Atajo (Descenso)
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 1,320 ft
- climb
- 14,293 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Atajo (Descenso) is an out-and-back trail, 1.1 miles each way (2.2 miles round trip) in Puebla, Mexico, inside Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba. It runs between about 13,370 ft and 14,290 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,120 ft of climbing one way. It is a mountain path with steeper and uneven sections, so wear proper hiking shoes. The nearest town is Santa Cruz Texmalaquilla, about 3.9 miles north of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cerro Colorado, Sierra Negra and Pico de Orizaba. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Photo: panza.rayada, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Pico de Orizaba: Cara Sur (South Route)
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Photo: David Tuggy (http://www.sil.org/~tuggyd/Pix/PixEnglish.htm), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)Sierra Negra
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Atajo (Descenso) for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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