Horseshoe Springs Trail
New Mexico
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1.3 mi
Distance
607 ft
Gain
35 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Santa Fe National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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Horseshoe Springs Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 607 ft
- Elevation loss
- 607 ft
- Highest point
- 7,989 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,880 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Horseshoe Springs Trail is a 2.58-mile out-and-back hike in New Mexico with 607 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,989 feet.
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