Heading north out of town we start a steep ascent up through a coffee plantation up to the top of the ridge. The push is rough, but the views back out over the valley are well worth the pain. The ridgeline at about 2300 mts. takes us through old growth forest and a couple small indigenous villages before we start making our way around and down the other side of the bowl. We have a nice picnic lunch taking in the views of the Antigua valley and then continue on our digs for the night, A-frame cabins at a mountainside hostal with tremendous views back over town. The sunset from here is out of this world, a great way to end a long hard walk. The next day we have coffee and breaky then head down the mountain back to Antigua.