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GuadHikes - Ahualulco to Piedras Bolas

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Trail stats

Distance
13.91 mi
Elevation gain
2,887 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
843 ft
Max elevation
6,592 ft
TrailRank 
50 5
Min elevation
4,326 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
531
Uploaded
January 1, 2014
Recorded
January 2014

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near Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco (Mexico)

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Itinerary description

Driving route from Ahualulco to parking area of the Piedras Bola, or Great Stone Balls. Hiking trail from parking area through the Great Balls to the Torrecilla area where you might see a ball resting atop a column of volcanic ash.
For full info on this geological wonder, see:

http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3458-las-piedras-bola-the-great-stone-balls-of-ahualulco

Waypoints

PictographRisk Altitude 6,079 ft
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Bad Road

High clearance needed from here upward.

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,260 ft
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Bolas begin

Piedras bola start. There are about 75 in this area.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,001 ft

BolaTurn

Sharp turn up

PictographBridge Altitude 6,135 ft
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Bridge

Suspension bridge

PictographCar park Altitude 0 ft
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Building & Parking

White building and Parking area. Note that only high clearance vehicles will be able to reach the parking area!

PictographLake Altitude 6,145 ft
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Lagoon

Lake Bola

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,430 ft
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Torrecillas

Torrecillas: stone balls perched on top of a column of volcanic ash. Note: as these quickly fall to pieces, there may not necessarily be any to see if you go all the way there!

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

Turnoff

Turn off Etzatlan Highway

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,257 ft

Zipline Bottom

zipline lower end

PictographRisk Altitude 6,417 ft
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Zipline Top

Zip line upper end. Zip line is not attended nor maintained. Be careful!

Comments  (2)

  • Photo of Expatriado
    Expatriado Apr 10, 2015

    I have followed this trail  View more

    Nice hike with kids! We parked half of the way and walked following the road. The GPS track came in handy when looking for the "Torrecillas" as some parts of that specific trail are not well marked.

  • Photo of jackeone
    jackeone Feb 17, 2020

    I have followed this trail  verified  View more

    Muy buena ruta.
    Tristemente, de las torrecillas ya sólo queda una, pues los visitantes se suben para tomarse fotos y han colapsado.
    Un gran paseo.

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