CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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A 235 km round trip from La Presa - roughly 4 h 32 in the saddle. On the way it passes Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos, Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for, Town of Pinos and back through Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 2,300 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.
On the high plains where Jalisco meets Aguascalientes, the village of Ciénega de Mata gathers around the remains of what was once one of the largest haciendas in New Spain. In the colonial period, the estate covered an enormous territory, with cattle, sheep and horses grazing over a territory measured in leagues rather than fields, and its owners were among the most powerful families of the region. The surviving buildings, including a chapel and parts of the main house and its walls, are listed as part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the great colonial road that linked Mexico City with the far north. Haciendas like this were the backbone of the colonial economy, supplying food, animals and shelter to the endless traffic of the road.
Read the complete Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata write-up.
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Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata is where the day begins. Next is Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos.
Ojuelos de Jalisco lies on the high, dry plateau where Jalisco meets Aguascalientes, Zacatecas and Guanajuato, at over two thousand metres, a land of grassland, nopal cactus, mesquite and wide horizons. The town owes its existence to the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the royal road that carried silver north from the mines of Zacatecas and supplies from Mexico City, eventually reaching all the way to Santa Fe in what is now New Mexico. UNESCO listed a series of sites along the road in 2010, including the historic ensemble of Ojuelos.
Read the complete Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos write-up.
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Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos comes up about 37 km into the recorded legs. Next is Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for.
On the high plateau of southern Zacatecas, close to the border with San Luis Potosí, the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro passed through a dry landscape of grassland, yucca and nopal cactus, linking Mexico City with the silver mines of the north. Haciendas grew up along the way, and the former Hacienda of San Nicolás de Quijas, with its chapel dedicated to San Nicolás Tolentino, is one of the sites inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2010 as part of the royal road. The chapel, with its simple façade, bell gable and adobe walls, stands in a small village surrounded by fields and open range.
Read the complete Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for write-up.
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about 90 km into the recorded legs you reach Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for. Next is Town of Pinos.
Pinos was a silver town before most of Mexico had towns at all. Founded in the late sixteenth century, after silver was found in the hills, it grew into an important mining centre on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the royal road that ran north from Mexico City toward Santa Fe in New Mexico, carrying silver south and supplies and settlers north. The town is part of the UNESCO listing of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, and it is also a designated Pueblo Mágico, with colonial churches, cobbled streets and old mining buildings.
Read the complete Town of Pinos write-up.
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Town of Pinos, about halfway. Next is back through Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for sits at 149 km, about halfway. Next is back through Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos comes up about 199 km into the recorded legs. Next is Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata closes the day.
Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata → Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos → Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for → Town of Pinos is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Town of Pinos → back through Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Chapel of San Nicolás Tolentino of the for → back through Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos is 53 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Historic ensemble of the Town of Ojuelos → Former hacienda of Ciénega de Mata is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.