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Pico del Agua, Santa Catarina

Reserva Natural Cerro de las Mitras

Zone: Cerro de las Mitras guide

Elevation gain
2428 ft
Distance
3.7 mi
Time
4 h
Altitude
4921 ft

Pico del Agua is the most accessible summit of Cerro de las Mitras. This trail offers views of the entire metropolitan area.

Warnings

Watch out for cliffs!
Snakes — stay alert!
Difficulty: physical 4 of 10, technical B (A–G), sun exposure II of III

Packing List

How to get there

Trailhead Access

The start of the route is in the San Pedro 400 neighborhood. To get to this neighborhood from the center, we have to go all the way along Constitution Avenue until it merges with Diaz Ordaz Avenue. Arriving at the intersection with Av Corregidora, we turn north (towards the hill). Soon after, we turned left at Av Manuel Clouthier. A couple of blocks later, we turn right on Avenida División del Norte (Platino Street). After Vista Montaña Park there is Batallones Rojos Street, where we turn right. From here, we can start looking for parking, since the space at the beginning of the sidewalk is very small. The beginning of the village is on Pedro Reyes Zúñiga street.

Parking Information

There may be space for one or two cars at the beginning of the sidewalk, but the recommendation is to park in the Vista Montaña park to avoid any conflict with the neighbors, since the space on that street is very small.

Trail Overview

Definitely, there are not many variants on this route and the GPS signal is good, so the route to follow is quite clear. At the beginning there are two routes where one of them contains a lot of thorns, make sure you take the clearer path. There is also little sign along the road, only some stones are marked with arrows.

What to Expect on the Trail

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Physical Effort 4

Elevation Gain

740 m

Total Distance (Out & back)

6 km

Total Time

4 h

Max Elevation

1500 m a.s.l.

Based on our nomenclature, this is a level 4 route since there are almost 750m of positive slope on a route of approximately 2.4 km in length (climbing). Level 4 of physical difficulty covers a range of 600m and 800m of positive slope.

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