Steam Engine Trail
Arizona
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.6 mi
Distance
1,715 ft
Gain
56 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Coronado National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Steam Engine Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,715 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,715 ft
- Highest point
- 5,039 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,700 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Steam Engine Trail is a 3.18-mile out-and-back route in Arizona with 1,715 feet of elevation gain and loss, reaching a maximum elevation of 5,039 feet.
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