Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, Santa Catarina
332 m
5 km
2 h 30 m
1053 msnm
A short walk inside the La Huasteca Natural Park, about 20 minutes from the main entrance, you reach the beautiful San Bartolo Canyon.
The beginning of this route is located inside the “La Huasteca” Natural Park, approximately 20 minutes from the entrance by driving, you pass the Pico Horcones parking lot and the Guitarritas detour until you reach the “La Ramona” farm, surrounded by many other farms and settlements.
Once you arrive at the farm conglomerate, it would only be a matter of locating a large parking lot adjacent to the Santa Catarina River belonging to one of the farms where permission to park is granted, you just have to keep in mind that the parking lot is not paved and consists only of ball-like rocks.
The route is completely visible to the hiker, marked by slats and gravels, and remains clean for most of the year due to its high traffic.
CONSIDER ONLY IF YOU PLAN TO VISIT THE CAVES: As additional equipment for visiting the San Bartolo Caves, it is recommended to carry a flashlight or headlamp with extra batteries, helmet and knee pads and/or elbow pads (optional) because in some part it is necessary to crawl.
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Elevation Gain
332 m
Total Distance (Out & back)
5 km
Total Time
2 h 30 m
Max Elevation
1053 msnm
According to our nomenclature, this route is classified with a level of physical difficulty of grade 2, which means that it does not have a slope greater than 300 meters high and the completion of the entire route would not take more than 2 and a half hours.