Hidalgo state route 53

Hidalgo state route 53 or Road to San Clemente is a very scenic drive at the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains in Hidalgo state. The road is particulary dangerous for its steep grade inclinations, some hairpinned curves, bad road conditions and dramatically changes of elevation.

Hidalgo state route 53

The road often offers incredible views of mountain, cliffs and canyons with a lush tropical vegetation at bottom and some pine forest at higher elevation that in some places blocks the great views. Starting at La Victoria (elevation 2.230 masl), the road goes up to a maximum elevation of 2.480 masl near La Victoria and dramatically descends into a canyon and a town called Tenango de Doria, where the road misses its original route in town, where you must pass the town by doing some turn in the streets that leads you to the original road route which goes down again to Rio Pantepec canyon. Near San Clemente the road reaches an elevation of 610 masl.
Road suggested by: Eblem Torres

 

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