8,823 ft
8,105 ft
6.86 mi
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near Puerto de Santa Rosa, Guanajuato (Mexico)
A favourite 11 km loop hike with varied terrain, lake, creeks, waterfall, ruins, views and more. Noted as difficult only because of length and a number of trail intersections. The time didn’t seem to record right. This travel time is usually around four hours or slightly more for this route.
Intersection
Trail leaves lake to follow creek.
Intersection
Take trail to left.
Intersection
Take trail leaving lookout heading up through trees to the left
Looking back across field from lookout.
Dirt road from here will take you back to Santa Rosa. Ruins are another hour following dirt road to left until further turn off.
Great views back towards the presa to the east.
Good sense of more rugged terrain found in this area.
Intersection
Alternate rout back to the presa.
Instead of heading to ruins and this long loop, instead of heading back down the valley and creek, a good trail follows the hill well above the creek (to the left or north). This results in a wonderful 90 minute hike in this area with great views and interesting terrain.
Intersection
Trail off dirt road to left.
It is possible continuing straight will also end up connecting further down the valley.
Monument
Large stone dam/presa.
Intersection
Trail goes to right of dam
Intersection
Both ways with work but left trail May be a little more direct.
Ruins
Rose bush perhaps hundreds of years old
Waterfall
Not in pic but usually in July through early October.
Intersection
Take trail to left across meadow
Ruins
Possible ancient metate?
There are scratches on the sides that could indicate human activity. This immediate area could easily have been a temporary settlement…lots of water and meadows.
Intersection
To the right is One of two good creek crossing spots.
Important intersection as trail crosses creek and joins main creek the runs south out of presa.
Intersection
Cross creek to right
There is also a trail on left but crossing creek preferred.
Summit
Not trail summit but one of many around hear to climb
Intersection
Optional route to left to follow west side of lake.
chvort Mar 10, 2023
Buenas tardes, recomendaría ir con alguien que ya conozca el camino o cree que con esta aplicación sea suficiente? Saludos