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Sat, Feb 11
|Oaxaca de Juárez
Hike - Huayapam
Two options are offered for this hike, a choice between a moderate and a difficult hike
Time & Location
Feb 11, 2023, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Oaxaca de Juárez, 17°04'01.6"N 96°43'09.8"W
About the event
About the Hike:
In sheer number of participants, our Huayapam hike is one of the most popular of the season because there are two hikes – one moderate, the other more challenging (see maps below) – taking place at the same time. Those wishing a pleasant stroll through the countryside through gently rolling terrain may opt for the easier hike. People wanting a more invigorating trek in the hill country nearby should choose the difficult option. Both hikes cover about the same distance and start and end at the same time. At the conclusion of both, everyone will rendezvous at the cluster of restaurants on the shore of one of the lakes nearby for a pleasant lunch before heading back to Oaxaca.
Additional Costs: Both hiking groups will rendezvous for lunch at one of the pleasant restaurants on the lakeshore (not included in ticket fee)
Difficult option: On this, the first of two simultaneous hikes on the same day, we will scramble up the steep hillside on the north side of Huayapam on an old jeep road littered with loose rocks, cross over a ridge, then make a long, gradual descent to the two lakes which provide water for the towns of Huayapam and Tlalixtac. The uphill section will certainly challenge your cardiovascular system! As with the easier outing (below), this is hiking for its own sake; fun, but with an edge!
Distance: 6.4 Km (4.0 Mi) / Elevation change: 232 M (762 Ft) up & 287 M (943 Ft) down / Type: point to point / Trail: rough jeep road & footpaths / Exposure: full sun / Rating: difficult
Moderate option: This second of two simultaneous hikes originating in Huayapam, a small village near Oaxaca favored by many resident expats, is a moderate stroll along dirt roads and single track hiking trails that link with San Luis Beltran and San Felipe del Agua. There are some pleasant views of the Oaxaca Valley along the way on this out-and-back walk through rolling terrain, but nothing of historical or cultural interest. This is hiking for its own sake. Both hiking groups will rendezvous for lunch at one of the pleasant restaurants on the lakeshore.
Distance: 6.4 Km (4.0 Mi) / Elevation change: 116 meters (381 feet) gain & loss / Type: out & back / Trail: dirt road & footpaths / Exposure: full sun / Rating: moderate
Time frame: 9:00 Lending Library / 10:00 both hikes start from church in Huayapam / 12:00 both hikes end / 12:15 lunch at lakeside restaurants / 1:30 board buses for return / 2:30 return Lending Library.
Tickets
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