0.0

   Hotel Paraiso del Oso

     2.1

   The Crucero in Cerocahui. Turn left at the intersection and go across bridge.

     9.3

   Follow road straight, road to left goes to the county seat of Urique in the bottom of the canyon.

     9.5

   Pueblo of La Mesa de Arturo

    17.2

Tascatosa, keep to the right, road to left goes to San Pablo(?)

    20.2

    20.3

    Go Straight (keep slightly to left).  The next two 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

     23.5

    Pueblo of Piedras Verdes with several small stores. You will come to a downhill intersection with a crossroads and perhaps one other road entering, just keep going straight and downhill. Gasoline is often available just past the intersection at the store on the right.

     23.8

   Several buildings which were the mine headquarters and workshops

     24.8

   Operational lead and zinc mine at Piedras Verdes, worth stopping and taking a look at the famous green rocks. Pass through the mine area and keep to the right taking the road which goes steeply downhill. After about 500 feet go straight at a major intersection. Do not go to right, several miles down is another new intersection, continue straight here as well--even though the natural inclination is to go right.

     37.5

     38.0

    Both left turns go to the large gold mine at Sauzal, this mine is heavily protected with armed guards. During good weather you may be able to pass through the mine area and take a river road that eventually leads to Batopilas.

     39.7

    Pass small ranchito of La Placita

     40.5

    Go left at the intersection, straight goes to La Misión

     40.7

    Arroyo, the road may split here and rejoin in a few hundred feet

     41.4

    Entering Casa Colorado go straight,  do not take the road merging from the left leg of the “Y”. At Casa Colorado and Tubares,  is the site of a well known 17th century mission that attended the Tubar Indians. Although in ruins, the mission is worth visiting. The Sauzal mine has constructed a bridge over the Rio Fuerte and the new road to Chiox.

     41.7

Turn right leaving Casa Colorado and Tubares

     54.3

Realito, a former mining town. Ruins of the town church are worth visiting. It was built by the miner and tierrateniente Bernardo Garcia and dedicated to his patron saint, San Bernado in July 1901, in time for the saint's day on 20 August. Garcia once owned all the land from Realito to Descanso on the Chihuahua Pacific Railroad. People who worked on this land had to pay him rent. He was a shareholder in the famous Lluvia de Oro (Rain of Gold) mine.

     58.1

    Ranchito of Chorro. WARNING: Keep moving, do not stop here.

     69.7

    Pueblo of El Saucito on right alongside an arroyo

     76.4

    Small pueblo of Saucilo

    76.7

"T" intersection, left is the best way to Choix but we were told that a right will also get one there, probably by passing some of the pueblos near lake Huites. A store at this intersection has cold drinks and snacks.

    79.8

   Small pueblo, we did not get the name.

    88.1

   Another pueblo whose name we missed.

    88.5

   Cross Road, go straight

    96.2

   Pass Ranchito de Islas

    96.9

   Paved road! Go left to Choix, right goes to the dam at Huites

    99.1

  Tower in the center of Choix. The first gasoline station on the route is on the far side of Chiox (note: you may bypass the tower)

    134.7

   El Fuerte

    181.7

   Los Mochis

    196.7

   Topolobampo