Valle/Presa de Cubilete

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Guanajuato Hiker

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Trail stats

Distance: 2.86 mi
Elevation gain: 545 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 548 ft
Max elevation: 8,166 ft
TrailRank: 37
Min elevation: -31 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: one hour 7 minutes
Time: 2 hours 2 minutes
Coordinates: 818
Uploaded: February 3, 2019
Recorded: February 2019

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near La Montañita, Guanajuato (Mexico)

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Itinerary description

This trail can be done as a loop. We had parked at the base of Cerro de Cubilete and walked to what I called the trailhead where I started recording so this trail is actually a loop. From Cerro de Cubilete, walk back along the main road to Guanajuato for a km or so. When you see two cellphone tower roads heading off left and right (both with yellow gates), cllimb over the gate on the left and start up the road to the cellphone towers a very short distance to the start of the trail. There are no NO TRESPASSING signs, only signs not to have fires in the Nature Preserve area. An alternative is to park and start the trail at the large gates (Ecocubilete). This is a relatively easy hike with some elevation loss and gain but a small reservoir at which to have a picnic about halfway along the hike. Other highlights include numerous birds, deer (I saw one at the Presa last time I was here), pine forests, great views up the final ridge.

Waypoints

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After a minute or so on the road to the cellphone towers, look for a trail heading off to the left following the contour of the mountain.

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Views from first part of trail to the north.

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Looking north from first section of trail.

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Navigating around a washout not far into the trail.

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Cerro de Cubilete (Cristo Rey) towards the east.

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The trail switches back at this point, heading down the mountain to the left.

Map of trails in Ecocubilete

Map of old roads and trails in the Nature Preserve (also called Ecocubilete). This is another starting point for the trail (perhaps more logical) but further from Cerro de Cubilete.