New Mexico · Hiking · Near Santo Domingo Pueblo

Gravel Pit

Gravel PitPhoto: Skarz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1.2 mi
round trip
85 ft
climb
10,404 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Gravel Pit open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sandia Ranger District. It doesn't name Gravel Pit, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

  • Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 91 Casa Loma Road

    Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-14 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 69 Casa Loma Road

    Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-13 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Area Closure for Sandia Crest “Switchback” Hazard Tree and Fuel Reduction Project

    Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-02 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Sandia Ranger District Road & Area Closure for National Forest Road 462 Maintenance

    Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-24 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

  • Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts Stage 1 Fire Restriction Lifted

    Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-00-26-20 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District

As of · Source: USFS · Sandia Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Gravel Pit is an easy out-and-back hike of about 1.2 miles on natural-surfaced trail in the Sandia Ranger District of Cibola National Forest, in New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is rated easy, with a total elevation gain of about 85 feet from a low point of about 10,300 feet to a high of about 10,400 feet. The trail is open from April 1 to November 30. Bikes are allowed, so it works for a ride as well as a walk. Several other destinations sit close by. Service Road 488, the Rocky Point Trail and the Crest hike are each about 0.1 mile away, and the TWA Canyon climbing area is about half a mile off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Campbell Scout Ranch

    Campground

    Campground · 4.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Ten 3

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsJim Legans, Jr from Albuquerque, New Mexico, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Tinkertown Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 4.4 mi from Santo Domingo Pueblo

    Folk art museum in Sandia Park, New Mexico

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jim Legans, Jr from Albuquerque, New Mexico, CC BY 2.0 (commons)

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