Trekking and hiking

If you are looking for a real contact with nature, trails in the Sierra Gorda are the best option for you; here the options are as diverse as the ecosystems of the region, and we offer to you routes since easy levels to experts. We have the ideal trip for everybody… since an easy walk trough river Jalpan or the cave of Got (in the village or Rio Adentro) until the trekking to cueva del agua (the water cave) or a descent to “El Crater” in Tancoyol

Each site in Sierra Gorda offers a different landscape, so in every trip you could do a different route.

Suggestions:
River Jalpan
Cueva del Puente de Dios (bridge of Got Cave)
Eco-champs, here they offer different routes
Santa María River Canyon

MTB

Road our ways in mountain bike, in Jalpan we have a lot of routs since amateurs until experts.

Ask for the route of four days whose trip is done trough three municipalities in the north of Sierra Gorda.

If you don’t want to bring your own bicycle, you can rent one here.

Suggestions:
Jalpan Dam and Cueva del Puente de Dios (Bridge of Got Cave)
Antique road to Tancama.

Wildlife watching

For enjoying Nature and practice wildlife watching we recommend you to visit the Jalpan Dam, this place was added to the Ramsar List in 2004, here you can watch birds, small mammals and the most representative fauna of this region.

Fishing, boats and kayak

Apart of being an excellent place for bird watching, the Dam is also the perfect place for sport fishing.

Organized groups in Mundo Acuatico Park offer some services; fish’s sale is one option, also you can rent a boat or kayak if you want to know the more remote places of the dam and watch birds and turtles.

Caves

Cueva del Puente De Dios
This is an interesting cave of great longitude that is crossed by the river which forms the Jalpan Dam. This place is located 3 kilometers/2 miles from Jalpan by the way to the dam. It was the scenario of an antique legend known as: Meco Lucas

Cueva de la Diosa Cachum
Before conquer and evangelization, in this cave was beloved Cachum Goddess: a Pame divinity that symbolized mother of sun, rain and good harvest. It is located 10 kilometers from Jalpan, in the town of Tancama.

Cueva del Aguacate
Two kilometers from the municipal head in Jalpan, it is located the community of Malila, which houses a treasure less known… an impressive cave that is called “Cueva del aguacate” this name was given because is an avocado tree that makes the reference of the place.

Cueva del Diablo
This cave is located 8 km from Jalpan in the town of Carrizal de los Sanchez, has between 6 and 7 meters long and 5 meters high, its name comes from an old legend.