Agua Sarca Trail (228)
New Mexico
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2.0 mi
Distance
1,560 ft
Gain
1h 9m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Santa Fe National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Agua Sarca Trail (228)
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,560 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,560 ft
- Highest point
- 11,793 ft
- Lowest point
- 11,318 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Agua Sarca Trail (228) is a 4.08-mile out-and-back route in New Mexico with 1,560 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 11,793 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 11,318 ft
- High point
- 11,793 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,560 ft
- Total descent
- 1,560 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 23% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 4.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Pecos Wilderness · Wilderness
- Espanola Ranger District · Ranger district
- Santa Fe National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Espanola Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Headquarters Well Area Closure on Española Ranger District
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Temporary Area Closure for the Tesuque Peak Powerline on the Espanola Ranger District
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Cienega RedondaHiking0.1 mi
- Old Sierra Mosca TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Panchuela WestHiking1.6 mi
- Borrego MesaCamping4.6 mi
- Jacks Creek Group AreaRiver fishing7.9 mi
- Jacks CreekCamping8 mi
- PanchuelaCamping8.1 mi
- Trampas Lakes FishingLake fishing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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