Cerro Amigos Summit Hike

Tip

Start from the road behind Hotel Belmar on a sunny morning, and ask locally which way down is currently open.

Be careful

Very steep, rocky and slippery when wet: bring water and a rain layer, and turn back if the cloud closes in.

Getting there

On foot only; the access road is too steep and rough for regular cars.

Places nearby

• The Original Canopy Tour MonteverdeTours & Adventure · takes 2 h–2.5 h · from $80Monteverde's original zipline tour since 1994, run in small groups and including a climb inside a giant hollow fig tree.
• Pizzería e Ristorante TramontiFood & CoffeeFamily-run Italian restaurant since 1993 (founded by an Italian and Costa Rican couple), with a wood-fired oven, house-made ravioli and lasagna and a glass-and-timber dining room above the valley.
• Hotel Fonda VelaStaysHillside cloud-forest hotel near the Monteverde reserve.
• Stella's Monteverde Bakery & CaféFood & CoffeeBakery opened in 1992 by English-born Stella Wallace, now a breakfast and lunch café across from the CASEM crafts co-op, using local cheeses and house bread.
• The Bat JungleParks & WildlifeIndoor bat exhibit designed by bat biologist Dr.
• Restaurante La Cuchara de la Abuela (CASEM)Food & CoffeeCooperative-run kitchen at CASEM, the women's craft co-op, serving typical plates and handmade corn tortillas.