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Last Chance Canyon
New Mexico
New Mexico
Free — you'll pick up right here.
12.4 mi
Distance
1,290 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Lincoln 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
Out & back
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Last Chance Canyon
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,290 ft
- Highest point
- 5,634 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,545 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Last Chance Canyon is a 12.40-mile out-and-back trail in New Mexico managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,956 feet of elevation.
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