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There are a couple of places where people can hike in Mazatlán.
The El Faro Lighthouse is the best place to go for a hike in Mazatlán.
It is about a 30 minute fairly steep hike from the bottom of the hill to the top of El Faro. The first half is a wide crushed gravel trail. The top half are stairs, about 300 of them. There are numbers on some of the stairs so you have an idea about how close you are to the top!
At the top of the lighthouse is a great view of the city! Also, there is a glass bottom overhang that can be accessed for a small fee.
The lighthouse keeper has a small store where he sells water and some souvenirs. We highly recommend that you bring your own water bottle.
The best time to go is in the morning before it gets too hot.
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We like to extend our hike to the Lighthouse! We normally take the Sabalo Centro bus from the Golden Zone heading south to bottom of El Faro. We hike to the top and down once (or twice), then walk back to Olas Altas to have a cold beer!
To walk to Olas Altas go to the end of the street that leads from El Faro, turn left and go up Paseo del Centenario to the top of the hill. Keep on this street and it will eventually turn downhill. When you reach the T intersection turn left and head down into Olas Altas. This is a hike in of itself!
Goat Hill is a hill (in distance in photo) near Stone Island that has wild goats on it.
This is an advanced hike as there are only goat paths, it gets really steep near the top and you need to dodge wild goats!
At the top of Goat Hill is a little flat spot where you can have a great view of El Faro, the port, and Stone Island.
To get to Goat Hill you need to take the boat across the port to get to Stone Island. Instead of going straight over the little hill to Stone Island, instead turn right on the dirt road. Go along the dirt road for about 1km until you reach Goat Hill.
NOTE: YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN WHEN YOU HIKE GOAT HILL! There will unlikely be anybody else hiking it AND it is steep at the top AND there is a herd of wild goats! The last time we hiked it the wild goats blocked our way down, but we went slowly and they let us through without incident!
The Estero Del Yugo Eco-Preserve is a little known area that is great for hiking and for bird and wildlife watching.
It is located at Cerritos between the Riu Hotel, Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay resort, and Mazagua Water Park.
It has a trails, 2 large lagoons, and forests. There are many animals that inhabit the preserve, including crocodiles!
JANUARY 2024 UPDATE: We went there and it is now run by a University and is CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC!