|
Mile |
Description |
| 0.0 |
Pemex station on south side of Creel |
| 1.0 |
Right turn marked for San Rafael |
| 17.1 |
Pass Pitorreal turnoff - continue straight |
| 28.0 |
Continue straight -
left turn goes to Divisadero, the Posada Barrancas train station, and the
Tarahumara Mansion Hotel. |
| 31.0 |
Turn right |
| 34.7 |
Asphalt pavement ends,
concrete pavement continues to railroad crossing. |
| 34.9 |
Straight across railroad tracks at San Rafael |
| 38.9 |
Turn right - "low road" continues left here.
The low road is more scenic but use caution during the rainy season. Drop
down 6 rows for the low road option road log. |
| 39.4 |
Road stops climbing (~7840' elevation) |
| 42.0 |
Turn left by a small group of houses |
| 58.8 |
Turn left - Bahuichivo is visible on the left |
| 59.1 |
Low road rejoins here - continue straight |
| 59.6 |
Cross railroad tracks at Bahuichivo train station |
|
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LOW ROAD OPTION
ROAD LOG |
| 0.0 |
At mile
38.9 reset your odometer to zero at the intersection then turn left onto
the low road. |
| 1.6 |
Continue
past left turn to La Laja and Hostal Guitayvo |
| 4.1 |
Railroad
crossing |
| 4.5 |
First
bridge over the Arroyo Cuiteco (in this part of the road streams are
known as Arroyos) all bridges and fords will be on this same arroyo
between here and Bahuichivo |
| 5.4 |
Manzano
bridge |
| 5.8 |
Enter
scenic Canyon |
| 6.1 |
Cueva de
los Dragones (Cave of the Dragons), the black stains on the rock are
desert varnish. |
| 7.2 |
Cueva del
Veneno (Venomous Cave) |
| 7.8 |
Small
bridge over a side stream. A trail up this stream leads to a low but
beautiful waterfall and is a good place for lunch |
| 8.3 |
Dramatic
view of railroad trestle on right |
| 8.9 |
Canyon
opens |
| 10.0 |
Ruins of
the roalroad camp of Orivo. Remains of many historic buildings were
destroyed when a baseball field was built here in spring, 2006. |
| 10.8 |
School,
Church, and a junction with the road to Churo (this road is really
rough and may not be passable by full-size vehicles, get local
information before taking it). |
| 11.0 |
Lookout
built in 2005 offers a beautiful view of the Cuiteco railroad trestle
and a good place to sit and relax |
| 11.3 |
Cuiteco
Hotel, on the left is the only monument to American
Albert Kinsey Owens, the founder of the colony at Topolobampo and an
early visionary of the railroad. |
| 12.5 |
Pass under
the train tracks (here is a good place for taking photographs of the
train coming out of a tunnel and passing over a bridge but getting into
position on the far side of the bridge requires some scrambling.) |
| 12.7 |
Keep to
the left at a minor junction where the road splits for a km or so |
| 13.2 |
The last
of three river remaining stream fords, all others have been bridged |
| 16.2 |
Bridge
made out of train rails |
| 16.2 |
Junction,
turn left to Bahuichivo Train Station. |
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