Bird Sanctuary MTB Trail

GENERAL INFORMATION		SPECIFIC INFORMATION - MTB / ATB
ENTRANCE FEE	FREE	TYPE	S I N G L E T R A C K	NOT FOR COMPETITION
PARKING FEE	FREE	NAME	EGRET (GARZA)	MARKED
BUSINESS HOURS	Monday to Sunday: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM	DISTANCE	SHORT	About. 2 miles
CITY	CABO ROJO	TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED	GOOD FOR DEVELOPING SKILLS	EASY 3 / 10
ADDRRESS	Take Road 100, then Road 301, Km. 5.1 (to your right)	AEROBIC LEVEL	LOW	3 / 10
PHONE #	787-851-4795	HEIGHT GAIN	SEA LEVEL	FLAT
SIZE	182 HECTARES	WATER NEEDS	DRY FOREST
TEMPERATURES	74.8 - 78.8 ° F ( 77 ° F Average )	THORNS?	THORN COUNTRY
TYPE OF FOREST	DRY, COASTAL	RISKS	DEHYDRATION	MOSQUITOES
WHAT TO SEE?	MANGROVES, BIRDS, BRIDGES	COURSE SPEED	SLOOOOOW
WEB SITE	N / A	EXTRA FEATURES	2 TRAILS	GARZA & ESCORPIÓN
FAMILY FUN	YES!	SATELITE PHOTO	WEATHER

SPEED INDEX: (Sluggish ) ( in Between ) (Slow ) ( Parts Slow, Parts Fast ) (Fast )(Veeerry Fast )

WATER INDEX:

CAMEL = 1 BOTTLE 20 onz

THORN INDEX?:

0 THORNS = LOW PROBABILITY: You get a flat by an act of God, or by using tubes fully covered by old patches!
5 THORNS = HIGH PROBABILITY: You better take patches, extra tubes, slime or liner like Mr Tuffy!

HOW TO GET THERE: CABO ROJO?
From Mayagüez:
The easiest route: In Mayagüez (Road #2) take Exit 161, this is road # 100 that goes to Cabo Rojo. This exit is just after Mayagüez Mall, if you came form this town or before it, if you are coming from Ponce. At the end of Road #100 (Boquerón), take the road that will take you to road 301 Este (East), (do not take road 101, even though you can get there by this). This road is the one that will take you to the Combate Beach and the Light House. The entrance to the forest is at your right, more or less 1.3 miles from road 100 intersection. If you find the Viandón Store (Left) or the Pizzeria de Flavia y Gule (Right), well do a U-turn somewhere safe, because you had missed it!

From Ponce:
After Yauco take Exit 194 (Road 116) that goes toward Guánica. After you find the Parguera entrance (Road 304) you will find Road 305. The exit to this road is at your left, close to a Gas Station. This road ends in a T intersection with road 303 here turn right. Road 303 will do a " T " with road 101, turn left here. Road 101 is the one that takes you directly to Boquerón, you will pass Panadería Daisy and find Roads 301, and 100.

TO FIND THE SINGLETRACK:
    The unpaved road of the entrance ends in the DRNA (DNR) offices parking lot (visitor center in the map). At this point the road is closed to motor vehicles, but goes on for another 1.6 miles and borders the lagoon. The entrance to the Garza (Egret) single track is at the end of this road, at your right.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
    This bird sanctuary ( Refugio) has an unpaved road and the GARZA & ESCORPIÓN (Egret & Scorpion) single tracks. Of these I had only ride Garza, three times. The only difficult part is to find the entrance, because high grass could hide the signs.   Once you find the entrance (at the right of the unpaved road), you will see that the trail is very narrow and wavy with lots, and lots, and lots of tight turns. This trail is not too aerobic because is very slow an almost completely flat. Has at a maximum a couple of (very) small climbs and two or tree dry channels crossings, normal features of this kind of trails.

    The guys from the Boquerón Pirates are adding more distance to these trails. I haven't ride them yet, but the word is that they are good! As soon as I can I will let you know!

    In general terms this trail is very safe. It should be great to beginners or for people that want to polish their slow speed maneuvers in very tight places. I am very sure that at the end of this ride your arms will hurt, and probably muscles that you didn't know you had, will hurt too!

    This is one of the most scenic trails in Puerto Rico. Borders the interior of Boquerón lagoon, is the same located at the back of the Beach Complex of the same name. This forest is also a great place to enjoy nature, mainly water birds, shore birds and vegetation associated to the mangroves. I had seen Turpiales, Mariquitas, woodpeckers and lots of shore birds.

FAMILY FUN:
The unpaved road is somewhat short, ((about 1.6 miles), completely flat and with a minimum difficulty grade. They are educational sings, spots for bird observation and a small dock. This route is ideal for a ride with your family. But you should be checking your kids for dehydration. Also you should (must?) use a mosquito repellent.

NOTE:
This is coastal zone, the terrain and the air contains a lot of salt, you should take preventive measures to protect your bicycles.