Nine people showed up for this ride in the country on the first Sunday of August in 2021. It was a perfect blue-sky morning with a pleasant temperature and a slight breeze. Two riders were newcomers to the group, one visiting from Atlanta, GA and the other from Salt Lake City, UT. Another came aboard his Brompton folding bike, which has seen extensive use traveling through several Mexican states.
Pedaling along city streets and then highway, the group covered the distance to Cuilapam in about half an hour. After a brief stop to view the ruins of the never-completed monastery there, the band proceeded out into the country, riding various dirt roads and at times cutting across meadows planted in tall grass. There was no particular destination for the day’s outing – we were just looking to enjoy some time in the saddle, content to explore the network of farm roads criss-crossing the hills. All told, the group covered 41.7 kms (25.9 miles), with an elevation gain and loss of about 462 meters (1516 feet). Total time on the ride came to just a bit over four hours.
At times dirt roads disappeared entirely in fields of grass. 
At one point we hiked our bikes across a field of newly planted aguave. 
The lack of a road or trail did not stop our group. 
Neither did a fence line stretched across the trail. 
The Brompton folding bike needed some bolt tightening to keep the seat up. 
A great view looking out over the Zimatlan valley. 
A stop for a drink of tejate when passing thru Cuilapam on the return journey.