Escudo

Escudo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Escudo

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Escudo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 11.07573, -74.03698. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Escudo

• Cross the water and climb Behind pozo azul · waterfall · Magdalena · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cascadas de Marinka · waterfall · Magdalena · ~12 km · Must-see
• Waterfall swimming;ear of the world · waterfall · Magdalena · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ciudad Perdida · fort · Magdalena · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona · sanctuary · Magdalena · ~31 km · Must-see
• Condominio Cascadas del Rodadero · waterfall · ~31 km · Must-see
• Museo del Oro · museum · Magdalena · ~34 km · Must-see
• Arrecifes Beach · beach · ~36 km · Must-see
• Punta Cañaveral · beach · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mirador Cabo San Juan del Guía · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~37 km · Must-see
• Quebrada Valencia · waterfall · Magdalena · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pico Simmonds · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta · sanctuary · Magdalena · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pico Simón Bolívar · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pico Cristóbal Colón · viewpoint · Magdalena · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pico La Reina · viewpoint · Cesar · ~68 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta · sanctuary · La Guajira · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cascada El Jaguar/Central Cordoba · waterfall · Magdalena · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Escudo

Other forts & heritage near Escudo

• Ciudad Perdida · fort · Magdalena · ~16 km · Must-see
• Castillo de San Antonio de Salgar · fort · Atlántico · ~124 km · Must-see
• Bunkuany · fort · Magdalena · ~25 km
• Estatua a Simón Bolívar · fort · Magdalena · ~27 km
• Alejandro Próspero Reverend · fort · Magdalena · ~29 km
• Simón Bolívar · fort · Magdalena · ~29 km
• Altar de La Patria · fort · Magdalena · ~29 km
• Templete Plaza del Centenario · fort · Magdalena · ~31 km
• Parque Taikú · fort · Magdalena · ~32 km
• Busto de Manuel Murillo Toro · fort · Magdalena · ~33 km

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