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Backcountry Zen — Landscape

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Landscape

Backcountry Zen

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Near Alto Paraíso de Goiás

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Approximate driving distances

Destination: Sertão Zen parking area and trailhead

Two nearby bases among the guide’s seven towns and villages. Measured from the town center; walking trails are not included.

Checked on Sep 15, 2026

Road estimates: OSRM / OpenStreetMap. Maps may suggest a different route.

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Sertão Zen is a walk of approximately eighteen kilometers in total, crossing high-altitude grasslands and landscapes added to the National Park in the 2017 expansion. It starts with a steep climb; after that, the terrain runs through grassland vegetation, rock outcrops and areas sensitive to foot traffic.

The route avoids wet grasslands: shortcuts opened by visitors can degrade areas that look resilient but take a long time to recover. The reference to “arnica” should be understood as a common name for local plants, not as automatically identifying the European species Arnica montana.

A small waterfall of about six meters and a caramel-toned pool come before views of a much larger waterfall, estimated at 150 meters. Walking to the view does not mean you can swim at every spot. Some stretches have no cell signal; walk with a guide and proper means of navigation.

Access status: formally confirm the authorized itinerary and the required guiding with the National Park. The existence of old visit reports does not prove it is currently open.

Hiking effort
Arriving by car
Historical price range
R$ 0 to R$ 30

Prices and bookings

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Getting there by car

About 2 km of dirt road between the paved town streets and the parking area. Arrange the authorized starting point with your guide and confirm conditions for low-clearance cars.

The route

Approximately 18 km in total, with a steep climb at the start.

When to go

The existence of old visit reports does not prove it is currently open. Formally confirm the authorized itinerary and the required guiding with the National Park.

Plan your visit

Authorized itinerary and required guiding, formally with the National Park.

Precautions on site

Visitors losing their way and no cell signal. Don't cut shortcuts across wet grasslands; walking to the view does not mean you can swim at every spot.

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Where to arrive and start

The green markers show where to start the visit. Check each point’s type: a property reference marks the establishment, not the parking spot or the exact trailhead.

  • Trailhead

    Sertão Zen parking area and trailhead

    Starting point given by Caminho dos Veadeiros on Wikiloc. Access leaves from the end of Rua do Segredo and passes Córrego Passatempo and the Samasati residential development. The parking area is before the gate; confirm access conditions and follow the marked trail.

    Location reference · checked Sep 14, 2026. Follow local signs when you arrive.

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Community routes

Visitor recordings on Wikiloc help you get to know the route and its stops. Measurements are approximate and belong to the recorded track; elevation gain adds up the climbs or descents. Difficulty is the author’s own rating and may differ from the guide’s classification. Check current conditions with the attraction’s operator.

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Chapada dos Veadeiros: a protected area for rare and endemic species of Cerrado flora and fauna.