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New Mexico
Cave Loop Trail
0.8 mi
Distance
683 ft
Gain
24 min
Time
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Cave Loop Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 683 ft
- Elevation loss
- 683 ft
- Highest point
- 6,061 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,772 ft
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- Bureau of Land Management
About this trail
Cave Loop Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back hike in New Mexico with 683 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,061 feet.
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