3.2km
Total Distance
180m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 3.2 km walk with about 170 m of climbing from below Real de Catorce west to the viewpoint on the Cerro del Quemado at about 2,880 m. The hill is a sacred site of the Wixárika (Huichol) people, the ceremonial centre where their pilgrimages to Wirikuta culminate. Real de Catorce is a former silver mining town of under 1,000 residents, long a pilgrimage site for Catholics and Huichol shamans.

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate