Acatichico

Acatachico Ultimo aggiornamento: 09.11.2024 da Max H.
Regione: Jalisco
Sottoregione: Acatic
Città: Acatic
v4 a1 II
2h45
30min
2h
15min
x
55m
2x60m, 1x30m
5
Auto necessaria
Specialità:
§ Chargeable
Valutazione:
★★★★★
2.5 (1)
Info:
★★★
2 (1)
Belay:
★★★
1 (1)
Sintesi:
A few rappels and walking with less water, nice hotsprings nearby, 150pesos for entry.
Sintesi:
A few rappels and walking with less water, nice hotsprings nearby, 150pesos for entry.
Accesso:
You drive to the town of Acatic, then continue following the GPS point to „Rancho Venado“ where you pay 150pesos per person for the access to the road/hotsprings. From there you have two different options, one is drive a little further and park at the same road and do the car shuttle down to the bridge. The other probably better option would be to drive back from the ranch to the last crossing and go to the other approach parking. From there its probably much easier to reach the entry point as you can walk on farmer trails instead of the fields.
Avvicinamento (30 min):
Two options, the original approach was to get the GPS data and parking shortly after the farmhouse. Follow after the parking into the fields until you hit a small stream bed. Then follow this to the left until you come closer to the cliff. You then can use a lot of boulders to do bolder hopping for another 20min, then cross in grassland and over corn fields until you hit the entrance. A better approach would be probably (not done yet) to drive back from the ranch into town again and use the other access parking and see how far you could go on the road. Then follow there the obvious path to the edge. Do not follow the stream directly a its quite small and also in Grasland but try to reach the edge where the first drop is in the best available walking way.
Giro (2 h):
First rappel (about 30m) could need some proper bolting, for example handline and above the tree would be a solid option. Currently you have the choice of rusty bolts of better a tree on the left. Be careful to keep the water pipe next to the tree intact. Next rappel can be from a tree on the left or bolt on the right, maybe around 20m. Then some walking until the highest rappel (55m) is needed. There there are some bolts behind the edge, better option would be probably to do a handline plus hanging belay after the corner. Then for approx. 30min you walk in the river with smaller pools. Later you got a descent on the right hand side off a tree (5m) and shortly after that an 10m rappel from bolts on the left. Then maybe 5min after that the canyon can be exited on a path to the left (stone piles). If you do the other 10m descent after that you probably will get in trouble because then you need to do some river swimming for 4km or somehow climb up again, so the recommendation is to exit the canyon shortly after the first 10m on the left hand side.
Ritorno (15 min):
Exit the canyon and follow the obvious path back to the bridge, even it is first following the wring direction. In 10-15min you should be back at the car.

Coordinate:

Inizio del canyon
20.822541°, -102.941315°
DMS: 20° 49" 21.15', -103° 3" 31.26'

DM: 20° 49.352", -103° 3.521"

Google Maps
Drop in at the cliff
Fine del canyon
20.820743°, -102.950838°
DMS: 20° 49" 14.67', -103° 2" 56.98'

DM: 20° 49.245", -103° 2.95"

Google Maps
Exit a small trail to the left (stone pile)
Parcheggio in uscita
20.819973°, -102.951846°
DMS: 20° 49" 11.9', -103° 2" 53.35'

DM: 20° 49.198", -103° 2.889"

Google Maps
Park before the bridge
Parcheggio all'entrata
20.811241°, -102.930019°
DMS: 20° 48" 40.47', -103° 4" 11.93'

DM: 20° 48.674", -103° 4.199"

Google Maps
Maybe this is the „best“ approach parking to avoid the bush whacking (not tried yet)
Parcheggio all'entrata
20.811872°, -102.945127°
DMS: 20° 48" 42.74', -103° 3" 17.54'

DM: 20° 48.712", -103° 3.292"

Google Maps
„Old“ approach parking, not recommended
Punto di passaggio
20.806915°, -102.945493°
DMS: 20° 48" 24.9', -103° 3" 16.22'

DM: 20° 48.415", -103° 3.27"

Google Maps
Farm where you pay the entrance fee
Punto di passaggio
20.828476°, -102.962202°
DMS: 20° 49" 42.51', -103° 2" 16.07'

DM: 20° 49.709", -103° 2.268"

Google Maps
Hot Springs
Idrologia:
Seems to have low water level in general, no indications of flooding found.