory · 2021 · outdated
- [Paseo Sierra de las Ánimas](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sierra-de-las-animas/): Ruta Interbalnearia · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: Operator · 2024
- [Arboretum Lussich](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/arboretum-lussich/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Área protegida Laguna Garzón](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/laguna-garzon/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Doubtful legality · Confidence: no data
- [Cerro de los Burros](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/cerro-de-los-burros/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Tolerated · Confidence: no data
- [Cerro del Toro (Piriápolis)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/cerro-del-toro/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Tolerated · Confidence: no data
- [Isla Gorriti](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/isla-gorriti/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Parque El Placer (humedal del Arroyo Maldonado)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-el-placer/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Senderos guiados de la Sierra de las Ánimas desde Nueva Carrara](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/senderos-guiados-nueva-carrara/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Montevideo

- [Parque Lecocq – Paseo del Monte y observatorio de aves](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-lecocq/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Parque Natural Humedales del Santa Lucía (Santiago Vázquez)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/humedales-del-santa-lucia-montevideo/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Parque Público Punta Yeguas](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-publico-punta-yeguas/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Paysandú

- [Montes del Queguay](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/montes-del-queguay/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: Official · 2024

## Río Negro

- [Parque Nacional Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/esteros-de-farrapos/): San Javier · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: Official · no date
- [Caminatas guiadas de Las Cañas](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/caminatas-guiadas-las-canas/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Rivera

- [El Caudillo](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-caudillo/): Valle del Lunarejo · Camp, Walk · Water only (all year) · Authorised · Confidence: Official · 2024
- [El Gavilán](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-gavilan-lunarejo/): Valle del Lunarejo · Walk, Look at the view, Camp · Authorised · Confidence: Operator · 2026
- [Altos de Boquerón](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/altos-de-boqueron/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Balcones de Lunarejo — Sendero Piscinas de Lunarejo](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/balcones-de-lunarejo/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Cueva del Indio — Senda del Rubio Chico](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/cueva-del-indio-lunarejo/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [El Caudillo — Sendero Cerro Boquerón](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-caudillo-sendero-cerro-boqueron/): town: no data · Camp, Walk, Look at the view · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [El Minuano](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/el-minuano-lunarejo/): town: no data · Camp, Walk · Unclassified · Doubtful legality · Confidence: no data
- [Frontera Aventura (Laguna de la Palma)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/frontera-aventura-laguna-de-la-palma/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Miradores del Valle](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/miradores-del-valle-lunarejo/): town: no data · Camp, Walk · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Paredones de Lunarejo](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/paredones-de-lunarejo/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Parque Municipal Gran Bretaña](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-gran-bretana/): town: no data · Camp, Walk · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Posada Los Tres Rubios](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/posada-los-tres-rubios/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Sendero Camino del Carbón (Efraín Esteves, guía baqueano)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sendero-camino-del-carbon/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Sendero Los Ceibos](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sendero-los-ceibos/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Sendero Lunarejo — Estancia Santa Josefa](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sendero-lunarejo-estancia-santa-josefa/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Sendero Puntas del Lunarejo (Establecimiento María Antonieta)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/sendero-puntas-del-lunarejo/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Rocha

- [Parque Nacional Santa Teresa](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/camping-parque-nacional-santa-teresa/): Punta del Diablo · Camp, Walk, Look at the view · Water and grill (all year) · Authorised · Confidence: Official · 2025
- [Cerro Verde e Islas de La Coronilla](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/cerro-verde-islas-de-la-coronilla/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Eco Parque Psamófilo Costa Azul](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/eco-parque-psamofilo-costa-azul/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Estación Biológica Potrerillo de Santa Teresa](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/potrerillo-de-santa-teresa/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Laguna de Castillos: Monte de Ombúes y mirador de aves](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/laguna-de-castillos-monte-de-ombues/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Laguna Negra](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/laguna-negra/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Paisaje Protegido Laguna de Rocha: Sendero Barra de la Laguna](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/laguna-de-rocha-sendero-barra-de-la-laguna/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Parque Nacional Cabo Polonio](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-nacional-cabo-polonio/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Parque Nacional San Miguel: Cerro Picudo y Fuerte de San Miguel](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-nacional-san-miguel-cerro-picudo/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Senderos autoguiados de la Forestal (Aguas Dulces – Barra de Valizas)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/senderos-de-la-forestal-aguas-dulces/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Senderos autoguiados de las Dunas y Cerro de la Buena Vista](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/senderos-de-las-dunas-cerro-de-la-buena-vista/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view, Climb · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Salto

- [Circuito Costanera Norte (ciudad de Salto)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/circuito-costanera-norte-salto/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Parque del Lago – Lago de Salto Grande](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-del-lago-salto-grande/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Paseo costero de Belén (lago de Salto Grande)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/paseo-costero-belen/): town: no data · Camp, Walk, Look at the view · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Termas del Arapey – río Arapey y sendero a la Gruta Milagrosa](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/termas-del-arapey-rio-y-gruta/): town: no data · Camp, Walk · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## San José

- [Humedales del Santa Lucía – sector San José (Playa Penino)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/humedales-santa-lucia-playa-penino/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Soriano

- [Parque Nacional Bartolomé Hidalgo](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/parque-bartolome-hidalgo/): town: no data · Camp, Walk · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data

## Tacuarembó

- [Quebrada de Laureles — Estancia Bichadero](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/quebrada-de-laureles-bichadero/): town: no data · Walk · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Quebradas de Laureles — Sendero Cascadas (guía baqueano Efraín Esteves)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/quebradas-de-laureles-sendero-cascadas/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Authorised · Confidence: no data
- [Valle Edén — Cueva del Chivo](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/valle-eden-cueva-del-chivo/): town: no data · Walk, Look at the view · Doubtful legality · Confidence: no data

## Treinta y Tres

- [Parque Municipal Quebrada de los Cuervos](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/quebrada-de-los-cuervos/): Treinta y Tres · Camp, Walk, Look at the view · Water and grill (all year) · Authorised · Confidence: Official · 2026
- [Posada El Capricho (sendero autoguiado)](https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/posada-el-capricho/): town: no data · Camp, Walk · Unclassified · Authorised · Confidence: no data