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Allende -> Potrero Redondo

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Distance
21.12 mi
Elevation gain
5,469 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
2,569 ft
Max elevation
5,072 ft
TrailRank 
51
Min elevation
1,358 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
2 hours 22 minutes
Coordinates
2540
Uploaded
June 23, 2017
Recorded
June 2017
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near Los Olivares, Nuevo León (Mexico)

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Itinerary description

Very nice off-road trip from Allende (city 60km south-west from Monterrey by the road n.85) Dirty road with some parts reinforced by concrete pavements leads all the way across plenty zigzags up and downs to remoted mountain village Potrero Redondo. The greater part of the road runs along the right bank of the beautiful canyon that was created by the Ramos River. This river a few kilometres above creates the legendary canyoning adventure called Matacanes. The end of this journey is trailhead of descending hike to Cascada del Chipitín.

Waypoints

PictographCar park Altitude 1,473 ft
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Allende

Gasstation - start

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,530 ft
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Landscape

View just above first serpentines

PictographPanorama Altitude 2,799 ft
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River valley

Leaving deep valley of river Ramos on right hand side.

PictographPanorama Altitude 3,530 ft
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Serpentines ahead!

Best part of the trail, down to the valley and then even more higher again. Peaks of "Sierra de la Cebolla" on horizon reach over 2 900 m.

PictographTree Altitude 2,411 ft
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Don-Keys

PictographPanorama Altitude 3,301 ft
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Serpentines

Other side of the valley

PictographPanorama Altitude 4,659 ft
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Rock cliff

Rock cliff in sharp slopy right curve

PictographMountain hut Altitude 4,993 ft
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Churche

Churche at small village La Trinidad

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,033 ft
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Horses

Meadow (1 550 m) under Sierra de La Cebolla (2 950 m)

PictographTree Altitude 4,360 ft
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Pine trees

Mision Bautista Nueva Vida

PictographCar park Altitude 4,364 ft
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Potrero Redondo

Potrero Redondo - parking with "propina" (tips)

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