Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu and Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a
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Recorded distance
172 km
Riding-time estimate
3 h 08
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A 172 km round trip from Rodeo - roughly 3 h 08 in the saddle. On the way it passes Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza, Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a and back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,800 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza.
2. Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza
Nazas is a small town on the river of the same name in the north of the state of Durango, where the Sierra Madre Occidental gives way to the high, dry basins of the Mexican interior. It sits on the route of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the old royal road that ran north from Mexico City to Santa Fe, carrying silver, mercury, goods and settlers for nearly three centuries. A group of its historic buildings, around the main square and church, was included in the UNESCO listing of the Camino Real in 2010.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza comes up 40 km in. 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.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu to Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza
Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu → Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza to Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a
Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza → Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a to back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza
Stretch of the Camino Real between Nazas a → back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza to Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu
back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza → Chapel of the former hacienda of La Inmacu is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.