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Trail Details

Nevado de Toluca

Área de protección de Flora y Fauna Nevado de Toluca, Toluca

1057 m

23 km

8 h 30 m

4631 msnm

Unique semicraters with crystal clear lagoons called “The Sun” and “The Moon” from the top you can see beautiful landscapes with different colors of earth.

Warnings

Precipicios
Basura
Casco
Chorreaderos
Escalar
ExposicionSolar
Hipotermia
LamparaObligatoria
ProhibidoFogata
Puntear
Servicio

Level

i
Dificultad de ruta

Packing List

How to get there

Trailhead Access

It is located 43 kilometers southwest of the City of Toluca, and is reached by the Toluca-Sultepec highway, passing the town of Raíces with a detour to the volcano, covering 18 kilometers of dirt road to the top.

Parking Information

The Nevado de Toluca park has a large and secure car park, this time we were not charged for the entrance to the parking lot.

Fees & Park Hours

If you want to go up the dirt road in a van, you will have to pay $50 to go down about 800 meters before reaching the lagoons.

Trail Overview

The route layout is initially quite recognizable in the tourist area of Lagunas del Sol y de la Luna, however, higher-level routes or routes that reach a summit are usually not as visible, so it is advisable to always be accompanied by a guide or someone who knows the way and also carry a Wikiloc.

Recommended Gear

Shard staffs Extra battery If there is snow: crampons and ice axes lamp Thermal blanket Emergency whistle First Aid Kit

What to Expect on the Traili
Physical Effort 6

Elevation Gain

1057 m

Total Distance (Out & back)

23 km

Total Time

8 h 30 m

Max Elevation

4631 msnm

According to our nomenclature, the physical difficulty of this route would be considered level 6, because along the route there are approximately 1,000 meters of slope climbing and there are climbs greater than 40 degrees of inclination.

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