Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of downhill mountain bikers in Oaxaca. Their numbers and enthusiasm were in evidence at an enduro race held on Saturday, 20 July 2019 at La Cumbre Ixtepeji. Riders were doubtless drawn to this venue by the multiple new downhill trails constructed near the ecotourism camp over the past two to three years. Today’s race challenged riders to test their skills on several of these. The first segment of the race took place on the Coralito Trail, which runs downhill 1.6 miles (2.6 kms), losing 1056 feet ( 322 meters) on the way. Then race contestants had to pedal their way back up logging roads to virtually the same starting point to take off down the Martinez Trail and then transitioning to the El Toro Trail and finally ending the race on La Herradura. The weather was perfect for the race, and the trail tread was in excellent condition – neither dusty and loose nor muddy. So far as we know everyone enjoyed the contest and no one had to be taken home in an ambulance!
For trail maps of La Cumbre Ixtepeji we suggest you use Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/region/la-cumbre-ixtepeji-22082/?activitytype=1&z=10.8&lat=17.18561&lon=-96.64612
