OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

In Valle de Bravo?s environs you can visit nature reserves, forest zones surrounded by mountains, national parks and recreational areas where you can do outdoor activities such as hiking, horseback riding and climbing.

Rodavento. Located 10 minutes from downtown Valle de Bravo, at Km 3.5 on the Valle de Bravo-Los Saucos Highway. At this place you?ll find a platform where you can do rappelling, as well as various routes for mountain bikes and all-terrain vehicles. Here you also can do archery and horseback riding.

Cascada Velo de Novia. Located in the Avandaro fraccionamiento, 15 minutes from downtown Valle de Bravo. At this place you can go hiking along a tree-lined trail. During the hike, you?ll come across suspended bridges, which serve as excellent lookout points to observe the flora and small cascades. Here you also can go horseback riding.

Reserva de Monte Alto (Monte Alto Reserve). Located 10 minutes from downtown Valle de Bravo, off the highway that leads to the nearby town of Avandaro. This reserve has ideal trails for hiking and horseback riding. Along the routes you?ll come across various lookouts that afford lovely views of the lake.

Cascada Rio del Molino. Located 10 minutes from Valle de Bravo, off the Avandaro Highway. This is the perfect place for hiking or a family picnic. Here you?ll find picnic tables, barbeque grills, a parking lot, restrooms, a restaurant and handicrafts.

Santuario de la Mariposa Monarca (Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary). Lies 25 km (15 mi) north of Valle de Bravo, off the highway to Los Saucos. At this nature reserve you can go hiking or horseback riding while observing monarch butterflies in their natural refuge.