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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515 km from Cuencamé de Ceniceros to Cuencamé de Ceniceros, about 7 h 47 of riding. It goes by way of Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza, Mine of Ojuela and back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,850 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
Cuencamé is a small town in the semi-desert of eastern Durango, on the old Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, and it is known throughout northern Mexico for its devotion to the Cristo de Mapimí, a crucifix that is venerated in a sanctuary in the town. The image, according to tradition, was brought here in the colonial period after miracles attributed to it, and each year pilgrims arrive from across the region to pray and give thanks. The town's temples, including the parish church and the sanctuary, are part of the UNESCO listing of the Camino Real. They are simple, solid buildings, with thick walls designed to resist the heat, and their interiors are filled with offerings, candles and the quiet murmur of prayer.
Read the complete Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo write-up.
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Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo is where the day begins. Next is 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.
Read the complete Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza write-up.
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Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza comes up about 73 km into the recorded legs. Next is Mine of Ojuela.
The suspension bridge at Ojuela is the first thing most visitors see, and it hangs across a canyon in the desert of Durango like something out of a Western. Built in 1898 by the firm of the Roebling family, the engineers behind the Brooklyn Bridge, it spans about three hundred metres and carries the old mine track across the gorge to the entrance of the Ojuela mine. For years the bridge was in a bad state, and it has been restored for walkers, though you should cross carefully and listen to the guides.
Read the complete Mine of Ojuela write-up.
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about 257 km into the recorded legs you reach Mine of Ojuela. Next is back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza, late in the day. Next is Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo. That is the ride.
Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo → Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza is 73 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza → Mine of Ojuela is 184 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Mine of Ojuela → back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza is 184 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Architectonic ensemble of the Town of Naza → Temples in the town of Cuencamé and Cristo is 73 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.