the caves in the foresta da tijuca are all found along what is commonly known as the caminho das grutas or circuito das grutas (cave trails).

one of the most interesting hiking trails in the tijuca forest, the caves circuit travels through 8 caves of the speleological system morro archer - the most recommended caves are the grotto luís fernandes and the bat cave, the 2nd largest cave gneiss in brazil.

the tijuca national park has two of the most famous hiking routes in rio de janeiro - the longer of the two, called circular outer archer trail, is about 35 kilometers long versus the shortest of the two, called castro maya trail is about 15 km long.