Maracas Waterfall — Attraction in Tunapuna-Piarco

Amazing experience. It is a blessing to behold the wonder of God's creation. May need to park your vehicle at the last house on the paved road unless you have a high 4x4 vehicle and would like to try your luck: there's a matrix of roots that your tyres will find no traction on, as well as moderate to severe undulations. If you make it pass that you'll find the last dwelling place marked by an iron gate. It's advised to park here and continue on foot. Beyond that are more undulations and mini channels formed by the passage of water. The earth can also be soft at those points. You will meet signage and some ruins indicating the trailhead. The actual path is mostly evidenced by trodden leaves and beaten earth but is clear. There is also evidence that the path was stabilized with retaining walls and concrete infrastructure. Also some scattered signage indicating tree species and littering advisories. At a point you will see two beaten paths before you. The higher path leads to the actual waterfall and is easy even for 7 yr olds and younger, whom i met on the trek. Suffice to say they did seem to be regular experienced visitors. Plant each step firmly (wear sneakers) and look out for wet leaves and the trail should be fine. There are certain high steps up and a rock face with running water that may prove difficult, especially for the elderly. The lower trail leads to a smaller waterfall of sorts and has about 4 pools that go from shallow to 5feet deep. Its all rocks once you leave the trail and VERY slippery. The trail is on the edge of a cliff and is not for the faint of heart. This trail is NOT recommended for children or elderly individuals (especially those with no hiking experience). Teenagers who are adventurous or accustomed to hiking could attempt this trail. Both trails' difficulty increases in wet weather. Time to waterfall at slow pace with stops: 35mins, time to pools: 20mins. Please see, appreciate and leave the area clean. Really disheartening to see natural beauty marred by trash. Please keep a...

Wonderful natural wonder, an absolute shame the trail and roads are not maintained. This is not an “easy” trail, we would say medium effort is required even for the fit. The incline is steep with large loose rocks along with humidity, bugs, and the heat. The waterfall is worth it though. If you are planning on going follow these directions... When navigating with googlemaps/Waze here the directions are correct up until the last .5km up the hill. The road has deteriorated up hill that only an off road vehicle could safely manage to scale it. However, if you have a small car like we did, you can park before the broken road hill starts off to the side and then start your trek up. Steep climb up the broken hill then continue on the road until you see a dirt path to the right of a gate. Hike about 10 minutes to the official start of the trail head which has picnic tables and a no hunting sign. From here it’s another 30-35 minutes to the waterfall. We almost gave up because there are no signs along the trail. You will encounter a smaller fall with a log but keep going an additional 10 minutes to reach...

Lovely lush waterfall and canopy. Tallest waterfall in Trinidad at 298 ft with its source being from El Tucuche.

The trail to the waterfall is about a 20-30 minutes hike. It's well kept and so are the other facilities on the way up. From my experience it was very safe with lots of visitors however not zll at once do it wasn't over crowded. Cars can park at the foot of the first incline near the houses as the road up has cracks caused by soil erosion and run off. However four wheel vehicles and off roaders can park higher up closer to the concrete seating. Bins are available and signage asking visitors and locals to make use of them or carry your garbage with you. Please lessen your environmental footprint and carry it with you.

The trail is accessed via the Maracas St Joseph waterfall road, which is the right turn off after the road on the left where the police station...