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New Mexico
Panchuela West
3.0 mi
Distance
762 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Santa Fe National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Panchuela West
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 762 ft
- Highest point
- 10,789 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,008 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Pecos Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Panchuela West is a 3.00-mile out-and-back trail in New Mexico with 1,027 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
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