Cave of Las Mulas de Molino and Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a
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Recorded distance
392 km
Riding-time estimate
7 h 49
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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From Esfuerzos Unidos it runs 392 km to Esfuerzos Unidos; allow about 7 h 49 of riding. On the way it passes Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu, Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a and back through Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,400 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Cave of Las Mulas de Molino
It is a land of long flat valleys, mesquite and thorn scrub, adobe villages, dry creek beds and low blue ranges on the horizon, with the Sierra Madre Occidental rising to the west.
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Planning note
Cave of Las Mulas de Molino is where the day begins. Next is Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu.
2. Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu
Out in the dry heart of northern Mexico, among the creosote bushes and distant mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, stand the ruins and chapels of old haciendas, great estates that shaped the history of the country. The chapel at the former Hacienda de la Inmaculada Concepción in Durango is one of them, a small whitewashed church standing in an empty landscape, with a bell tower and a simple interior built for the workers who lived and laboured on the estate. A hacienda was a world of its own, with a main house, a granary, a store, stables, workers' homes and a chapel, and the owners often held enormous areas, producing cattle, cotton, maize or minerals.
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Planning note
Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu comes up about 110 km into the recorded legs. Next is Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a.
3. Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a
For nearly three centuries, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was the royal road linking Mexico City with Santa Fe in New Mexico, a route some 2,600 kilometres long that carried silver south and settlers, missionaries, soldiers and goods north. In the state of Durango, it crossed a vast semi-desert of scrub, cactus and rocky hills, and the stretch between Nazas and San Pedro del Gallo is one of the sections inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2010. Along the road, haciendas, chapels and waystations grew up wherever water could be found.
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Planning note
about 194 km into the recorded legs you reach Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a. Next is back through Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu.
4. back through Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Cave of Las Mulas de Molino. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Cave of Las Mulas de Molino to Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu
Cave of Las Mulas de Molino → Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu is 110 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu to Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a
Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu → Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a is 84 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a to back through Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu
Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a → back through Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu is 87 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu to Cave of Las Mulas de Molino
back through Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu → Cave of Las Mulas de Molino is 110 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.