Cofre de Perote Summit loop from Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote o Nauhcampatépetl

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Mexico

Veracruz

Cofre de Perote Summit loop from Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote o Nauhcampatépetl

Hard

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Cofre de Perote Summit loop from Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote o Nauhcampatépetl

01:55

5.41km

310m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.35 km for 43 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

669 m

Parque Nacional Cofre de Perote Information Map

Highlight • Rest Area

1.71 km

Espinazo del Diablo Stairway, Cofre de Perote

Highlight • Structure

This is a narrow made made stairway on an airy rocky ridge line on the way up to Cofre de Perote. You can walk up the road but this is …

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2.34 km

Cofre de Perote Summit

Highlight • Summit

Cofre de Perote, also known by its Nahuatl names Naupa-Tecutépetl (from Nāuhpa-Tēuctēpetl) and Nauhcampatépetl, both meaning something like "Place of Four Mountain" or "Mountain of the Lord of Four Places", …

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5.41 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.26 km

2.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.73 km

2.65 km