Cachoeiras do Horto

Route

The start of the trail is on Estrada Dona Castorina (Estrada da Vista Chinesa), about 1km past the Parque Nacional da Tijuca guardhouse, going uphill. Right by the roadside you can see a dam and the first waterfall, the Cachoeira do Quebra, which can be reached without a trail. The trail to the Cachoeira do Chuveiro is short and can be done in about 20 minutes, but it has many scrambling spots and places with ropes and chains to hold on to. Halfway along, you can reach a pool, the Cachoeira do Meio, by going down to the left. The Cachoeira do Chuveiro is farther ahead, after a section where you need to climb on roots to get over a rock wall. Then the trail continues along a very steep section that leads to the Cachoeira do Jequitibá. Stay alert, because after the Cachoeira do Chuveiro the trail is not as well marked.