The Best Trails in Oaxaca (Mexico)

🇲🇽 Mexico deep-sea fishing in the Pacific Ocean from Puerto Escondido 🇲🇽

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Motorboat

S a l

Distance

28.19mi

Elevation +

3f

TrailRank

39

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🇲🇽 Mexico deep-sea fishing in the Pacific Ocean from Puerto Escondido Big-game fishing started as a sport after the invention of the motorboat. Charles Frederick Holder, a marine biologist and early conservationis...

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San Felipe Peak BassAckwards Hike

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Hiking

DeronDilger

Distance

16.42mi

Elevation +

6440f

TrailRank

36

This is how we did it the first time but it's unlikely well tackle the climb of San Felipe peak (in San Felipe del Agua, Oaxaca, Mexico) this way again. There is no elevation data in the uploaded trail but I will post...

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Beachfront then up into farm land loop.

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Running

David Daviddd

Distance

14.23mi

Elevation +

843f

TrailRank

36| 4.0

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More exhausting than I had expected. I started early as the sun was rising and didn't really get hot until the very end which is also pretty exposed. The middle section that links Loma Bonita and El Camaron is more of...

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La Neveria to Benito Juarez - Pueblos Mancomonucados

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Hiking

craig ritchie

Distance

5.61mi

Elevation +

1824f

TrailRank

36| 5.0

Short, tough section that is rated easy as it’s only 9km. It’s starts behind the office in La Neveria. You can find interesting agricultural scenes and plenty of interesting plants.

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Cerro cerca de San José del Pacifico

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Hiking

jule.g

Distance

2.28mi

Elevation +

1486f

TrailRank

35

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Our Guide was Hilario from the Restaurant Rayitos del Sol. SUPER recommendable. I was out of battery in the middle of the track but We walked the same way back that we came from. Total aprox 7km

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Oaxaca - Huayapam / Lake / Bikepark

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Bicycle Touring

bike.roadtrips.oaxaca

Distance

15.59mi

Elevation +

423f

TrailRank

34

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Ruta ligeramente moderada, vistas espectaculares de las montañas de la sierra norte con el lago en el centro del parque ecoturístico y bike trails. Slightly moderate route, spectacular views of the mountains of the no...

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San Jose del Pacifico - San Mateo Rio Hondo

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Hiking

Robin777

Distance

6.49mi

Elevation +

968f

TrailRank

33

Nice and beautiful trail through the forest next to the river. Need to cross the river a few times, the last 40min are next to the road. But San Mateo doesnt have a good vibe, people are on drugs (not hongos!), should be...

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Oaxaca City Tour

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Bicycle Touring

bike.roadtrips.oaxaca

Distance

4.95mi

Elevation +

226f

TrailRank

32

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Ruta dentro de la ciudad, pedaleando por barrios interesantes, miradores y coloridas calles de los alrededores del centro de la ciudad de Oaxaca. Route within the city, pedaling through interesting neighborhoods, view...

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Oaxaca - MonteAlbán (MEX)

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Mountain Bike

ridox

Distance

5.79mi

Elevation +

472f

TrailRank

32

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Monte Alban is located on a mountain 400 m above the Valley of Oaxaca, It was a ancient Zapotec-Mixtec civic-ceremonial center and it is estimated that only about 10% of the site has been uncovered but they have already ...

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Oaxaca City Tour

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Bicycle Touring

bike.roadtrips.oaxaca

Distance

4.60mi

Elevation +

226f

TrailRank

32

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Ruta dentro de la ciudad, pedaleando por barrios interesantes, miradores y coloridas calles de los alrededores del centro de la ciudad de Oaxaca. Route within the city, pedaling through interesting neighborhoods, view...

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Oaxaca City Tour

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Bicycle Touring

bike.roadtrips.oaxaca

Distance

4.75mi

Elevation +

226f

TrailRank

32

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Ruta dentro de la ciudad, pedaleando por barrios interesantes, miradores y coloridas calles de los alrededores del centro de la ciudad de Oaxaca. Route within the city, pedaling through interesting neighborhoods, view...

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1000 Rivers - Tlalixtac - Waterfall

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Hiking

Fer Amador

Distance

11.59mi

Elevation +

2251f

TrailRank

30

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Green trails and jungle tunnels, you get to hike riverside, at the end of this hike you get to see a 4 mts waterfall, it you keep going you can get to Neveria.

