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Cañón del Sumidero & Chiapas Cloud Highlands - MEX 190 / 190D
Mexico · MEX 190 / MEX 190D
Soars from the sweltering valley of Chiapas' capital, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, hugging the rim of the colossal Cañón del Sumidero (whose sheer limestone walls plunge 3,000 feet into the Rio Grijalva) before climbing over 5,400 vertical feet into the cool mountain pine forests and indigenous Tzotzil Maya highland capital of San Cristóbal de las Casas. The Libre road offers steep, twisty switchbacks with scenic canyon viewpoints, while the Cuota tollway provides wide, fast sweepers on smooth tarmac. Road Quality: Well-paved highway on both routes with good grip and banking. Safety & Military Checkpoints: State police and tourism assistance checkpoints; watch for afternoon mountain fog rolling over the crest into San Cristóbal. Fuel Range: Abundant modern fuel stations in both Tuxtla Gutiérrez and San Cristóbal de las Casas (48-mile distance).
Cañón del Sumidero & Chiapas Cloud Highlands - MEX 190 / 190D runs 48 miles between Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas and San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. We count about 210 corners along it, which is consistently bendy. Committed riding: real corners, real consequences.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartTuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas16.7569, -93.1292
- High1,720 ft - 7,200 ftelevation range
- EndSan Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas16.737, -92.6376
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
Repair within reach
- 26 miTaller Moto San CristóbalSan Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas
Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Cañón del Sumidero & Chiapas Cloud Highlands - MEX 190 / 190D take to ride?
- About 48 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Cañón del Sumidero & Chiapas Cloud Highlands - MEX 190 / 190D start and end?
- It runs between Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas and San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Cañón del Sumidero & Chiapas Cloud Highlands - MEX 190 / 190D a twisty road?
- We count about 210 corners across 48 miles, which is consistently bendy.
- Is there a GPX file for Cañón del Sumidero & Chiapas Cloud Highlands - MEX 190 / 190D?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.