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The 5-day plan, rearranged for 3 days: the best-ranked places stay, and each day keeps to one part of town.
From average weather, 2021 to 2025: days that are warm but not hot, with few rainy days, score highest. Crowds and prices change through the year, so check them before you book.
How much walking? On foot, about 2.1 kilometers a day, and 498.4 kilometers by car in all across 3 days. Distances are straight-line estimates, so allow extra for the streets.
Built from the plan’s must-sees, grouped so each day stays close together and ordered by time of day.
The cathedral of the city, built slowly through the 1700s in a baroque style, with a carved stone front and two towers. The inside is calm and tall. It is a working church, so stay quiet during services and cover your shoulders.
Go when Morning, when the light picks out the carving on the front.
Local tip Stand on the square and look at the stone before you go in. It is a working church, so cover your shoulders and stay quiet during services.
The government palace of the state, built around a courtyard with painted scenes from the history of Chihuahua. A memorial to the independence leader Miguel Hidalgo, who was executed in the city in 1811, stands inside. Check ahead on how visits work.
Go when Midday, as an indoor stop.
Local tip Walk the courtyard and look up at the painted scenes. A memorial to Miguel Hidalgo is inside. Check ahead on how visits work.
A mix of meats and peppers cooked together on a round steel disc over a fire and eaten in flour tortillas, a dish of the north.
Local tip It is filling, so share a plate and add lime and salsa.
A mansion of the early 1900s built for a wealthy landowner and his family in art nouveau style, which is rare in Mexico. It is now a museum, with rooms laid out as they were. Look at the ceilings and the carved wood.
Go when Afternoon, as an indoor stop.
Local tip Go slowly through the rooms and look up at the ceilings and the carved wood. Check ahead on the opening.
The house of the revolutionary general Pancho Villa, called Quinta Luz, now a museum of the Mexican Revolution with objects, photographs and rooms from his life. Read the story as one view of a hard time, and check ahead on the opening.
Go when Late afternoon, as an indoor stop.
Local tip Villa is a person people remember in different ways, so read the whole story. Check ahead on the opening.
Melted local cheese with roasted green chile, scooped up with warm flour tortillas, a supper of the state of Chihuahua.
Local tip Eat it while it is hot, with a cold drink alongside.
Built from the plan’s must-sees, grouped so each day stays close together and ordered by time of day.
The lookout at Divisadero, where the canyon drops away in front of you and other canyons meet below. The railway stops at the station beside it. Rarámuri families sell crafts along the paths, so buy from them and ask before a photo.
Go when Morning, when the air is clear and cool (about 6:34 PM).
Local tip Keep back from the edge, since the ground is uneven and the drop is long. Weather can fill the canyon with cloud, so view the canyon when it is clear and never promise yourself a view. Ask before photographing people.
The small square of Creel, a timber and railway town in the pines. Rarámuri families sell baskets and carved pieces nearby. Buy from the maker, ask before taking anyone's photo, and pay the price asked.
Go when Morning, before the road trips leave.
Local tip Buy crafts directly from the maker and pay the price asked. Always ask before taking a photo of a person, and take no for an answer.
A beef and vegetable soup with corn, potato and squash, served with tortillas and lime, warming on a cool day in the pines.
Local tip Squeeze the lime in and eat it hot.
A small lake among pines and boulders a short drive from Creel, with a path along part of the shore. Rarámuri families live and farm around it, so keep to the paths and take your litter with you.
Go when Late morning, when the light is soft on the rocks.
Local tip Keep to the paths, since families live and farm around the lake, and take your litter with you. At this height the sun is strong and the air is thin.
A waterfall on a stream beside the road toward the village of Cusárare, reached by a short path with steps. The flow depends on the season and can be thin in the dry months. The rocks are slick, so keep back from the edges.
Go when Afternoon, after a dry spell the flow is thinner.
Local tip The flow changes with the season, so do not expect the same fall in every month. The rocks are slick, so keep to the path and back from the edges.
Chile pasado is green chile roasted, peeled and dried in the northern way, then cooked in a stew with meat and eaten with beans and tortillas.
Local tip Ask how hot it is before you start.
Built from the plan’s must-sees, grouped so each day stays close together and ordered by time of day.
The mission church of San Francisco Javier in the village of Cerocahui, in a green valley above the deep canyon, from the days of the Jesuit missions. It is still used by the village, so visit quietly and ask before any photograph.
Go when Morning, in the cool.
Local tip The mission is still used by the village, so visit quietly and ask before any photograph. Check ahead on whether visitors can go in.
A rock that stands out from the rim a short walk or ride from Divisadero, with a lookout beside it into the canyon. Keep well back from the edge, since the ground can be loose and the drop is long.
Go when Midday, when the light is high and the canyon is lit.
Local tip Keep well back from the edge and stay on the marked path. Wear shoes with grip, carry water and bring a warm layer for the wind.
A flour tortilla folded around melted local cheese and griddled, a simple lunch by the rim.
Local tip Add a spoon of salsa and drink plenty of water.
A viewpoint high above the town of Urique, where the canyon falls steeply to the river far below. The road is long, steep and partly unpaved, so go with a local driver or guide, start early and check ahead on the road.
Go when Midday or early afternoon, when the light fills the canyon.
Local tip The road is long, steep and partly unpaved, and it can close in rain, so go with a local driver or guide and check ahead. Keep back from the edge.
The shaded square at the centre of town, with trees and benches, where the town gathers as the day cools. The railway comes down to the plain, so the evening here is warm, a change from the cold rim.
Go when Evening, once the heat has gone (about 6:34 PM).
Local tip Sit on a bench and watch the town come out. After the cold rim it will feel warm, so keep a cold drink at hand.
Raw shrimp cured in lime, chile, cucumber and onion, served cold, a dish of the Pacific side that suits a warm evening.
Local tip It can be hot, so ask for it mild at first.
By average weather from 2021 to 2025, January to March and October to December are the most comfortable months for walking around Chihuahua. This plan is built for october, which is one of the best months. Crowds and prices change through the year, so check them before you book.
It covers 3 days in Chihuahua, planned for october. Each day is built around a small number of stops, with room to rest.
It was planned for most travelers. The pace and the places reflect that, so check it fits how you travel.
No. Places marked "book ahead" need a reservation. Hours, prices and availability change, so confirm before you go.
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On foot, about 2.1 kilometers a day, and 498.4 kilometers by car in all across 3 days. Distances are straight-line estimates, so allow extra for the streets.
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