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Peña San Felipe going up from parque Colosio- 1st attempt

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Hiking

Fer Amador

Distance

13.40mi

Elevation +

4367f

TrailRank

30

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We tried to get to Cruz de Peña in Peña de San Felipe, we started at 7 am, next time we will start at 5.30 am. Otherwise is a pretty challenging trail going up from San Felipe town, the first 10 KMS are steep in a well d...

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Oaxaca - Huayapam / Lake / Bikepark

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Bicycle Touring

bike.roadtrips.oaxaca

Distance

14.91mi

Elevation +

423f

TrailRank

30

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Ruta ligeramente moderada, vistas espectaculares de las montañas de la sierra norte con el lago en el centro del parque ecoturístico y bike trails. Slightly moderate route, spectacular views of the mountains of the no...

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De la cumbre al Km 204

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Mountain Bike

bernalmanuel

Distance

8.15mi

Elevation +

1237f

TrailRank

30| 4.0

Starts going slightly up, then you will start descending in a very steep slope. It is mainly a single track once you start descending. Some areas are very rocky specially as you approach the highway towards the end of th...

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Tlalixtac- Upstream Santo Domingo Tomaltepec

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Mountain Bike

bernalmanuel

Distance

14.49mi

Elevation +

1010f

TrailRank

29

This route starts in Tlalixtac, then is an easy ride to the "lagunas" in Santo Domingo Tomaltepec, from there you kind of follow a small stream of water and you keep crossing this stream several times, is a very mild and...

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Casa Lyobaa- La Fortaleza

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Hiking

Paul David Meyer

Distance

5.71mi

Elevation +

604f

TrailRank

29

One of our absolute favorite hikes with a treasure at the top. Although we mapped it from the house, you’ll take a tuk tuk to where you turn off from the dirt road to start hiking toward the white cross on the top of the...

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San Antonio Cuajimoloyas to San Isidro Llano Grande - Pueblos Mancomonucados

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Hiking

craig ritchie

Distance

6.69mi

Elevation +

774f

TrailRank

28| 5.0

It might seem like you’re on the wrong path once you make the second road crossing but this is the route to take if you want to avoid walking alongside it for the final section into Llano Grande. No real views of any ...

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San José - San Mateo

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Trail Running

kilómetros para el mundo

Distance

11.68mi

Elevation +

2421f

TrailRank

27

San José del Pacífico is a small mountain village, located 140K away from Oaxaca, and it's 2.400m above the sea level. In this track we started in our accommodation, Pensión Rubí, and turned right. In the first junctio...

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San José - San Mateo YT

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Trail Running

kilómetros para el mundo

Distance

9.07mi

Elevation +

1631f

TrailRank

27

San José del Pacífico is a small mountain village, located 140K away from Oaxaca, and it's 2.400m above the sea level. In this track we started in our accommodation, Pensión Rubí, and turned right. In the first junctio...

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Apoala Mirador Trail

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Hiking

Packing up the Pieces

Distance

2.19mi

Elevation +

1302f

TrailRank

27

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This adventure trail passes by two different viewpoint. Once you reach the road, either hitch a ride back into town, or follow the road back to Apoala. This trail is not very well marked once you hit the first view...

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Cerro Picacho

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Hiking

Packing up the Pieces

Distance

3.54mi

Elevation +

1188f

TrailRank

27

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The sacred and lovely climb up Cerro Picacho from Teotitlan del Valle Entrance Fee: $25 pesos ($1.25 USD), Purchase tickets from the Museo Comunitario in the center of town For more tips and tricks, visit the link ...

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Oaxaca - Ocotlán (MEX)

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Off Road

ridox

Distance

20.70mi

Elevation +

620f

TrailRank

26

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This is very nice town because there is a church and a Dominican convent, restored by a painter of this town named Rodolfo Morales. The detailed shadows in the fresco made it by this painter makes the church so beautiful...

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Llano Grande lookout loop

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Hiking

wjwagner

Distance

5.60mi

Elevation +

1486f

TrailRank

26

This was a beautiful first hike with a couple of nice views. We made a couple of wrong turns and had to backtrack.

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San José del Pacífico

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Trail Running

kilómetros para el mundo

Distance

10.21mi

Elevation +

2480f

TrailRank

26

San José del Pacífico is a small mountain village, located 140K away from Oaxaca, and it's 2.400m above the sea level. In this track we started in our accommodation, Pensión Rubí, and turned right. In the first junctio...

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