Good luck on finding even one man on the street in Guadalajara who could tell you where it’s located or who has ever heard of Las Piedras Bolillo, a spectacular lookout point hidden among its verdant hills.
The problem is roads. The Sierra Verde occupies an area of around 2,000 square kilometers, but if there’s even one decent road tucked away in there, I have yet to see it.
What I have seen are the roughest, rockiest, bumpiest, most washed-out excuses for a road you could ever imagine, so if you don’t have access to a serious four-wheel-drive vehicle, you can stop reading right now—unless, of course, you are an armchair explorer in search of adventure.
However, if you happen to own a 4X4 or a mountain bike and want to explore territory hardly anyone else can get to, read on.
I was introduced to the Sierra Verde by geologist Chris Lloyd who began exploring the area for its mining potential and ended up falling in love with the place for its beauty and silence.
The Sierra Verde gets its name from its ubiquitous pine and oak trees, and it was loggers who created that web of horrendously bad dirt roads that crisscross the forest.
What’s it like navigating these brechas in a Jeep?
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