The people of Tlanichico celebrated their town’s patron feast day with a three-day fiesta October 17-19, 2025. Since they had put so much effort into organizing the feria, our Sunday ride group felt it was only fitting we stop by there for brunch. Mostly blue skies and moderate temperatures made for excellent cycling weather. The round trip covered 47.8 kms (29.7 miles) on mostly flat terrain with no hills to speak of, utilizing a combination of city streets, asphalt highways and unpaved country roads.
Category: Countryside
Countryside, GPS, MTBing, Photos, Uncategorized
Diaz Ordaz and Yagul
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Expecting to ride trails in Llano Grande, four riders shuttled into the mountains only to find the weather cold and drizzly. Delicate as they are, the riders decided to do a short out and back from Diaz Ordaz to Yagul instead. A rocky ride along a river bed followed by well packed sandy trails took us into the valley around the Yagul reserve. The group encountered several caves, ancient rock art, spiny single track, finger wagging officials and herds of animals. A nice ride leaving the group wanting more miles and more time in the saddle.
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Presas of San Lorenzo Cacaotepec
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This is an unusually challenging route for the Sunday morning bike group. While the total distance of 28.2 miles traveled is rather typical, the numerous steep hill climbs on loose and rocky roads, with some sketchy single track on top of that, gives this outing a difficulty rating of 3 or 4 out of 5. The weather was ideal and the scenery quite nice, with a stop at the ruins of an old monastery in Cacaotepec as an added bonus. The map shown below is incomplete, as the battery on my GPS unit gave out well before the end of our journey. Extrapolating from the data that was recorded, the round trip distance should amount to 28.2 miles (45.4 kms), with an elevation gain and loss of around 1300 feet (396 meters). There were four newcomers to the group today, a welcome addition which brought the total number of participants to fifteen. The lunch stop at the market in Cacaotepec was particularly festive, with lots of beer and mezcal consumed. A good time was had by all.
Countryside, Foothills, GPS, Mountains, MTBing, Photos
San Baltazar Guelavila II
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Another visit to the hill country surrounding San Baltazar Guelavila. Larry, Dhruba, Jeff and Memo were led today by a local guide, Emanuel, on a nearly twenty mile (31 km) lollipop loop ride. Lots of ups and downs on this route, with a total of 2349 feet (716 meters) elevation gain and loss. Gorgeous scenery along the way, with a stop at Las Salinas to hike a short distance in the slot canyon to a small waterfall.
Lunch afterwards at El Milenario restaurant in Tule on the way home.
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Cascada of Mazaltepec
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There is a charming waterfall in the hills to the west of Santo Tomas Mazaltepec which was the destination for this Sunday group ride in mid-June 2025. Thirteen riders took part in the outing, which was accomplished under overcast skies with occasional light drizzle. The final eight-tenths of a kilometer (.5 mile) of the footpath to the cascada presents a challenge for hikers and is not suitable for bikes; cyclists are advised to stash their mounts along the trail when the going gets rough and continue on foot.
