Parque Nacional El Tepeyac — Attraction in Mexico City

In A Nutshell:

-Parque Nacional del Tepeyac is just an okay park located along the outskirts of Mexico City. -This park shows up a recommended place to hike when you do a search on Google. -I took an Uber to/from this location. -It's located in a less traveled area of town, so you won't see tourists, but you will see plenty of locals. -Go if you want to escape the busyness of CDMX & want to get a good hike in that reward you w/ some nice views of the city. -Don't go if you are intimidated by being far away & afraid of hiking nearly alone around the loop. -I didn't measure the hiking trail loop, but I would guess it's at least 3 miles roundtrip. -There were bathroom facilities that you pay a few pesos, there was also a nice outdoor workout area w/ plenty of pullups bar & other exercise stations. -I really enjoyed using the pullup bars. -I also enjoyed that there were not a lot of people using the trails, just a few joggers and a handful of hikers. -There are plenty of flora & fauna to enjoy if you look closely. -There is also a very tiny village located within the park that you walk by, some of the people who live there sell food from stalls, but it's a very rural setting.

Overall, this hike satisfied my need of knocking out a good hike w/ nice views & burning some calories w/ a nice sweat & workout at the end at...

Great park for a nice walk or run or WORK OUT...... they have a full GYM 😱.... I took a nice walk along the main trail and the view was just breathtaking. It's a little crowded early in the morning but still enough space for everyone to walk or run comfortably. They have a map at the entrance but no marking along the trail ( could have been helpful since I went off trail and had to walk 30 mins before i find my way back) .... Overall amazing view of the city!!!...

Es el pulmón verde del norte de la ciudad. Se encuentra muy cerca de la Basílica de Guadalupe. Se vivió durante un tiempo bandalismo en las extensas áreas del parque, se han vivido invasiones irregulares de viviendas, tiradero de cascajo y basura del desasolve del río de los Remedios. El parque ha vivido situaciones complicadas que lo hacen poco frecuentado y conocido. Los mismos problemas que enfrentas parques serranos como el de la Estrella en el mismo caso.

Poco a poco el parque del Tepeyac ha sido reforestado. Hay áreas de juegos infantiles y para gimnasios al aire libre. Hay un sendero asfaltado y veredas que circundan el parque para corredores. Muchos expertos indican que debería de ser parque urbano en lugar de Nacional. Como sea hace falta mucho trabajo para hacer de estas mil quinientas hectáreas un sitio amigable y atractivo para turistas del norte pero también para todos los habitantes del distrito federal.

Tuve la impresión de que no había la seguridad que me hubiera gustado, apenas vi algunas autoridades, sin embargo y por las mañanas, bastante gente acude a correr o a ejercitarse. En fines de semana es más concurrido ya que también hay lugar para asar carne, mesas, y todo para un día de campo. El parque...