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    Looking for the best backpacking in Mexico? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Mexico. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.

    Top Backpacking Spots in and near Mexico

    • Carretera Internacional, Mexico

      Explore El Aguacero

      El Aguacero is the most mystical waterfall-filled canyon you’ve ever seen. Imagine Zion National Park and Havasupai with lush green jungle. Now imagine a canyon with 724 steps that switchback down to the canyon floor, where a warm water river is running below. Once at the bottom, the canyon walls...
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    • Hidalgo, Mexico

      Big Wall Climbing El Potrero Chico

      5.0
      El Potrero Chico (“Little Corral”) is located north of Monterrey, in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, just under two miles outside of the small town of Hidalgo. A straight drive down I-35 from San Antonio TX through Laredo totaling around 5.5 hours this can be done in a short three day weekend. A...
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    • Amecameca, Mexico

      Climb the Iztaccihuatl Volcano

      5.0
      6 mi / 4140 ft gain
      To reach the Izta-Popo National Park from the city of Puebla, you will have to drive 31 miles on the open road to "Paso de Cortés" towards San Nicolás de los ranchos. Once in the National Park, you have to register and pay 32 pesos. After you are registered you can drive 4.5 miles to "La joyita" ...
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    • Parque Nacional Cumbres Sierra Nevada, Mexico

      Hiking to Cumbre de las Nubes/La Bufa

      This hike starts at Presa "El Llano" (El Llano Dam), to get to "El Llano" Dam, you'll have to take a bus from El Rosario metro station (subway station), or get there by car. Once you're there you can ask for directions to get to La Bufa. The National Park has very few signs and directions, so you...
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    • Ciudad de México, Mexico

      Hiking to Chichinautzin Volcano

      This hike is really easy to reach from Mexico City. The departure point is a really small roadside town. From there, you can start many different hikes, but one of my favorites is the one that goes to the top of Chichinautzin. You can get to this town only by the freeway Mexico-Cuernavaca. Once ...
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