4.5 mi from the trailheadPonderosa Group Campground
Campground · New Mexico
3.7 mi out & back · 870 ft gain · 7,299 ft high point · Moderate
From Aquatic Center Trailhead via the Bridges Loop, the Pueblo Rim/Canyon Loop, the Ranch School Trail, and the Pueblo Canyon Trail (0.7 mi)
New Mexico · OpenStreetMap contributors
East Fork Trail is a 3.7-mile out and back from Aquatic Center Trailhead that gains 870 feet and passes two viewpoints. It reaches 7,299 feet elevation near North and South Mesa peaks.
870 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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