Clear Creek Trail
New Mexico
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1.4 mi
Distance
608 ft
Gain
40 min
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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Clear Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 608 ft
- Elevation loss
- 608 ft
- Highest point
- 9,477 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,251 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Clear Creek Trail is a 2.74-mile out-and-back hike in New Mexico with 608 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,477 feet.
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