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Barra de Valizas

Barra de Valizas is a settlement and starting point for a walk toward Cabo Polonio across beaches, dunes and Cerro de la Buena Vista. Plan around the creek crossing and arrange your return before setting out.

Authorized vehicle crossing the dune access route to Cabo Polonio.
Photo by Valbel Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
The place

What makes it special

  • Marked self-guided trails cross beaches, dunes and Cerro de la Buena Vista.
  • A return walk to the hill lets you see the dune landscape without completing the crossing to Cabo Polonio.
  • The Valizas creek shapes the route south.
Barra de Valizas
Photo by No machine-readable author provided. Fedaro assumed (based on copyright claims). Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY 2.5
Barra de Valizas
Photo by Casaseneleste Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Barra de Valizas

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Authorized vehicle crossing the dune access route to Cabo Polonio.

Cabo Polonio Access from Route 10 or Barra de Valizas

In Cabo Polonio, the way in shapes the experience. Compare the authorized transfer from Route 10 with the walk from Barra de Valizas, and choose according to your time, luggage and tolerance for sand.

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Profile updated: 29/09/2026