|
MILE |
DESCRIPTION |
|
0.0 |
Bridge across arroyo Camuchin in
Batopilas |
|
0.2 |
Turn right just before the Rastro
Municipal and go steeply uphill winding past various homes |
|
4.1 |
Road from Satevo enters from the left |
|
5.3 |
Puerto Batopilas, the high point on
the road, off in the distance is the Pueblo of Rodeo deep in the valley |
|
7.3 |
Rancho Tempisque, just a few homes, no
services |
|
8.8 |
Rancho La Casita, the house on the
right sometimes has soft drinks |
|
10.6 |
Cross Arroyo Cochote |
|
11.7 |
Cross small arroyo above Rodeo |
|
12.3 |
El Pueblo of Rodeo, school on the
right, small store on the left |
|
14.3 |
Enter small arroyo, follow it for
about a tenth of a mile then climb out on the left |
|
15.1 |
Rancho Viejo |
|
16.6 |
Minor intersection, go to left |
|
19.5 |
Pass small ranchito |
|
19.8 |
In a large arroyo, the road splits, go
straight ahead and climb out of the arroyo on the road less traveled. The
road to the left crosses the Rio Batopilas to San Ignacio where there is a
small store and a few houses. |
|
23.3 |
Pass some houses on the right, the Rio
Batopilas will be on the left |
|
23.9 |
San Isidro (check name), go to the
right and pass above the school climbing uphill. |
|
30.1 |
Arrive at the Rio
Urique ford after crossing a mountain pass. If there is any doubt on water
level, walk the ford before crossing. Shift into 4WD before entering the
ford |
|
30.6 |
Fence line, open the gate and go
through, the road to the left just before the gate goes to a small
ranchito. |
|
32.0 |
Another fence, open the gate and pass
through. You will soon start climbing a steep road over a pass |
|
33.8 |
Turn left to go to Casa Colorado and
Tubares, site of a well known 17th century mission that attended the Tubar
Indians. Although in ruins, the mission is worth visiting. To get there
cross the long foot bridge over the Rio Fuerte |
|
34.1 |
Leaving Casa Colorado take the right
leg of the “Y” to get back on the road. |
|
34.8 |
Arroyo, road may split here and rejoin
in a few hundred feet |
|
35.0 |
Go right at the intersection, a left
turn goes to La Misión |
|
35.8 |
Pass small ranchito of La Placita |
37.5
38.0 |
Both right turns go right to the large
gold mine at Sauzal, forecast to have 300 workers by 2004 |
|
50.7 |
Now-defunct lead and zinc mine at
Piedras Verdes, worth stopping and taking a look at the famous green
rocks. |
|
51.7 |
Several buildings which were the mine
headquarters and workshops |
|
52.0 |
Pueblo of Piedras Verdes with several
small stores, gasoline is often available at the store on the left |
55.2
55.3 |
Right turns enter town of Cieniguita,
the road then continues onto Reforma and to the Huites dam where a ferry
may be operational to transfer vehicles across the dam to the road
continuing to El Fuerte |
|
58.3 |
Tascatosa, Road to right (over the
shoulder) goes to San Pablo(?) |
|
66.0 |
Pueblo of La Mesa de Arturo |
|
66.2 |
Go straight, road to right goes to the
county seat of Urique in the bottom of the canyon. |
|
73.4 |
Congratulations! You have reached the
Crucero in Cerocahui. Turn right at the “T” intersection to go to the Oso |
|
75.5 |
Hotel Paraiso del Oso, you’ve earned
your hot shower and welcome cocktail |
