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New Mexico
Scooter Peak Trail
0.7 mi
Distance
449 ft
Gain
16 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Bandelier National Monument
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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Scooter Peak Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 449 ft
- Elevation loss
- 449 ft
- Highest point
- 9,536 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,165 ft
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About this trail
Scooter Peak Trail is a 1.44-mile out-and-back route in New Mexico with 449 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,536 feet.
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