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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)

  1. J-1°-13°27
  2. F1°-11°25
  3. M6°-8°33
  4. A11°-5°28
  5. M17°1°32
  6. J22°6°34
  7. J23°9°72
  8. A22°8°87
  9. S18°5°54
  10. O12°-2°44
  11. N5°-7°25
  12. D0°-12°31

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
23 km · 14 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Jemez Mountains (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
7.8 km W of Los Alamos (Los Alamos County, New Mexico) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Santa Fe National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
New Mexico
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
United States Forest Service
Route centre
35.9176, -106.3167
Route start
35.8958, -106.3930
OpenStreetMap
relation 16339285
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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