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El Calderon Loop Trail
New Mexico
New Mexico
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
197 ft
Gain
27 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside El Malpais National Monument
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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El Calderon Loop Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 197 ft
- Elevation loss
- 197 ft
- Highest point
- 7,464 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,343 ft
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- National Park Service
About this trail
El Calderon Loop Trail is a 2.58-mile out-and-back route in New Mexico with 197 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,464 feet.
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