La Bolita and The Cross above Cerro de Leones, Guanajuato

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Distance: 2.27 mi
Elevation gain: 551 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 607 ft
Max elevation: 7,510 ft
TrailRank: 39
Min elevation: 6,809 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: one hour 7 minutes
Time: 2 hours 26 minutes
Coordinates: 554
Uploaded: February 4, 2018
Recorded: February 2018

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near Paxtitlan, Guanajuato (Mexico)

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There are many ways to explore the hills above the north side of the City of Guanajuato. Perhaps the simplest is to start at the top of the Colonia Cerro de Leones and follow an ancient Camino Cerro de La Bolita, possibly hundreds of years old. This route describes a route below the main track that traverses the steep hillside, past a small “artesanal” private mine, then switchbacks up to an open ridge, from where you can continue north to a treed summit or swing west to a minor summit marked with a white cross. We visited the cross (directly above Presa da La Olla), then followed the main route back to Cerro de Leones.

I didn’t start recording until a minute or so along the trail. To start this route, follow the gravel road to the highest point of Cerro de Leones. To access the main track, you pass through a large chainlink fence. To follow the route described in this trail, look for a reasonably-well-travelled trail following the terrain on the left.

Please note that there was a minor malfunction with the App. The starting point is the same as the end point, top of Colonia Cerro de Leones.

Note that the actual time is more, perhaps double, than noted in the stats. Not sure if this is a problem with my phone or the app.