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New Mexico
2.6 mi
Distance
909 ft
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Upper Capulin Trail
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Upper Capulin Trail offers a moderately steep ascent through piñon-juniper forest with nearly 900 feet of elevation gain over less than 3 miles. This shorter but challenging trail rewards hikers with expansive views of the surrounding landscape and access to the upper reaches of Capulin Canyon. The steady climb makes it ideal for hikers seeking a quick but rewarding workout with scenic payoff.
Alcove House Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 22
~6 min drive
Many find climbing the 140 feet of ladders and stone stairs at Alcove House to be one of the highlights of their visit. Do you think you would have felt differently if you had to climb into this housing area multiple times every day, carrying food, water, and small children? W…
Boundary Peak
~4 min drive
Quick alpine walk with minimal elevation gain near Boundary Peak.
Capulin
~4 min drive
Easy 3.11-mile hike with 480 ft gain near Capulin, NM.
Petroglyphs Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 21
~6 min drive
Petroglyphs (carved drawings) are far more common than pictographs (painted drawings) at Bandelier. Do you see the carving of a macaw under the overhang? How about the one of an elk to the left of the macaw?<br /> <br /> The people of Frijoles Canyon lived, worked, laughed, an…
Turkey Spring
~6 min drive
Accessible 3.35-mile loop to Turkey Spring with 572 ft elevation gain.
Rock Drawings Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 20
~6 min drive
Also look for numerous petroglyphs (carved rock drawings) as you stroll past Long House. There are hundreds of them in this location. There is also a pictograph (painted drawing) under glass. Once upon a time this pictograph was covered with plaster. It was uncovered during ea…
Long House Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 19
~6 min drive
For the next hundred yards you will be walking past Long House. Look for the base layers of rocks that served as the bottom of walls. Today these look-like outlines of stone boxes but once they would have stood several stories high. Take a closer look at the cliff wall behind…
Orchard Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 18
~6 min drive
The trees below you are what is left of a historic orchard. When Evelyn Frey, her husband, and son arrived in 1925 to run the park’s first concession they brought dozens of fruit trees with them.
Entering Tyuonyi Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 7
~6 min drive
You are now standing in the central plaza of the village. Can you hear the dogs barking and the laughter of children playing or chasing the domesticated turkeys? This would have been a very active and noisy place during Ancestral Pueblo times. One theory suggests that this vil…
Native Plants Pueblo Loop Trail Stop 6
~6 min drive
You are approaching the remains of the village of Tyuonyi (QU-weh-nee). Once the walls of the village would have stood one to two stories tall in front of you but now only the base layers remain. Around the village two important plants still grow, four-winged saltbush and pale…
