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MexicoCiudad de México
Chapultepec Forest
Mexico City, Mexico

Chapultepec Forest

Length7.9 mi
Elev. Gain396.9 ft
Est. Steps18000
Park
Created by js_mendez

Chapultepec Forest Introduction

Chapultepec Forest is a 8 mile (18,000-step) route located near Mexico City, Mexico. This route has an elevation gain of about 396.9 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Chapultepec Forest

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Chapultepec Castle

Place
Chapultepec Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Chapultepec) is located on top of Chapultepec Hill. The name Chapultepec stems from the Nahuatl word chapoltepēc which means "at the grasshopper's hill". The castle has such unparalleled views and terraces that historian James F. Elton wrote that they can't "be surpassed in beauty in any part of the world".

Battle of Chapultepec

Place
The Battle of Chapultepec in September 1847 was an assault by American forces on Mexican forces holding Chapultepec in Mexico. The battle followed a surprising United States attack on Mexico, which resulted in the loss of 50% of Mexican territory, now Texas, California, Arizona, part of Utah and New Mexico.

Aztec sun stone

Place
The Aztec sun stone (Spanish: Piedra del Sol) is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, and is perhaps the most famous work of Aztec sculpture. The stone is 358 centimetres (141 in) in diameter and 98 centimetres (39 in) thick, and it weighs about 24 short tons (21.4 long tons; 21.8 t).

2008 Mexico City Learjet crash

Place
On 4 November 2008 an official Mexican Secretariat of the Interior aircraft crashed in central Mexico City at around 18:45 local time. There were sixteen fatalities—all nine people on board and seven people on the ground died. The plane was carrying the Mexican Secretary of the Interior Juan Camilo Mouriño.

Auditorio Nacional (Mexico)

Place
National Auditorium (Spanish: Auditorio Nacional) is an entertainment center at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City.The National Auditorium is considered among the world's best venues by specialized media. It was designed by Mexican architects Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and Gonzalo Ramírez del Sordo, and remodeled by Abraham Zabludovsky and Teodoro González de León.

Campo Marte

Place
Campo Marte is a venue under the administration of the Secretariat of National Defense. It is used for military and government events, as well as equestrian events. Campo Marte is located next to the National Auditorium in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.

Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola

Place
Casa del Lago was instituted in 1959 as the first off-campus Cultural Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It is characterized by its extraordinary ability to promote the cultural and generational encounter between the vanguard and tradition. It was established with Juan José Arreola as its founding director and is located in the Woods of Chapultepec, a traditional Sunday walk area for the inhabitants of the capital.

Archivo Diseño y Arquitectura

Place
Located in Mexico City, Archivo Diseño y Arquitectura is a space dedicated to exhibiting, researching and rethinking design in its many forms and outlets. Founded by Mexican architect Fernando Romero and his wife Soumaya Slim in 2012, Archivo houses two collections: a design collection of over 1,500 objects, both international and of Mexican origin, and the personal library of the well-known Mexican modernist architect, Enrique del Moral.

Metro Auditorio

Place
Metro Auditorio (Spanish: Estación Auditorio) is a Mexico City Metro station located on line 7. It is one of the main metro gateways (along with Metro Polanco) to the chic and business-related neighbourhood, Polanco. The entrances to the station are on Paseo de la Reforma, one of the main thoroughfares in Mexico City.

Museo del Caracol

Place
The Museo del Caracol (lit. Snail Museum) is a Mexican history museum, at the bottom of the access ramp to the Castillo de Chapultepec in Mexico City. The “Snail Museum” is a spiral shaped building designed by the architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez. The director is Patricia Torres Aguilar Ugarte. It is opens from Tuesday to Thursday from 9:00 to 16:45.
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

7.9 mi

Elev. Gain

396.9 ft

Est. Steps

18000
Created by
js_mendez
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