Combien de sentiers compte la Réserve Trésor ?

Deux sentiers en boucle : le Sentier Botanique (environ 1,8 km) et le Sentier Carbone (1,4 km), chacun de 1 h 30 à 2 heures de marche.

Où se situe la Réserve naturelle régionale Trésor ?

Sur le flanc sud-ouest de la montagne de Kaw, le long de la route de Kaw (RD6), sur la commune de Roura.

Qu'est-ce que le Sentier Carbone ?

Créé en 2014 avec le soutien du WWF Guyane, ce sentier de 1,4 km bifurque depuis le sentier botanique et permet de comprendre les flux de carbone dans l'écosystème forestier.

Quelles précautions prendre pour visiter la Réserve Trésor ?

Porter des chaussures adaptées (sol glissant par temps humide), se protéger des insectes, s'hydrater, éviter de commencer un sentier en fin d'après-midi et ne pas toucher la végétation à mains nues.

Nature & sentiers★ Free accessRoura

Sentier de la réserve naturelle trésor

Free access

Distance1,7 kmDifficultéFacile

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Overview

Located on the south-western slopes of the Kaw mountain, the Trésor Regional Nature Reserve covers 2,464 hectares, some twenty kilometres from Roura, along the Kaw road (departmental road no. 6, RD6). It adjoins the Kaw-Roura nature reserve. It consists mainly of tropical forest, with wet savannahs that shelter species characteristic of open environments. More than 1,100 plant species and over 500 vertebrates have been recorded here, including around a hundred mammals and some sixty reptiles.

Why Visit

The reserve offers two loop trails, each taking 1.5 to 2 hours to walk. The Botanical Trail, open since the early 2000s, invites free exploration at the heart of the summit forest along a waymarked route of about 1.8 km. The Carbon Trail, created in 2014 with support from WWF Guiana, branches off from the botanical trail for 1.4 km and helps visitors understand carbon flows, which are essential to how forest ecosystems function.

History

The reserve owes its origins to a Dutch naturalist living in French Guiana, who enabled the Trésor Foundation, based in Utrecht, to purchase the land in 1995 — land that had been for sale by the Diocese of French Guiana since 1991. The area was designated a voluntary nature reserve (RNV) in 1997, managed by a local association from that year and opened to the public in 1999. In 2005, the RNV status was replaced by that of Regional Nature Reserves (RNR), and the Guyane Region established the Trésor RNR in 2009. Between 2009 and 2012, the botanical trail was redesigned with 6 totem-style interpretation stations and 80 illustrated labels along 1.7 km of trail.

Practical Information

Wear appropriate footwear, especially in wet conditions when rocks and roots become slippery. Protect yourself from biting insects (long sleeves, repellent) and stay hydrated. Darkness falls quickly under the canopy: avoid starting a trail in the late afternoon or bring a torch. If you encounter a potentially dangerous species (snake, scorpion), go around it without getting close. Avoid touching leaves, trunks, and branches with bare hands, and watch your step carefully.

Getting There

The reserve is accessible from the Kaw road (RD6), on the territory of the commune of Roura.

Wildlife

What you might see

Species most often reported by naturalists around this place. Nothing is guaranteed: wildlife comes and goes.

Bird
Toucan à bec rouge
Ramphastos tucanus
Photo credit
© Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, CC BY · taken in Kourou · iNaturalist
Bird
Manakin à gorge blanche
Corapipo gutturalis
Photo credit
© Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA · taken in Roura · iNaturalist
Amphibian
Phylloméduse tigrée
Callimedusa tomopterna
Photo credit
© Samuel GUIRAUDOU, CC BY · taken in Roura · iNaturalist
Bird
Naucler à queue fourchue
Elanoides forficatus
Photo credit
© Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, CC BY · taken in Iracoubo · iNaturalist

Venomous snakes live here: stay on the trails and watch where you put your feet and hands.

Observations: GBIF and iNaturalist. Sources and credits

Getting there

Location

Roura · Guyane

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Frequently asked questions

How many trails does the Trésor Reserve have?+

Two loop trails: the Botanical Trail (about 1.8 km) and the Carbon Trail (1.4 km), each taking 1.5 to 2 hours to walk.

Where is the Trésor Regional Nature Reserve?+

On the south-western slopes of the Kaw mountain, along the Kaw road (RD6), in the commune of Roura.

What is the Carbon Trail?+

Created in 2014 with support from WWF Guiana, this 1.4 km trail branches off from the Botanical Trail and helps visitors understand carbon flows within the forest ecosystem.

What precautions should I take when visiting the Trésor Reserve?+

Wear suitable footwear (the ground is slippery when wet), protect yourself from insects, stay hydrated, avoid starting a trail late in the afternoon, and do not touch vegetation with bare hands.