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Bosque de Chapultepec southern zone of the forest
Mexico City, Mexico

Bosque de Chapultepec southern zone of the forest

Length2.3 mi
Elev. Gain65.6 ft
Est. Steps5500
Park
Created by Armando Urbina

Bosque de Chapultepec southern zone of the forest Introduction

Bosque de Chapultepec southern zone of the forest is a 2.3 mile (5,500-step) route located near Mexico City, Mexico. This route has an elevation gain of about 65.6 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

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Attractions Near Bosque de Chapultepec southern zone of the 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 the Mexican forces holding Chapultepec in Mexico City. The castle, sitting atop a 200-foot (60 m) tall hill, was an important position for the defense of the city. For the Battle for Mexico City of which the Battle of Chapultepec is a part, Gen Scott's US Army totaled 7,200 men, and Gen Santa Anna's Mexican Army totaled about 15,000.

Estela de Luz

Place
The Estela de Luz (Stele of Light) is a monument in Mexico City built in 2011 to commemorate the bicentenary of Mexico's independence from Spanish rule. Its design was the winning entry in an invited competition to seek the best combination of Mexico's past and future; the design uses quartz and electric lighting to achieve this effect.

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.

Centro de Cultura Digital

Place
The Centre of Digital Culture (Centro de Cultura Digital, in Spanish) is a multifuncional cultural complex in Mexico City with the vocation to activities of digital art, as well as the promotion of "expressive forms in the digital world" and "his influence in the cultural and artistic life of the country".

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.

Metro Chapultepec

Place
Chapultepec is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in the centre of Mexico City.

Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City

Place
Museo Rufino Tamayo is a public contemporary art museum located in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park, that produces contemporary art exhibitions, using its collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as artworks from the collection of its founder, the artist Rufino Tamayo.The building was the first major museum in Mexico built with private funds, with Tamayo participating in its design, which won the Premio Nacional de Arte in 1982.
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

2.3 mi

Elev. Gain

65.6 ft

Est. Steps

5500
Created by
Armando Urbina
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