Trilha Cachoeira Casca D'Anta

Description

The Cachoeira Casca D’Anta trail is located in the Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra, in the town of São Roque de Minas, in the district of São José do Barreiro. The Cachoeira Casca D'Anta is the first waterfall of the Rio São Francisco and has a 186 m free fall. In its upper part, before the drop, there are natural pools of crystal-clear, cool water, great for swimming, as well as a beautiful lookout over the lower part. It is worth a visit for the beauty of the region and the story of these important, crystal-clear waters.

Activities

Activity Hiking

Time 4h 10m

Guidelines

Extension: 8 Km

Difficulty Moderate

Orientation Easy

Signaling Level Partial

Conservation Good

Risk Exposure Low

Sun Exposure Medium

Hydration Point Available

Climbing There is

Minimum Altitude: 855m

Maximum Altitude: 1277m

Negative Unevenness: 237m

Positive Unevenness: 516m

Attractions that the trail offers

Natural Pool

Visitor Center

Waterfall

Rock Formations

The trail is located in the following protected area

Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra

São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais

1,980 km²

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Tips

Several tours booked in the towns around the park take visitors to the upper part of the waterfall in 4×4 vehicles. The trail is best done in the dry season, that is, from May to September. Outside this period, the trail may be badly eroded due to the rains.

Map

Guidelines

Extension: 8 Km

Difficulty: Moderate

Orientation: Easy

Signaling Level: Partial

Minimum Altitude: 855m

Maximum Altitude: 1277m

Negative Unevenness: 237m

Positive Unevenness: 516m

Route

The Cachoeira Casca D’Anta trail is an incredible experience for lovers of nature and adventure. From the challenging climb to the reward of taking in the beauty of the first waterfalls of the Rio São Francisco, the hike is marked by lush landscapes and direct contact with nature. The trail is most easily reached through the park's Gate 4, but access to the trail itself will depend on how you do it: whether as a round trip, or one way only with the return by car from the other end, and it will also depend on which end you want to start from (upper or lower part). The other option is to enter through any other gate, 1, 2, or 3, thus heading directly to the upper part of the waterfall. However, to reach the upper part of the waterfall, there are several kilometers of dirt road, much of it heavily eroded, passable only for 4×4 vehicles. The trail has sections of denser forest, but also open grasslands, especially at the top. On entering the trail, after walking along the road inside the park area, it becomes a steady climb to the highest point of the trail, where there is a short descent that leads to the riverbank, near the first waterfalls. The last section just before reaching the highest point of the climb is a mix of hiking and climbing over the rocks there.