Toluca

Entering the Nevada de Toluca National Park, follow the windy road toward the crater rim. There will be a small parking lot on your left which offers a state-run hut for acclimating, although if you've spent time in Mexico City you should have no problem completing this hike in 1 day.The hike begins by following the well worn path down to Laguna de la Luna. From here enjoy the sights and make y...

There are plenty of hiking (and mtn biking) paths that you can take around the convent, but on this adventure we really only saw the Ex Convent itself. The park is good for an entire day trip or weekend trip though (there's camping too). Getting there: Car is the easiest way (if you have a rental or your own).  Otherwise there are options to take a taxi or bus (consult Lonely Planet for details...

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 have to be very careful not to lose track of where you're going. But that makes a great adventure. ...

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 you're there, take the only street that takes you to the superhighway (running parallel to the freew...